Psalm 44/Notes/Verbal.V. 20.328146
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
- דִכִּיתָנוּ ("you have crushed us"): In the current context, the verb denotes the resulting state of an anterior action (perfect of result). As such, no reference point movement is expected.
- וַתְּכַס ("you have covered us"): While typically associated with temporal succession, the wayyiqtol in this case could denote logical entailment of the preceding clause (IBHS, §33.2.1a). It is possible that the wayyiqtol constitutes a summary remark (i.e., "you crushed us... so thus you covered us..."; Ibid, §33.2.1d). In the current context, the verb denotes the resulting state of an anterior action (perfect of result). As such, no reference point movement is expected.