| 46. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with chai {חַי־ | ḥai} ‘lives’ followed by Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, forming a bold affirmation of divine vitality. The vav-consecutive uvarukh {וּבָרוּךְ | û-ḇā-rûḵ} ‘and be blessed’ plus tzuri {צוּרִי | ṣû-rî} ‘my rock’ creates a parallel blessing clause. The jussive veyarum {וְיָרוּם | wə-yā-rūm} ‘and may he be exalted’ introduces a petition clause, governing Elohei yishi {אֱלוֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי | ʾĕ-lō-hê yiš-ʿî} ‘God of my salvation’ in a construct chain that emphasizes personal possession and trust. The English renders the parallelism and petition through semicolons and a separate sentence to maintain poetic flow. |