The Meaning of Psalms 22:24 Explained

Psalms 22:24

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 22:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 22:16-31 - The Testimony Of The Delivered
In the middle of Psalms 22:21 there is a remarkable change from the plaintive to the triumphant: supplication and entreaty break out into exultation; hope saves the broken harp from the hands of despair, restrings it, and extracts from it strains to which angels, on their way home to God, are constrained to listen.
He who had said, Thou hearest not, Psalms 22:2, confesses that all the while God has been hearing and helping. Now Jesus will join the saints in psalms of praise. See John 17:26 (will make it known) and Hebrews 2:12. Man may abhor a worm, but God uses worms to thresh mountains, Isaiah 41:14-15.
In the closing verses there is a sure forecast of the effects of the death on the Cross not only upon the Jews, but also upon the ends of the earth, that is, the Gentiles. The usurper shall be dethroned, Psalms 22:28; resurrection shall be accomplished, Psalms 22:29; and a spiritual seed shall satisfy the Redeemer's travail, Psalms 22:30. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 22

1  David complains in great discouragement
9  He prays in great distress
23  He praises God

What do the individual words in Psalms 22:24 mean?

For not He has despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted nor has He hidden His face from Him but when He cried to Him He heard
כִּ֤י לֹֽא־ בָזָ֨ה וְלֹ֪א שִׁקַּ֡ץ עֱנ֬וּת עָנִ֗י וְלֹא־ הִסְתִּ֣יר פָּנָ֣יו מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּֽבְשַׁוְּע֖וֹ אֵלָ֣יו שָׁמֵֽעַ

בָזָ֨ה  He  has  despised 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּזָה 
Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, disdain.
וְלֹ֪א  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שִׁקַּ֡ץ  abhorred 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁקַץ  
Sense: (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable.
עֱנ֬וּת  the  affliction 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֱנוּת  
Sense: affliction.
עָנִ֗י  of  the  afflicted 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָנִי  
Sense: poor, afflicted, humble, wretched.
וְלֹא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
הִסְתִּ֣יר  has  He  hidden 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָתַר  
Sense: to hide, conceal.
פָּנָ֣יו  His  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ  from  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וּֽבְשַׁוְּע֖וֹ  but  when  He  cried 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁוַע  
Sense: (Piel) to cry out (for help), shout.
אֵלָ֣יו  to  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
שָׁמֵֽעַ  He  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.