## Machzor Yom Kippur Ashkenaz, The Morning Prayers, Morning Blessings

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**בָּרוּךְ**אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לַשֶּֽׂכְוִי בִינָה לְהַבְחִין בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָֽיְלָה:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
**Blessed** are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who gave the rooster understanding to distinguish between day and night.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא עָשַֽׂנִי גּוֹי:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who did not make me a gentile.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא עָשַֽׂנִי עָֽבֶד:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who did not make me a slave.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא עָשַֽׂנִי אִשָּׁה:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who did not make me a woman.²⁸

footnotes:
²⁸ No degradation of women is implied in this blessing. Men thank Hashem for the privilege which is theirs of performing all the precepts of the Torah, many of which are not incumbent upon women.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשַֽׂנִי כִּרְצוֹנוֹ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who made me according to His will.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם פּוֹקֵֽחַ עִוְרִים:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who gives sight to the blind.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַלְבִּישׁ עֲרֻמִּים:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who clothes the naked.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who releases the imprisoned.²⁹

footnotes:
²⁹ He releases the prisoners of misfortune, passion, sin, hatred and jealousy.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם זוֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who straightens the bent.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם רוֹקַע הָאָֽרֶץ עַל הַמָּֽיִם:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who spreads the earth above the waters.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה לִי כָּל צָרְכִּי:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who provided me with all my needs.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמֵּכִין מִצְעֲדֵי גָֽבֶר:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who prepares the steps of man.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אוֹזֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּגְבוּרָה:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who girds Yisrael with might.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם עוֹטֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתִפְאָרָה:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who crowns Yisrael with glory.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַנּוֹתֵן לַיָּעֵף כֹּֽחַ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who gives strength to the weary.


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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמַּעֲבִיר שֵׁנָה מֵעֵינָי וּתְנוּמָה מֵעַפְעַפָּי: וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ שֶׁתַּרְגִּילֵֽנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ וְדַבְּקֵֽנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ, וְאַל תְּבִיאֵֽנוּ לֹא לִידֵי חֵטְא וְלֹא לִידֵי עֲבֵרָה וְעָו‍ֹן וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן וְלֹא לִידֵי בִזָּיוֹן וְאַל תַּשְׁלֶט בָּֽנוּ יֵֽצֶר הָרָע וְהַרְחִיקֵֽנוּ מֵאָדָם רָע וּמֵחָבֵר רָע וְדַבְּקֵֽנוּ בְּיֵֽצֶר הַטּוֹב וּבְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים וְכוֹף אֶת יִצְרֵֽנוּ לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֶּד־לָךְ וּתְנֵֽנוּ הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל יוֹם לְחֵן וּלְחֶֽסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ וּבְעֵינֵי כָל רוֹאֵֽינוּ וְתִגְמְלֵֽנוּ חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים: **חזן: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה** גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids. And may it be Your will Adonoy, our God And God of our fathers, to make us study Torah regularly, and hold fast to Your commandments. Do not bring us into the grasp of sin,³⁰ nor into the grasp of transgression or iniquity.³¹ Do not cause us to be tested,³² or brought to disgrace.³³ Let us not be dominated by the Evil Inclination. Keep us far from an evil person, and from an evil companion. Make us hold fast to the Good Inclination, and to good deeds, and compel our Evil Inclination to be subservient to You. Grant us this day and every day favor,³⁴ kindness,³⁵ and compassion³⁶ in Your eyes and in the eyes of all who see us, and bestow bountiful kindness upon us, Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who bestows bountiful kindness upon His people Yisrael.

footnotes:
³⁰ To sin unknowingly.
³¹ To sin willfully.
³² We pray that Hashem will not put us to tests that are too difficult to withstand.
³³ Should we fail the tests, we will be disgraced.
³⁴ “Favor” means receiving Hashem’s blessings because of our merit.—Si’ach Yitzchok
³⁵ “Kindness” is Hashem’s benevolence bestowed purely by His will, regardless of merit.—Si’ach Yitzchok
³⁶ “Compassion” describes Hashem’s withholding of deserved punishment.—Si’ach Yitzchok


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יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי שֶׁתַּצִּילֵֽנִי הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל יוֹם מֵעַזֵּי פָנִים וּמֵעַזּוּת פָּנִים מֵאָדָם רָע, וּמֵחָבֵר רָע וּמִשָּׁכֵן רָע וּמִפֶּֽגַע רָע וּמִשָּׂטָן הַמַּשְׁחִית מִדִּין קָשֶׁה וּמִבַּֽעַל דִּין קָשֶׁה, בֵּין שֶׁהוּא בֶן בְּרִית וּבֵין שֶׁאֵינוֹ בֶן בְּרִית:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York - Eng (paragraph ed.):**
May it be Your will, Adonoy, my God and God of my fathers, to save me today and every day from arrogant men and from arrogance; from an evil man, from an evil companion, from an evil neighbor; from an evil mishap and from the destructive Satan; from a difficult judgment and a difficult opponent, whether he is a fellow Jew or not a fellow Jew.