Psalm 22:24
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24 For he did not despise or abhor
the affliction of the afflicted;
he did not hide his face from me[a]
but heard when I[b] cried to him.(A)
Hebrews 5:7
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7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus[a] offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.(A)
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Isaiah 50:6-9
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6 I gave my back to those who struck me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.(A)
7 The Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;(B)
8 he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand in court together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.(C)
9 It is the Lord God who helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.(D)
Psalm 118:5
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5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)
Psalm 116:3-6
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3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.(A)
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord,
“O Lord, I pray, save my life!”
5 Gracious is the Lord and righteous;
our God is merciful.(B)
6 The Lord protects the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
Psalm 69:29-34
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29 But I am lowly and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, protect me.(A)
30 I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.(B)
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.(C)
32 Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.(D)
33 For the Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his own who are in bonds.(E)
34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.(F)
Psalm 34:6
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6 This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord
and was saved from every trouble.
Psalm 22:2
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2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
and by night but find no rest.(A)
Luke 23:46
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46 Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last.(A)
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Psalm 22:6
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6 But I am a worm and not human,
scorned by others and despised by the people.(A)
Psalm 69:17
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17 Do not hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.(A)
Psalm 35:10
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10 All my bones shall say,
“O Lord, who is like you?
You deliver the weak
from those too strong for them,
the weak and needy from those who despoil them.”(A)
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