| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the possessive noun azi {עָזִּי | ʿāzî} ‘my strength,’ establishing personal reliance. The conjunction ve-zimrat {וְזִמְרָת | wə-zimrāṯ} ‘and song’ creates synonymous parallelism emphasizing both might and praise. The divine name Yah {יָהּ | Yāh} appears in shortened form to evoke covenant intimacy. The vav-consecutive va-yehi-li {וַיְהִי־לִ֖י | wayyəhî-lî} ‘and it became for me’ introduces the result clause li-yeshuah {לִישׁוּעָה | lî-šûʿāh} ‘salvation,’ marking realized deliverance. The demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zeh} ‘this’ precedes Eli {אֵלִי | ʾēlî} ‘my God,’ asserting divine acknowledgment. The paired Hiphil ve-anvehu {וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּ | wə-ʾanvêhû} ‘and I will honor him’ and Piel va-arommenhu {וַאֲרֹמְמֶנְהוּ | wa-ʾărommən-hû} ‘and I will exalt him’ express intentional acts of worship. The construct Elohei avi {אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי | ʾĕlōhê ʼābî} situates the speaker within the ancestral covenant context, affirming continuity of faithfulness. |