Psalm 22:24
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.
Cross-reference
Psalm 22:2 cries that God does not answer, while this verse affirms God heard — a direct contrast within the same psalm.
Psalm 22:6 describes the psalmist as despised by people, while this verse says God did not despise him — a direct contrast within the same psalm.
Psalm 118:5 directly states that the LORD answered when called upon in distress, mirroring the assurance here.
Psalm 34:6 says the poor man cried and the LORD heard him, directly paralleling the statement here about God hearing the afflicted.
Psalm 69:33 explicitly says 'the LORD hears the needy and does not despise his prisoners' — almost identical to this verse.
Psalm 116:3-6 describes the psalmist's distress and cry for help, echoing the same pattern of God hearing the afflicted.
In Psalm 143:7, the plea 'Hide not your face' parallels the assurance in Psalm 22:24 that God has not hidden his face.
Psalm 9:12 affirms God does not forget the cry of the afflicted, a near-identical promise.
Psalm 34:4 recounts the psalmist seeking and being answered, a personal testimony matching the confidence here.
In Psalm 51:17, the same verb 'despise' appears: God does not despise a broken and contrite heart, reinforcing that God accepts the humble.
In Psalm 69:17, the plea 'Hide not your face' echoes the assurance in Psalm 22:24 that God has not hidden his face from the afflicted.
In Psalm 102:17, God does not despise the prayer of the destitute—directly parallel to not despising the affliction of the afflicted.
In Psalm 118:21, thanksgiving for answered prayer mirrors the hearing described in Psalm 22:24.
Psalm 38:21 echoes the same concern for God's nearness, but as a plea rather than a declaration of confidence.
Hebrews 5:7 applies this to Christ, who offered prayers with loud cries and was heard, fulfilling the psalm's pattern.
Exodus 3:7 has God declaring He has seen affliction and heard the cry, directly paralleling the theme.
Exodus 2:24 records God hearing Israel's groaning and remembering His covenant, a corporate example of this truth.
In Jonah 2:2, Jonah cries out from distress and is heard—a direct echo of the pattern in Psalm 22:24.
Genesis 16:11 shows God listening to Hagar's affliction, a specific instance of the same divine attentiveness.
In Acts 7:10, God rescues Joseph from all his afflictions—an example of God not despising the afflicted, as in Psalm 22:24.
Job 36:5 states God does not despise anyone, a general principle that underlies the specific assurance here.