- *lāmmāh*
- interrogative - 'why'
- *ʾîrāʾ*
- verb qal imperfect 1st person singular - 'I should fear'
- *yəmê*
- noun masculine plural construct - 'days of'
- *rāʿ*
- adjective masculine singular - 'evil/adversity'
- *ʿăwōn*
- noun masculine singular - 'iniquity/guilt'
- *ʿăqēbay*
- noun masculine dual with 1st person suffix - 'my heels'
- *yəsubbēnî*
- verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'surrounds me'