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24 For 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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  1. Psalm 22:24 tn Or “affliction”; or “need.”
  2. Psalm 22:24 sn In this verse the psalmist refers to himself in the third person and characterizes himself as oppressed.
  3. 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).
  4. Psalm 22:24 tn Heb “heard.”

24 For 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)

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24 “You who fear the Lord, praise him.
    All you descendants of Jacob,[a] give him glory.
    Revere him, all you descendants of Israel.

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  1. Psalm 22:24 The taunts of the psalmist’s enemies are drowned out by the songs of God’s faithful. The true descendants of Jacob are those who fear the Lord and seek him (see Ps 24:6).