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He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He has not despised and He has not abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; And He has not hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He did not hide His face from him but listened when he cried to Him for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD doesn't hate or despise the helpless in all of their troubles. When I cried out, he listened and did not turn away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. The LORD heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For he does not despise nor detest the afflicted person; he does not hide his face from him, but he hears him when he cries out to him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he has not despised or detested the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He has not despised, nor detested, "" The affliction of the afflicted, "" Nor has He hidden His face from Him, "" And in His crying to Him He hears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he despised not and he abhorred not the afflictions of the bumble; and he hid not his face from him, and in his crying to him he heard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 21:25>May all the offspring of Israel fear him. For he has neither spurned nor despised the pleas of the poor. Neither has he turned his face away from me. And when I cried out to him, he heeded me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he has not spurned or disdained the misery of this poor wretch, Did not turn away from me, but heard me when I cried out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor; neither has he turned away his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he did not mock nor despise the cry of the poor, neither did he turn his face from him; when he cried unto him, he heard him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; Neither hath He hid His face from him; But when he cried unto Him, He heard.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/22-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2324" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">The Psalm of the Cross</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him! <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959: ḇā·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disesteem.">despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/8262.htm" title="8262: šiq·qaṣ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To detest, make detestable. A primitive root; to be filthy, i.e. to loathe, pollute.">or detested</a> <a href="/hebrew/6039.htm" title="6039: ‘ĕ·nūṯ (N-fsc) -- Affliction. From anah; affliction.">the torment</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of the afflicted.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: his·tîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">His face</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mê·a‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">but has attended</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to his</a> <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: ū·ḇə·šaw·wə·‘ōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">cry for help.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a></span><br />During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-18</a></span><br />Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. / For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23-24</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. / He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a></span><br />but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-30.htm">John 19:30</a></span><br />When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38-39</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a></span><br />At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a></span><br />Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6-7</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. / Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has he hid his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.</p><p class="hdg">For</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Psalm 35:10</a></b></br> All my bones shall say, LORD, who <i>is</i> like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Psalm 69:29-34</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high… </p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a></b></br> And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Psalm 22:2</a></b></br> O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-6.htm">Psalm 34:6</a></b></br> This poor man cried, and the LORD heard <i>him</i>, and saved him out of all his troubles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Psalm 116:3-6</a></b></br> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/19-19.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/job/30-1.htm">Disdained</a> <a href="/psalms/21-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/psalms/22-19.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/19-6.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/21-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Lowliness</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Unmoved</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/27-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-42.htm">Disdained</a> <a href="/psalms/24-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/26-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">Lowliness</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/35-22.htm">Unmoved</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">David complains in great discouragement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">He prays in great distress</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">He praises God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew word for "despised" is "בָּזָה" (bazah), which conveys a sense of disdain or contempt. In the ancient Near Eastern context, affliction was often seen as a sign of divine disfavor. However, this verse reassures us that God does not view the suffering of the afflicted with contempt. Instead, He acknowledges their pain and remains present with them. This reflects the consistent biblical theme of God's care for the marginalized and suffering, as seen throughout the Psalms and the prophetic writings.<p><b>He has not hidden His face from him</b><br />The phrase "hidden His face" is a Hebrew idiom that signifies the withdrawal of favor or presence. In the ancient world, the face of a king or deity symbolized approval and blessing. When God "hides His face," it implies a sense of abandonment or judgment. However, this verse assures us that God does not turn away from those in distress. His presence is constant, even when we feel alone. This is a powerful reminder of God's unwavering faithfulness and His promise to never leave nor forsake His people, as echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>.<p><b>but has heard his cry for help</b><br />The word "heard" in Hebrew is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means more than just auditory reception; it implies understanding and response. In the biblical context, when God hears, He acts. This phrase assures us that God is attentive to the cries of the afflicted. The "cry for help" is a common motif in the Psalms, representing a plea for divine intervention. This verse reassures believers that their prayers do not fall on deaf ears. God is a responsive and compassionate Father who listens and acts on behalf of His children, as seen in the deliverance narratives throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the</span> <span class="cmt_word">afflicted</span>. The Father might seem by his passivity to disregard his Son's affliction; but it was not really so. Every pang was marked, every suffering sympathized with. And the reward received from the Father was proportionate (see <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a>, "Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death;" and <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8-11</a>, "He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross; <span class="accented">wherefore</span> God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every name: that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father"). <span class="cmt_word">Neither hath he hid his face from him; but</span> <span class="cmt_word">when he cried unto him, he heard.</span> There was no real turning away, no real forsaking. Every cry was heard, and the cries were answered at the fitting moment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/22-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despised</span><br /><span class="heb">בָזָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_959.htm">Strong's 959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disesteem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or detested</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁקַּ֡ץ</span> <span class="translit">(šiq·qaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8262.htm">Strong's 8262: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be filthy, to loathe, pollute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the torment</span><br /><span class="heb">עֱנ֬וּת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ĕ·nūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6039.htm">Strong's 6039: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the afflicted.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">הִסְתִּ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(his·tîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from him,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but has attended</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמֵֽעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cry for help.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְשַׁוְּע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·šaw·wə·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 22:24 For he has not despised nor abhorred (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/22-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 22:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/22-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 22:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>