Psalms 22:17

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

I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.

I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me;

I can count every bone in my body. My enemies stare at me and gloat.

and lock me in a cage--a bag Of bones in a cage, stared at by every passerby.

I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

I can count all my bones. They stare and gloat over me;

I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.

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

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.”