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Psalm 22:24

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22:24For he did not despise or detest the suffering53 of the oppressed;54

he did not ignore him;55

when he cried out to him, he responded.56

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Footnotes

  1. 53 Or “affliction”; or “need.”
  2. 54 In this verse the psalmist refers to himself in the third person and characterizes himself as oppressed.
  3. 55 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. 56 Heb “heard.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For he has not despised or abhorred

the affliction of the afflicted,

and he has not hidden his face from him,

but has heard, when he cried to him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For he has not despised or scorned

the suffering of the afflicted one;

he has not hidden his face from him

but has listened to his cry for help.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For he has not despised or abhorred

the torment of the oppressed.

He did not hide his face from him

but listened when he cried to him for help.

NLTNew Living Translation

For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.

He has not turned his back on them,

but has listened to their cries for help.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

because he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,

and has not hid his face from him;

but he listened to him when he cried for help.

KJV 1900King James Version

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

Neither hath he hid his face from him;

But when he cried unto him, he heard.