- *Kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *rāḏap̄*
- qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has pursued
- *'ôyēḇ*
- noun, masculine, singular - enemy
- *nap̄šî*
- noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life
- *dikkā'*
- piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has crushed
- *lā'āreṣ*
- preposition lamed + article + noun, feminine, singular - to the ground
- *ḥayyāṯî*
- noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my life
- *hôšîḇanî*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he has made me dwell
- *ḇemaḥăšakkîm*
- preposition bet + noun, masculine, plural - in dark places
- *kemēṯê*
- preposition kaf + noun, masculine, plural, construct - like dead of
- *'ôlām*
- noun, masculine, singular - forever/ancient time/long ago