Psalm 44/Notes/Phrasal.Vv. 16-17.43468

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  • כָּל־הַיּוֹם ("all day long"): Indication of duration of time. This noun phrase specifies the temporal duration of the psalmist's experience of shame. The focus appears to be on the shame's continuous—rather than unending—nature, as the psalmist is requesting that God deliver him from it.
  • נֶגְדִּ-י ("before me"): Related to the use of נֶ֫גֶד for indicating observable proximity in space, the figurative use of the preposition indicates something that takes place "in the presence or sight of" the object (BHRG, §39.16.2b).