22:17 I can count 1 all my bones;
my enemies 2 are gloating over me in triumph. 3
107:42 When the godly see this, they rejoice,
and every sinner 4 shuts his mouth.
115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
135:16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
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 Heb “all evil,” which stands metonymically for those who do evil.