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Psalm 22:23-25
New English Translation
Psalm 22:23-25
New English Translation
23 You loyal followers of the Lord,[a] praise him.
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him.
All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him.[b]
24 For he did not despise or detest the suffering[c] of the oppressed.[d]
He did not ignore him;[e]
when he cried out to him, he responded.[f]
25 You are the reason I offer praise[g] in the great assembly;
I will fulfill my promises before the Lord’s loyal followers.[h]
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:23 tn Heb “[you] fearers of the Lord.” See Ps 15:4.
- Psalm 22:23 tn Heb “fear him.”
- Psalm 22:24 tn Or “affliction”; or “need.”
- Psalm 22:24 sn In this verse the psalmist refers to himself in the third person and characterizes himself as oppressed.
- Psalm 22:24 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).
- Psalm 22:24 tn Heb “heard.”
- Psalm 22:25 tn Heb “from with you [is] my praise.”
- Psalm 22:25 tn Heb “my vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.” When asking the Lord for help, the psalmists would typically promise to praise the Lord publicly if he intervened and delivered them.
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