May our supplication ascend¹

footnotes: ¹ Before the throne of Your glory.

from the evening,²

footnotes: ² The eve of Yom Kippur.

and may our cry come¹ from the morning,

footnotes: ¹ Before the throne of Your glory.

and may our song appear¹ till evening.³

footnotes: ¹ Before the throne of Your glory. ³ The close of Yom Kippur.

May our voice ascend from the evening,

and may our righteousness come

from the morning,

and may our redemption appear

till evening.

May our affliction⁴ ascend from the evening,

footnotes: ⁴ See Vayikra 23:27, וְעִנִיתֶם אֶת נַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם, and You shall afflict your souls.

and may our pardon come

from the morning,

and may our groaning appear till evening.

May our refuge⁵ ascend from the evening,

footnotes: ⁵ Should our prayers be accepted, they will be our refuge.

and may it come for His sake,⁶

footnotes: ⁶ For the sake of His great and holy Name by which we are called.

from the morning,

and may our atonement appear till evening.

May our deliverance ascend

from the evening,

and may our purification come

from the morning,

and may our supplication appear till evening.

May our remembrance ascend

from the evening,

and may our gathering⁷

footnotes: ⁷ Our gathering together for the purpose of praying to Him.

come from the morning,

and may our splendor⁸ appear till evening.

footnotes: ⁸ See Tehillim 29:2, “Prostrate yourselves before Adonoy in the splendor of holiness.”

May our knocking⁹ ascend from the evening,

footnotes: ⁹ We knock at His door with our prayers.

and may our exultation come

from the morning,

and may our petition appear till evening.

May our sighing¹⁰ ascend from the evening,

footnotes: ¹⁰ Of repentance.

and may it come before You

from the morning,

and may its effect¹¹ appear to us till evening.

footnotes: ¹¹ May we achieve complete atonement.

You Who hears prayer,

unto You does all flesh come.

All flesh shall come

to prostrate themselves before You, Adonoy.

They will come and prostrate themselves

before You, my Master

and they will give honor to Your Name.

Come let us prostrate ourselves and bow;

let us kneel before Adonoy, our Maker.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving,

His courtyards with praise,

give thanks to Him, bless His Name.

Behold, bless Adonoy—

all [you] servants of Adonoy,

who stand in the House of Adonoy

in the nights.

Lift your hands to the Sanctuary

and bless Adonoy.

Let us come to His Dwelling Places,

let us prostrate ourselves at His footstool.

Exalt Adonoy, our God,

and prostrate yourselves at His footstool,

Holy is He!

Exalt Adonoy, our God

and prostrate yourselves

at His holy mountain,

for Adonoy our God is holy.

Prostrate yourselves before Adonoy

in the splendor of holiness,

tremble before Him all [peoples of] the earth.

As for us, through Your abundant kindness

we will enter Your House;

we will prostrate ourselves

toward Your Holy Sanctuary in awe of You.

We will prostrate ourselves

toward Your Holy Sanctuary,

and give thanks to Your Name

for Your kindness and for Your truth;

for You have magnified

Your word far beyond Your Name.

Adonoy, God of Hosts,

who is like You, a mighty God;

and Your faithfulness is round about You.

For who in the skies

can be compared to Adonoy,

who can be likened to Adonoy

among the sons of the mighty?

For You are great

and do wondrous things;

You alone are God.

For great beyond the heavens

is Your kindness,

and until the skies is Your truth.

Great is Adonoy and highly extolled,

and His greatness is unfathomable.

For great is Adonoy and most highly extolled,

and awesome is He above all gods.

For a great Almighty is Adonoy

and a great King over all gods.

For who is so mighty in heaven or on earth

that can duplicate Your works

and Your power.

Who would not fear You, King of nations?

For to You it is fitting;

for among all the wise ones of the nations,

and in all their kingdoms,

there is none like You.

There is none like You, Adonoy

great are You,

and great is Your Name in might.

Yours is an arm with might

strong is Your hand,

exalted is Your right hand.

Yours is the day, also Yours is the night,

You established [the] luminary and [the] sun.

For in His hands are the depths of the earth,

and the heights of the mountains are His.

Who can recount

the mighty deeds of Adonoy,

or cause to be heard all His praise?

