Psalms 22:17

I can count ¹  all my bones; my enemies ²  are gloating over me in triumph. ³ 

Job 33:21; Ps 102:3-5; Isa 52:14; Mt 27:36,39-41; Mr 15:29-32; Lu 23:27,35

¹ tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 17-18 draw attention to the progressive nature of the action.

² tn Heb “they.” The masculine form indicates the enemies are in view. The referent (the psalmist’s enemies) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “they gaze, they look upon me.”