en_tn_condensed/2sa/04/09.md

As Yahweh lives

This is one of the strongest oaths David could swear, as Yahweh is the witness. Alternate translation: "I swear on the life of Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

who delivered my life

Here "life" refers to David himself. This means that Yahweh has kept David alive. Alternate translation: "who rescued me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)