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Psalm 22:24
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.
22I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.
23You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
24For 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.
25My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
26The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.
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The afflicted person's cry receives God's attention, and the claim that God has not despised such suffering can confront your fear of being turned away.
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Psalm 34:4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.Both passages recount someone turning to God in distress and receiving a response.
Hebrews 5:7He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been …Both passages speak of cries offered to God and heard by him; Hebrews describes prayers offered with tears.
Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their …Affliction and a cry heard by God join these passages; Exodus names the suffering of God's people under their taskmasters.
Psalm 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.Both passages name what God does not despise: the affliction of the afflicted and a broken, contrite heart.
Isaiah 50:6–9I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.Both passages use the language of hiding a face, though one concerns God's response and the other a sufferer's endurance.
Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.God hears distress in both passages: the afflicted person's cry in the psalm and the people's groaning in Exodus.
Psalm 116:3–6The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.Both passages acknowledge suffering; the supplied line from Psalm 116 describes trouble and sorrow without yet recounting God's response.
Psalm 118:5Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.Both passages recount a cry to God from distress, followed by testimony that God heard or answered.
Job 36:5“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.Both passages reject the thought that God despises people, with the psalm drawing attention to the afflicted.
Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.Both passages describe God's care amid affliction; Acts recounts deliverance and favor, while the psalm stresses being heard.
Luke 23:46Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.Both passages contain a cry directed to God amid suffering; Luke records Jesus entrusting his spirit to the Father.
Genesis 16:11The LORD’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.Both passages declare that the LORD has heard affliction, with Genesis linking that assurance to the child's name.
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Feeling distant from God. answered prayer. grief.
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Encouragement
Your suffering need not be polished before you bring it to God. The afflicted person in this verse cried out, and God heard without despising him.
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