Psalms 21

1For the End; concerning help in the morning; a psalm by David.

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2O God, my God, hear me; why have You forsaken me? The words of my transgressions are far from my salvation.

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3O 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.

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4But You dwell among the saints, O praise of Israel.

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5Our fathers hoped in You; They hoped in You, and You delivered them.

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6They cried out to You and were saved; They hoped in You and were not ashamed.

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7But I am a worm, and not a man; A reproach of man and despised by the people.

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8All who see me mock me; They speak with their lips and shake their head,

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9Saying, "He hoped in the Lord, let Him rescue him; Let Him save him since He delights in him."

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10For You are He who drew me from the womb, My hope from my mother's breasts;

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11I was cast upon You from the womb, From my mother's womb You are my God.

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12Do not stand off from me, for affliction is near; There is no one to help.

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13Many young bulls surrounded me; Fat bulls encircled me.

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14They opened their mouths against me Like a raging and roaring lion.

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15I am poured out like water, And all my bones are shattered; My heart is like wax, melting into my stomach.

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16My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel; My tongue cleaves to my throat; And You led me into the dust of death.

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17For many dogs surrounded me; An assembly of evildoers enclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

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18I numbered all my bones, And they look and stare at me.

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19They divided my garments among themselves, And for my clothing they cast lots.

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20But You, O Lord, do not remove Your help from me; Attend to my aid.

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21Deliver my soul from the sword And my only-begotten from the hand of the dog;

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22Save me from the lion's mouth, My humiliation from the horns of the unicorns.

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23I will declare Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the church I will sing to You.

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24You who fear the Lord, praise Him. All you seed of Jacob, glorify Him; Fear Him, all you seed of Israel.

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25For 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.

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26My praise is from You in the great church; I will pay my vows before those who fear Him.

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27The poor shall eat and be well-filled, And those who seek Him will praise the Lord; Their hearts will live unto ages of ages.

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28All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord; And all families of the Gentiles shall worship before You,

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29For the kingdom is the Lord's; And He is the Master of the Gentiles.

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30All 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.

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31And my seed shall serve Him; The coming generation shall be told of the Lord,

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32And they will declare His righteousness To a people who will be born, because the Lord made them.

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