| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’, marking a conclusion from prior thoughts. The perfect form of samach {שָׂמַח | śā-maḥ} ‘was glad’ with libbi {לִבִּי | li-bbî} ‘my heart’ denotes a completed emotional state. This is followed by the sequential waw-imperfect in vayagel {וַיָּגֶל | wa-yā-gel} ‘and rejoices’ linked to kevodi {כְּבוֹדִי | kə-vo-ḏî} ‘my glory’, extending the celebration. The coordinator af {אַף־ | ʾaf} ‘also’ introduces besari {בְּשָׂרִי | bə-sā-rî} ‘my flesh’, and the imperfect yishkon {יִשְׁכֹּן | yiš-kōn} ‘will dwell’ conveys assurances of the future. The prepositional phrase labetach {לָבֶטַח | lā-ḇe-ṭaḥ} ‘in safety’ closes the clause. The chiastic pairing of libbi/kevodi and besari/labetach, along with parallelism, highlights holistic well-being in both psychological and physical dimensions. |