Yours Adonoy

is the greatness, the might, the glory,

the victory and the beauty,

for all that is in heaven and on earth.

[is Yours]; Yours Adonoy, is the kingdom,

and You are uplifted over all rulers.

Yours are the heavens,

also Yours is the earth,

the inhabited world and its fullness;

You have founded them.

You set all the borders of the earth,

summer and winter, You formed them.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan,

You gave him as food to the people of legions.

You split open the fountain and brook,

You dried up mighty rivers.

You crumbled the sea with Your strength;

You shattered the heads of sea monsters

upon the waters.

You rule over the majesty of the sea;

when it raises its waves, You still them.

Great is Adonoy and highly extolled

in the city of our God,

the mountain of His Sanctuary.

Adonoy of Hosts, God of Yisrael,

enthroned upon the cherubim

You alone are God.

The Almighty is revered

in the great council of the holy ones

and is awe inspiring

over all that are about Him.

And the heavens will praise Your wonders,

Adonoy,

and Your faithfulness [will be praised]

in the assembly of holy ones.

Come let us sing to Adonoy,

let us sound the shofar

to the Rock of our deliverance.

Let us greet His Presence with thanksgiving,

with hymns let us raise our voices unto Him.

Righteousness and justice

are the foundations of Your throne,

kindness and truth precede Your Presence.

For together let us take sweet counsel,

into the House of God

let us walk with the throngs.

For the sea is His, and He made it;

and the dry land, His hands formed.

For in His hand

is the soul of every living thing,

and the spirit of all human flesh.

The soul is Yours,

and the body is Your doing,

have pity on Your work.

The soul is Yours, and the body is Yours,

Adonoy! Act [on our behalf]

for the sake of Your Name.

We have come [relying] on Your Name,

Adonoy! Act [on our behalf]

for the sake of Your Name.

For the sake of the glory of Your Name,

for gracious and merciful Almighty

is Your Name,

For the sake of Your Name, Adonoy,

pardon our iniquity, for it is great.

It is Your way, our God, to slow Your anger,¹²

footnotes: ¹² See Maseches Eruvin 22a, to the effect that “אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם” in the plural rather than אַף, the singular, indicates that Hashem’s forbearance is extended to both the righteous and the wicked.

against the wicked and the good;

and that is Your praise.

Do it for Your sake, our God, not for ours;

look at our position—

[we stand before You] poor

and empty handed.¹³

footnotes: ¹³ This is said in a spiritual sense.

Restore health¹⁴ to a shaken leaf,¹⁵

footnotes: ¹⁴ See Yirmiyahu 30:17. ¹⁵ This refers to the nation of Yisrael in their exile. They are so weak and frightened that they run away even from the sound of a falling leaf. [See Vayikra 26:36, “and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them.”]—Mateh Levi

console [us who are but] dust and ashes.

Cast away our sins

and be gracious with Your works;

You see that there is no person¹⁶

footnotes: ¹⁶ Of sufficient piety to plead for us.

[therefore] deal charitably with us.

Almighty! King!

Who sits on the throne of mercy,¹⁷

footnotes: ¹⁷ Unlike a powerful, earthly king who rules with his might only, the Almighty God, Who is the King of kings, sits on the throne of mercy and rules with compassion.—Mateh Levi

governs with kindness¹⁸

footnotes: ¹⁸ This refers to Hashem’s conduct which goes beyond the actual dictates of justice (לִפְנִים מִשׁוּרַת הַדִּין).

forgives the iniquities of His people.¹⁹

footnotes: ¹⁹ See Maseches Rosh Hashana 17b, “Whenever Yisrael sin, let them read this service [of the thirteen attributes] before Me, and I will forgive them.”

He removes their sins one by one,²⁰

footnotes: ²⁰ See Maseches Rosh Hashana 17a. Hashem removes the first iniquity, so that the merits remain dominant.

increasing forgiveness to sinners,

and pardon to transgressors.

Acting righteously

with all who are of flesh and spirit;

not according to their wickedness

does He repay them.

Almighty!

