Psa 22:24 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

‏ Psalms 22:24

24 For he did not despise or detest the suffering ^{▼▼tn Or “affliction”; or “need.”} of the oppressed. ^{▼▼sn In this verse the psalmist refers to himself in the third person and characterizes himself as oppressed.}
He did not ignore him; ^{▼▼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).}
when he cried out to him, he responded. ^{▼▼tn Heb “heard.”}