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I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.
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The Depth of Physical Pain
The phrase "I may count all my bones" paints a graphic picture of Jesus's physical torment. Commentators explain this points to extreme emaciation from agony and the potential dislocation of his joints from the crucifixion. His body was so wasted and broken by scourging and the cross that his bones were visible, a stark depiction of the physical price paid for salvation.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I may tell all my bones - That is, I may count them. They are so prominent, so bare, that I can see them and count their number. Th…
19th Century
Baptist
They pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
Horrible, to the tender, modest soul of Je…
16th Century
Protestant
I will number. The Hebrew word עצמות, atsmoth, which signifies bones, is derived from another word, which signifies …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I may tell all my bones For what with the stretching out of his body on the cross, when it was fastened to it as it …
In these verses, we see Christ suffering and Christ praying, which directs us to expect suffering and to look up to God amidst it. The specific man…
13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalms, the sufferings which David endured from his son and from Saul seemed to be addressed. Now here, in the third set …
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