You instructed us to recite²¹

footnotes: ²¹ See Maseches Rosh Hashana 17b. Rabbi Yehudah said: “A covenant has been made with the thirteen attributes that they will not be turned away empty handed.” Whenever Yisrael recites them, they will be answered.

the thirteen Divine attributes;

and remember unto us this day

the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes,²¹

footnotes: ²¹ See Maseches Rosh Hashana 17b. Rabbi Yehudah said: “A covenant has been made with the thirteen attributes that they will not be turned away empty handed.” Whenever Yisrael recites them, they will be answered.

as You made them known

to the humble Moshe of old,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy descended in the cloud,

and stood with him there,

and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.

And Adonoy passed before him [Moshe],

and proclaimed:²²

footnotes: ²² See Maseches Rosh Hashana, 17b. Rabbi Yochanan said: “Were it not written in the text, it would be impossible for us to say such a thing; this verse teaches us that the Holy One, blessed is He, drew His Talis around Him like the שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר, the Chazzan of the congregation, and showed Moshe the order of prayer.” [The thirteen attributes are the special prayer for Hashem’s forgiveness after repentance has been made.]

Adonoy, Adonoy,²³

footnotes: ²³ The use of the Name yud-kai-vov-kai denotes the attribute of mercy. The first Adonoy refers to Hashem’s compassion on us before we sin; the second Adonoy refers to His compassion [even] after we sin.—Rashi

Almighty,²⁴ Merciful, Gracious,

footnotes: ²⁴ The name אֵל, Almighty, also refers to His attribute of mercy, as it says in Tehillim (22:2) אֵלִי אֵלִי לָמָה עֲזַבְתָּנִי—Almighty—Almighty—why have You forsaken me.—Rashi

Slow to Anger,²⁵

footnotes: ²⁵ Hashem does not hasten to punish the sinner, granting him an opportunity to repent and escape punishment.—Rashi

and Abundant in Kindness,²⁶ and Truth.²⁷

footnotes: ²⁶ He is abundant in kindness to those that do not have sufficient merit of their own.— Rashi ²⁷ Hashem is faithful to reward those who do His will.—Rashi

Keeper of kindness

for thousands of generations,

Endurer of iniquity,²⁸ and transgression,²⁹

footnotes: ²⁸ Iniquity refers to sins committed willfully. ²⁹ Transgressions refer to acts of rebellion.

and sin;³⁰

footnotes: ³⁰ Sin refers to sins of omission and error.

and Acquitter of those who repent.³¹

footnotes: ³¹ Shemos 34:5—7.

“And pardon our iniquity and our sin,

and take us for Your inheritance.”³²

footnotes: ³² Shemos 34:9.

Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned,

forgive us our King, for we have transgressed.

“For You, my Master,

are good and forgiving,

and abounding in kindness

to all who call upon You.”³³

footnotes: ³³ Tehillim 86:5.

Give ear Adonoy to our prayer,

and listen to the voice of our supplication.

Listen to the voice of our pleading,

our King and our God,

for unto You we pray.

Please let Your ear listen,

and Your eyes be opened

to the prayers of Your servants,

Your people, Yisrael.

Hear, from the heavens,

the place of Your habitation,

to their prayer and their supplication;

and maintain their justice.

And pardon Your people

who have sinned against You.

As a father has compassion on his children

so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy

Deliverance is Adonoy's;

upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah!

Adonoy of Hosts is with us,

a stronghold for us is the God of Yaakov. Selah!

Adonoy of Hosts!

fortunate is the man who trusts in You.

Adonoy, deliver us;

the King will answer us on the day we call.

“Please pardon the sins of this nation

in accordance with the greatness

of Your lovingkindness;

and as You forgave this people

from when it left Mitzrayim until now.”³⁴

footnotes: ³⁴ Bamidbar 14:19.

And there it is said:

“And Adonoy said,

I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”³⁵

footnotes: ³⁵ Bamidbar 14:20.

Incline Your ear, my God, and hear,

open Your eyes

and behold our desolate places,

and the city which is called by Your Name;

for it is not on account of our righteousness

that we let fall our supplication before You,

but because of Your great mercy.

My Master, hear! My Master, pardon!

My Master, listen and take action,

do not delay!

For Your sake, my God,

because Your Name is proclaimed

over Your city and over Your people.

Our God and God of our fathers!

We beseech You, pardon

the deliberate even rebellious sins

of Your people.

At the iniquity of Your children

do not be angered.

