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اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 106:44
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judges 2:18, Judges 3:9, Judges 4:3, Judges 6:6-10, Judges 10:10-16, 1 Samuel 7:8-12, 2 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 14:27, Nehemiah 9:27-38
Reciprocal: Genesis 29:32 - looked Exodus 3:6 - hid Exodus 3:7 - I have Exodus 6:5 - the groaning Exodus 14:10 - cried out Judges 10:16 - his soul Judges 16:22 - the hair 1 Samuel 9:16 - looked upon 1 Samuel 12:10 - And they 2 Kings 13:4 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 12:2 - because 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble Psalms 22:5 - cried Lamentations 4:16 - he will Acts 7:34 - I have seen
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,.... Or "looked on them in distress" d; he saw their affliction, and had compassion on them; he was so far from abhorring and despising the affliction of the afflicted, that he pitied them and sympathized with them; in all their afflictions he was afflicted; he looked upon them with an eye of pity and concern, and helped them out of their troubles.
When he heard their cry; or their "prayer", as the Targum, and so other versions; crying is prayer; and it denotes vocal and vehement prayer, such as is put up to God in distress; and which he hears and answers; his ears are open to the cries of his people.
d וירא בצר להם "et vidit in angustia eis", Montanus, Gejerus; so Musculus, Tigurine version.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Nevertheless, he regarded their affliction - literally, “And he looked upon the trouble that was upon them;” or, “and he saw in the distress to them.” The meaning is, that he did not turn away from it; he saw the need of interposition, and he came to them.
When he heard their cry - literally, “In his hearing their cry.” Their cry for help came before him, and he did not refuse to look upon their affliction. The idea is, that he was attracted to their case by their loud cry for help; and that when he heard the cry, he did not refuse to look upon their low and sad condition. God assists us when we cry to him. We ask his attention to our troubles; we pray for his help; and when he hears the cry, he comes and saves us. He does not turn away, or treat our case as unworthy of his notice.
