| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with avarekh {אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ | ʾă-vā-rēḵ} ‘I will bless’, a first person Piel imperfect expressing deliberate praise toward Yahweh {יְ֭הוָה | yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’. The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks the definite object. The relative asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾă-šer} ‘who’ introduces a subordinate clause with yaatsani {יְעָצָ֑נִי | yə-ʿā-ṣā-nî} ‘has counseled me’ in Qal perfect. The adversative af {אַף־ | ʾaf} ‘even’ links to the temporal noun leylot {לֵ֝יל֗וֹת | lē-lōṯ} ‘nights’, indicating repeated intervals. The Piel imperfect yisseruni {יִסְּר֥וּנִי | yis-sə-rū-nî} ‘they instruct me’ refers to kilyotay {כִלְיוֹתָֽי | kil-yō-ṯāy} ‘my kidneys’, employing a Hebraic idiom for inner reflection. The parallelism contrasts divine counsel with internal instruction and the shift from perfect to imperfect highlights completed counsel and ongoing guidance. |