We beseech You, pardon their contempt,

let them live from Your life-source.

At the iniquity of those who carry Your flags³⁶

footnotes: ³⁶ This refers to the twelve tribes of Yisrael, each carrying their own flag.—Bamidbar 2:2

be pacified according to Your word.

We beseech You, pardon

those who admit and abandon their ways³⁷

footnotes: ³⁷ The phrase is based upon the verse in Mishlei 28:13, that one who confesses and leaves his wrongdoing will be looked upon mercifully.

as is Your custom³⁸

footnotes: ³⁸ You promised to forgive those who repent as it is stated. “Let the sinner leave his way etc.”—Mateh Levi

Iniquity and rebellion forgive

for the sake of Your Name.³⁹

footnotes: ³⁹ This is an important theme in the Yom Kippur prayers. It is based on Moshe Rabbeinu’s prayer to Hashem after the sin of the calf.

We beseech You, pardon

the intentional and unintentional sins⁴⁰

footnotes: ⁴⁰ See Yoma 36b—Shemos 32

of those who were created for

the sake of Your Name⁴¹

footnotes: ⁴¹ Everything that has been created, has been created for the sake of Hashem’s Name אֶת הַכֹּל בָּרָאתִי לִכְבוֹדִי.—Mateh Levi

the iniquity of their sin, atone.⁴²

footnotes: ⁴² In Shemos 29:36 the word “חַטֵא” is used to mean purify.

with your bountiful waters.⁴³

footnotes: ⁴³ Yoma. Rabbi Akiva says ... Hashem is the Jewish people’s mikveh (purifying water).

for My own sake;⁵¹

footnotes: ⁵¹ Were Hashem to destroy us because of our transgressions, His Name would be desecrated among the nations of the world. Thus says the prophet, He blots out our transgressions for His own sake.—Metsudas DovidAccording to Malbim, “for My own sake” implies for the sake of the favor and lovingkindness which is His attribute (כִּי חָפֵץ חֶסֶד אָנִי).

of the evil ones of Your nation;

Let the iniquity of your dear ones

be sought and not found⁴⁵

footnotes: ⁴⁵ The expression is found in Yirmiyahu 50:20.

as you have promised with Your word.

We beseech You, pardon

the deceit of those who bow

and prostrate themselves before You.

The iniquity of the nation

you took to be Yours,⁴⁶

footnotes: ⁴⁶ Devorim 4:20. “I will take you unto me for a nation.”

atone with Your good reason.⁴⁷

footnotes: ⁴⁷ Tehillim 119:66.

We beseech You, pardon the disobedience

of those who hope in You,

and proclaim Your Oneness in the world.

The iniquity of those who are dispersed

blot out,

and build Your Holy Temple.

We beseech You, pardon their falsehood

and shield them in Your tent of peace.⁴⁸

footnotes: ⁴⁸ Mateh Levi says that this refers to Yerushalayim.

The iniquity of your servants, hide,

and suppress it in Your concealment.⁴⁹

footnotes: ⁴⁹ Hashem is concealed from everything (נֶעֶלָם מִכֹּל הוּא)

We beseech You, pardon

lest they be punished

from Your heavenly abode

The iniquity of Your flock, forget,

for it is Your praise and exaltation.

We beseech You, pardon their disgrace,

have pity on them from Your heavenly abode.

Bear the iniquity of those You love,⁵⁰

footnotes: ⁵⁰ This might also be translated, “those who love You.”

lest they be caught in Your net.⁵¹

footnotes: ⁵¹ See Koheles 7:26.

We beseech You,

pardon the defamation, scorn

and the abominable actions of

those You love.⁵²

footnotes: ⁵² This might also be translated, “those who love You.”

The iniquity of your perfect ones, brush aside

according to Your great mercy.

Almighty! King!

Who sits on the throne of mercy,

governs with kindness

forgives the iniquities of His people.

He removes their sins one by one,

increasing forgiveness to sinners,

and pardon to transgressors.

Acting righteously

with all who are of flesh and spirit;

not according to their wickedness

does He repay them.

Almighty!

You instructed us to recite

the thirteen Divine attributes;

and remember unto us this day

the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes,

as You made them known

to the humble Moshe of old,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy descended in the cloud,

and stood with him there,

and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.

