- *wə-gannôtî*
- conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will defend/protect
- *ʾel-hā-ʿîr*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the city
- *ha-zōʾt*
- definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
- *lə-hôšîʿāh*
- preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to save it
- *lə-maʿănî*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - for my sake
- *û-ləmaʿan*
- conjunction + preposition - and for sake of
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ʿaḇdî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my servant