| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse features meristic parallelism in two prepositional phrases framing the psalmist’s peril. The Hiphil imperative hatzileini {הַצִּילֵנִי | ha-ṣṣî-lē-nî} ‘rescue me’ issues a direct plea. The construct phrases miphi {מִפִּי | mi-pî} ‘from the mouth’ and umikarnei {וּמִקַּרְנֵי | û-mi-qar-nê} ‘and from the horns’ connect the imagery of aryeh {אֲרִיֵּה | ʾa-rî-yēh} ‘lion’ and remim {רְמִים | rə-mîm} ‘wild oxen’ as threats. The Qal perfect anitani {עֲנִיתָנִי | ʿa-nî-ṯā-nî} functions as a result clause, shifting from plea to assurance of divine response. |