Psalms 22:17

22:17 I can count ¹  all my bones;

my enemies ²  are gloating over me in triumph. ³ 

Daniel 5:6

5:6 Then all the color drained from the king’s face ⁴  and he became alarmed. ⁵  The joints of his hips gave way, ⁶  and his knees began knocking together.

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.”

⁴ tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”

⁵ tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”

⁶ tn Aram “his loins went slack.”