- *lə-dāwid*
- preposition + proper noun - belonging to/of David
- *YHWH*
- divine name - tetragrammaton
- *ʾôrî*
- noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my light
- *wə-yišʿî*
- conjunction + noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - and my salvation
- *mimmî*
- preposition + interrogative - from whom
- *ʾîrāʾ*
- qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will fear
- *māʿôz*
- noun construct - stronghold/fortress of
- *ḥayyay*
- noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my life
- *ʾepḥād*
- qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will dread/be afraid