the fourth address (3:22). Second, “and she will watch over you” (וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ, 4:6) evokes the use of same verb, שָׁמַר, “watch, keep,” in the second address (2:8, 11, 20) and the fourth address (3:26). The third promise, “and she will guard you” (וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ, 4:6), pairs the verb נָצַר, “to guard,” with שָׁמַר, “watch, keep” (4:6a), just as the two verbs were paired in the previous promises of protection in the second address (2:8, 11). These connections between the quoted words of David and
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