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22:12-18 I Am Surrounded by Enemies. The song returns to describing the situation: enemies who are bent on evil like bulls (v. 12), a lion (v. 13), and dogs (v. 16) leave the singer without energy (v. 14) or strength (v. 15). Peter borrows the image of a "roaring lion" (v. 13) for the devil (1 Pet. 5:8), the evil enemy behind all evil enemies of the faithful.
22:17 I can count all my bones, that is, "My flesh is so wasted away that my bones poke through my skin." They stare, that is, the enemies (see v. 18).
22:18 This verse is quoted in John 19:24 (cf. Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34); see note on Psalm 22.
