Psalms 22:17

“I count all my bones; they look, they gaze at me.”

Psalms 22:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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The psalmist says they divide his clothes and cast lots; John quotes these words at the crossThe Cross

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Psalms 22:17, word by word

I countאֲסַפֵּרasaper

count

To number one by one in order to know how many there are.

Where else “asaper” appears
my bonesעַצְמוֹתָatsmota

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

Where else “atsmota” appears
lookיַבִּיטוּyabitu

look

Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.

Where else “yabitu” appears
they gaze at meיִרְאוּyiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yiru” appears

The context

16For dogs have surrounded me; a community of evildoers has encircled me; like a lion, my hands and my feet.

17 · This verse (above)

18They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.

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