Psalm 22:24

New English Translation

²⁴For he did not despise or detest the suffering^[a] of the oppressed.^[b]
He did not ignore him;^[c]
when he cried out to him, he responded.^[d]

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Footnotes

Psalm 22:24 tn Or “affliction”; or “need.”
Psalm 22:24 sn In this verse the psalmist refers to himself in the third person and characterizes himself as oppressed.
Psalm 22:24 tn Heb “he did not hide his face from him.” For other uses of the idiom “hide the face” meaning “ignore,” see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9. Sometimes the idiom carries the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 27:9; 88:14).
Psalm 22:24 tn Heb “heard.”

Psalm 22:24

New International Version

²⁴For he has not despised^(A) or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;^(B)
he has not hidden his face^(C) from him
but has listened to his cry for help.^(D)