| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, introducing the rationale for the psalmist’s commitment. The noun phrase kol mishpatav {כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו | kol miš-pā-ṭāw} functions as the subject with mishpatav in construct state bearing a third person masculine singular suffix denoting his judgments. The prepositional phrase lenegdi {לְנֶגְדִּי | lə-neg-dî} ‘before me’ conveys continuous attentive posture. The coordinating vav in vechukotav {וְחֻקֹּתָיו | wə-ḥuq-qō-ṯāw} parallels statutes with judgments to reinforce the completeness of divine instruction. The negative particle lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ} negates the Hifil imperfect asir {אָסִיר | ʾā-sîr} ‘I will remove’, and the suffix meni {מֶנִּי | men-nî} specifies exclusion from the speaker. This parallel structure foregrounds unwavering fidelity by placing divine directives in the psalmist’s sight. |