| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a parallel structure with r'fa'eni {רְפָאֵנִי | rə-p̄ā-ʾê-nî} 'heal me' followed by the Niphal imperfect ve'erafe {וְאֵרָפֵא | wə-ʼê-rā-p̄ê} 'and I will be healed', then repeats with hoshi'eni {הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי | hō-šî-ʿê-nî} 'save me' and veivvashe'ah {וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה | wə-ʼiwwā-šê-ʿāh} 'and I will be saved', underscoring assured divine response. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} 'for' introduces the reason clause tehilati {תְהִלָּתִי | tə-hil-lā-tî} 'my praise' and attah {אָתָּה | ʾāttāh} 'you', affirming Yahweh's exclusive worthiness of praise. The sequence of imperatives with first person imperfects highlights both urgent appeal and confident expectation. |