| 30. Linguistic Exegesis The verse presents two parallel verbless clauses. First, ha’el {הָאֵל | hā-ʾēl} “the God” with tamim darko {תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ | tā-mîm dār-kô} “His way is perfect” is mirrored by imrat-Yahweh tzerufah {אִמְרַת־יְהוָה צְרוּפָה | ʾim-rāt Yə-hō-wāh ṣər-ū-phâ} “the word of the LORD is refined.” The focus shifts to a verbal clause with magen {מָגֵן | mā-gēn} “shield” as subject and hu bo {הוּא בּוֹ | hū bō} “He is in Him” as predicate, while the participial phrase lekol-hachosim {לְכָל־הַחֹסִים | lə-kōl ha-ḥō-sîm} “for all who take refuge” specifies beneficiaries. The chiastic structure and asyndeton underscore divine integrity and protective promise, rendered in English with explicit verbs and balanced clauses for clarity. |