תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי (tə·rō·wm·mê·nî) in 2 Samuel 22:49: Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי (tə·rō·wm·mê·nî) in 2 Samuel 22:49
Source Word
Second Samuel 22:49 row 3 aligns the H7311 Piel imperfect and first-person suffix with You exalt me inside David's praise of deliverance.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
You exalt me above my foes gives the Lord direct agency and makes David's raised position part of rescue rather than personal achievement. You represents the second-person subject addressed in praise, exalt conveys the causative force of raising high in context, and me renders the attached first-person suffix.
How To Communicate It
Mark the Lord as the second-person agent and David as the first-person recipient, then read exaltation between freedom from enemies and rescue from violence.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Do not convert David's rescue testimony into a general ladder of status or treat grammatical intensity as permission for self-promotion.
- The imperfect participates in poetic praise and does not by itself specify how often the Lord's raising occurs.
- The form does not celebrate self-exaltation, promise status to every speaker, or make the Piel stem a guarantee of worldly promotion.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Piel
Imperf
Second
Masculine
Singular
Not applicable
First person common singular
The Piel imperfect addresses the Lord as second-person masculine singular subject and attaches a first-person common singular suffix for David. In this song of deliverance, the form presents the Lord as the one who raises the singer above hostile opponents.
The form keeps the Lord as acting deliverer and David as the suffix-marked recipient of elevation above his foes.
What The Form Does In This Verse
David's direct praise of the Lord who frees, raises, and rescues him from his enemies
The closing movement of the victory song, where repeated first-person deliverance leads to public thanksgiving among the nations
The form keeps the Lord as acting deliverer and David as the suffix-marked recipient of elevation above his foes.
The form does not celebrate self-exaltation, promise status to every speaker, or make the Piel stem a guarantee of worldly promotion.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The form concentrates the song's reversal of danger into a direct confession that the Lord raises the threatened king above his foes.
The Piel imperfect addresses the Lord as second-person masculine singular subject and attaches a first-person common singular suffix for David. In this song of deliverance, the form presents the Lord as the one who raises the singer above hostile opponents.. The form keeps the Lord as acting deliverer and David as the suffix-marked recipient of elevation above his foes.. Attached to David's direct praise of the Lord who frees, raises, and rescues him from his enemies. Governed by the closing movement of the victory song, where repeated first-person deliverance leads to public thanksgiving among the nations. The form does not celebrate self-exaltation, promise status to every speaker, or make the Piel stem a guarantee of worldly promotion.
Who exalts whom in 2 Samuel 22:49? David addresses the Lord as the one who raises him above his foes and rescues him from violent men.
Direct: You represents the second-person subject addressed in praise, exalt conveys the causative force of raising high in context, and me renders the attached first-person suffix.
The imperfect participates in poetic praise and does not by itself specify how often the Lord's raising occurs. Above my foes comes from the wider clause; the suffix marks David as object without naming the enemies.
The intensive stem treated as proof of unlimited promotion apart from the rescue song and its named enemies: Do not convert David's rescue testimony into a general ladder of status or treat grammatical intensity as permission for self-promotion. You exalt me turned into a promise of social advancement or used to justify seeking prominence: Keep "You exalt me" connected to תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי, row 3, and the full 2 Samuel 22:49 clause.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
Second Samuel 22:49 row 3 aligns the H7311 Piel imperfect and first-person suffix with You exalt me inside David's praise of deliverance.
This row 3 H7311 witness describes the Lord raising David above foes, distinct from other occurrences involving lifted objects, raised voices, or praise.
The Piel imperfect addresses the Lord as second-person masculine singular subject and attaches a first-person common singular suffix for David. In this song of deliverance, the form presents the Lord as the one who raises the singer above hostile opponents.
Second Samuel 22:47-51 closes David's song by praising the living Lord for vengeance, rescue from enemies, public vindication, and steadfast love to his anointed king.
The elevation belongs to David's testimony about the Lord's preservation of the anointed king; wider claims about honor must be established from their own contexts.
Mark the Lord as the second-person agent and David as the first-person recipient, then read exaltation between freedom from enemies and rescue from violence.
Do not convert David's rescue testimony into a general ladder of status or treat grammatical intensity as permission for self-promotion.