| 49. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the causal marker al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore’, which links the psalmist’s gratitude to his deliverance. The main verb odekha {אוֹדְךָ | ʾō-de-ḵā} ‘I will thank You’ appears in the Hif’il imperfect, conveying intentional praise. The prepositional phrases bagoyim {בַגּוֹיִם | ba-gō-yim} ‘among the nations’ and uleshimkha {וּלְשִׁמְךָ | ʾû-lə-šim-ḵā} ‘to Your name’ define the universal scope and focus of worship. The cohortative azammerah {אֲזַמֵּרָה | ʾă-zam-mē-rāh} ‘I will sing praises’ parallels odekha in synonymous parallelism, intensifying the psalmist’s response. The structure preserves the causal link and poetic parallelism of the Hebrew. |