Psalm 20/Notes/Verbal.v. 10.689931

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  • May he answer us (יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ): Jussive is preferred over the indicative in order to preserve the symmetry between vv. 2 and 10 (see below). The "psalm concludes as it began, with an expression of intense desire."[1]
    • v. 2: "May YHWH answer you in the day of trouble."
    • v. 10: "May he answer us in the day of our calling."
  1. ↑ Cf. Alexander 1863,102.