| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the construct chain atsat-ani {עֲצַת־עָנִי | ʿă-ṣat ʿā-nî} ‘counsel of the poor’, focusing on the marginalized. The verb tavishu {תָבִ֑ישׁוּ | tā-ḇî-šū} ‘you all cause to be ashamed’ in Hifil imperfect second person masculine plural highlights ongoing hostile action against that counsel. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a causal clause. In the final clause, Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} is the subject and machsehu {מַחְסֵהוּ | maḥ-sê-hū} ‘his refuge’ predicates the poor one’s secure protection, with the third-person suffix linking divine shelter to the marginalized individual. The fronted object and causal “for” maintain emphasis on divine security overriding social scorn. |