| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the jussive imperfect yaankha {יַעַנְךָ | ya-ʿan-khā} ‘may He answer you’, expressing a petition. The divine subject Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} follows as the agent. The temporal phrase be-yom tsarah {בְּיוֹם צָרָה | bə-yōm ṣā-rāh} ‘when trouble comes’ situates the request. The parallel Hiphil verb yesaghevka {יְשָׂגֶבְךָ | yə-sā-gev-khā} ‘may He place you securely on high’ shifts from plea to assurance of exaltation. The noun phrase shem Elohei Yaʿaqov {שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב | šēm ʾĕ-lō-hê ya-ʿă-qōḇ} ‘name of the God of Jacob’ functions instrumentally, invoking divine reputation and ancestral covenant authority for protection. |