- *mənaṣṣēaḥ*
- preposition + definite article + participle, masculine singular - to the director/choirmaster
- *dāwid*
- preposition + proper noun - of/for David
- *YHWH*
- preposition + divine name - in Yahweh/LORD
- *ḥāsîtî*
- qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have taken refuge
- *tōʾmərû*
- qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you say/will say
- *napšî*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - to my soul
- *nûdî*
- qal imperative, feminine singular - flee/wander [ketiv reading]
- *nûdû*
- qal imperative, masculine plural - flee/wander [qere reading]
- *ṣippôr*
- noun, feminine singular - bird/sparrow