Psalm 44/Notes/Verbal.V. 6.725517
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
- נְנַגֵּחַ ("we can gore"): Without reference point movement, the yiqtol denotes habitual action. Since the fronted instrumental בְּךָ indicates replacing focus (see Macrosyntax), the nuance here is, "With you [and no other] we gore..." Hence, the modality indicated is that of ability, "we are able to gore...".
- נָבוּס ("we can thread down"): Without reference point movement, the yiqtol denotes habitual action. Since the fronted instrumental בְּשִׁמְךָ indicates replacing focus (see Macrosyntax), the nuance here is, "Under your authority [and none other] we tread down..." Hence, the modality indicated is that of ability, "we are able to tread down...".