Orthodox Prayer: Psalm 21

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O God, my God, hear me; why have You forsaken me?
The words of my transgressions are far from my salvation. 3 O my God, I will cry out by day, but You will not hear me; And by night, but not for a lack of understanding in me.
4 But You dwell among the saints, O praise of Israel.
5 Our fathers hoped in You;
They hoped in You, and You delivered them.
6 They cried out to You and were saved;
They hoped in You and were not ashamed.
7 But I am a worm, and not a man;
A reproach of man and despised by the people.
8 All who see me mock me;
They speak with their lips and shake their head,
9 Saying, “He hoped in the Lord, let Him rescue him; Let Him save him since He delights in him.”
10 For You are He who drew me from the womb,
My hope from my mother's breasts;
11 I was cast upon You from the womb,
From my mother's womb You are my God.
12 Do not stand off from me, for affliction is near; There is no one to help.
13 Many young bulls surrounded me;
Fat bulls encircled me.
14 They opened their mouths against me
Like a raging and roaring lion.
15 I am poured out like water,
And all my bones are shattered;
My heart is like wax, melting into my stomach.
16 My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel;
My tongue cleaves to my throat;
And You led me into the dust of death.
17 For many dogs surrounded me;
An assembly of evil doers enclosed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet.
18 I numbered all my bones,
And they look and stare at me.

19 They divided my garments among themselves,
And for my clothing they cast lots.
20 But You, O Lord, do not remove Your help from me; Attend to my aid.
21 Deliver my soul from the sword
And my only-begotten from the hand of the dog;
22 Save me from the lion's mouth,
My humiliation from the horns of the unicorns. 23 I will declare Your name to my brethren;
In the midst of the church I will sing to You.
24 You who fear the Lord, praise Him.
All you seed of Jacob, glorify Him;
Fear Him, all you seed of Israel.
25 For He has not despised nor scorned the beggar's supplication, Nor has He turned away His face from me;
And when I cried out to Him, He heard me.
26 My praise is from You in the great church;
I will pay my vows before those who fear Him.
27 The poor shall eat and be well-filled,
And those who seek Him will praise the Lord;
Their hearts will liv e unto ages of ages.
28 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord; And all families of the Gentiles shall worship before You,
29 For the kingdom is the Lord's;
And He is the Master of the Gentiles.
30 All the prosperous of the earth ate and worshiped;
All going down into the earth shall bow down before Him, And my soul lives with Him.
31 And my seed shall serve Him;
The coming generation shall be told of the Lord,
32 And they will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, because the Lord made them.