| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the superscription mizmor {מִזְמוֹר | miz-môr} meaning “psalm,” followed by the genitive lə-dā-wîḏ {לְדָ֫וִד | lə-dā-wîḏ} indicating David’s authorship. The direct address of Yahweh {י֭הֹוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} places the reader before the covenant LORD. Two chiastically arranged questions start with the interrogative pronoun mî {מִי־ | mî} “who,” each followed by a Qal imperfect—yāgûr {יָג֣וּר | yā-gûr} “will sojourn” and yiškōn {יִשְׁכֹּן | yiš-kōn} “will dwell.” The prepositional phrases bə-ʾāhôlêḵā {בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ | bə-ʾā-hô-lê-ḵā} “in Your tent” and bə-har qô-ḏ-šêḵā {בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ | bə-har qō-ḏ-šê-ḵā} “on Your holy hill” form parallel construct chains that underscore divine possession and the exclusivity of access to God’s presence. |