| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with vaʾani {וַאֲנִי | wa-ʾă-nî} ‘but I,’ introducing a contrast to the preceding lament. The prepositional phrase beḥasdeka {בְּחַסְדְּךָ | bə-ḥas-də-ḵā} ‘in Your steadfast love’ establishes the basis for trust. Batachti {בָּטַחְתִּי | bā-ṭaḥ-tî} presents trust as a completed, settled action, which leads into the imperfect yagel {יָגֵל | yā-gēl} ‘will rejoice,’ with its initial position emphasizing the certainty of future joy. The parallel expression biyshuatekha {בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ | bi-yə-šû-ʿā-te-ḵā} ‘in Your salvation’ mirrors the first phrase, creating synthetic parallelism that links divine love with deliverance. |