24 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.
Psalms 22:24
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Psalms 102:16–18
16 For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory. 17 He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer. 18 Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
Psalms 72:11–13
11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
Psalms 69:32–34
32 The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived! 33 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people. 34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
Job 34:27–29
27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted. 29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet…
Lamentations 3:32–34
32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. 33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. 34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
Job 36:14–16
14 They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes. 15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. 16 Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
Sirach 35:13–15
13 He won’t accept any person against a poor man. He will listen to the prayer of him who is wronged. (WEB) 14 He will in no way despise the supplication of the fatherless or the widow, when she pours out her tale. (WEB) 15 Don’t the tears of the widow run down her cheek? Isn’t her… (WEB)
Psalms 109:30–31
30 With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many. 31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
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