And Adonoy passed before him [Moshe],

and proclaimed:

Adonoy, Adonoy,

Almighty, Merciful, Gracious,

Slow to Anger,

and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth.

Keeper of kindness

for thousands of generations,

Endurer of iniquity, and transgression,

and sin;

and Acquitter of those who repent.

“And pardon our iniquity and our sin,

and take us for Your inheritance.”

Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned,

forgive us our King, for we have transgressed.

“For You, my Master,

are good and forgiving,

and abounding in kindness

to all who call upon You.”

Do not enter into judgment with us,

for no living soul will be justified before You.

What can we say before You,

Adonoy, our God?

What can we speak

and how can we justify ourselves?

Our God, we are ashamed with our actions,

and we are disgraced with our iniquity.

Our God we are ashamed and disgraced

to lift up our faces unto You, our God.

We know that we have sinned

and there is none to stand up in our behalf;

let Your great Name, stand up for us

at the time of distress.

As a father has compassion on his children

so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy

Deliverance is Adonoy's;

upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah!

Adonoy of Hosts is with us,

a stronghold for us is the God of Yaakov. Selah!

Adonoy of Hosts!

fortunate is the man who trusts in You.

Adonoy, deliver us;

the King will answer us on the day we call.

“Please pardon the sins of this nation

in accordance with the greatness

of Your lovingkindness;

and as You forgave this people

from when it left Mitzrayim until now.”

And there it is said:

“And Adonoy said,

I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”

Incline Your ear, my God, and hear,

open Your eyes

and behold our desolate places,

and the city which is called by Your Name;

for it is not on account of our righteousness

that we let fall our supplication before You,

but because of Your great mercy.

My Master, hear! My Master, pardon!

My Master, listen and take action,

do not delay!

For Your sake, my God,

because Your Name is proclaimed

over Your city and over Your people.

Our God and God of our fathers!

It is truly so—

that the Evil Inclination dominates us,

therefore only You can justify us,

You Who are abundant

in [merciful] judgment;

and answer us, “I have pardoned.”

Abhor the tale-bearer [Satan],

and also discredit his record,

beloved [God] Possesor of a mighty voice,

let Your voice proclaim, “I have pardoned.”

Silence the accuser,

and let [our] advocate take his place;

and may Adonoy be his support,

for the sake of His word—

“I have pardoned.”

May the merit of our father Avraham

blossom forth for the rose [Yisrael];

remove [our] sins

and may [Your] voice be mightily heard

from Your dwelling [saying]:

“I have pardoned.”

[You Who are] good and grants pardon,

forgive and pardon those who are guilty,

God, listen [to our plea],

and answer us from Your heavens, [saying]:

“I have pardoned.”

Heal my wound

and in the depths, conceal my iniquity;

for it is Your praise,

to say for my sake:

“I have pardoned.”

Blot out the deliberate sins,

and the wickedness

of the children of Your covenant;

exercise Your loving kindness,

and also Your glory to the remnant [Yisrael]

[by saying]: “I have pardoned.”

Listen to my innermost thoughts—

accept my silent prayer—

forgive iniquity;

for Your sake do it, and say:

“I have pardoned.”

Turn [and regard] the disgraced one,⁵³

footnotes: ⁵³ This refers to the nation of Yisrael who is embarrassed and ashamed of its sinful transgression.

consider it in place of our iniquity;⁵⁴

footnotes: ⁵⁴ May our disgrace be counted as the punishment for our sins.

remove the stench [of our sin],

and proclaim good tidings

to those who hope in You, [saying]:

“I have pardoned.”

Hear my voice

and see the tears in my eyes,

defend my cause, regard my words [of prayer],

and answer me, “I have pardoned.”

The stain [of my sin], cleanse;

cause it to vanish speedily, like a cloud,

as it is said:

blot out the sin of a delivered people

and say: “I have pardoned.”

Almighty! King!

Who sits on the throne of mercy,

governs with kindness

forgives the iniquities of His people.

He removes their sins one by one,

increasing forgiveness to sinners,

and pardon to transgressors.

Acting righteously

with all who are of flesh and spirit;

not according to their wickedness

does He repay them.

Almighty!

You instructed us to recite

the thirteen Divine attributes;

and remember unto us this day

the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes,

as You made them known

to the humble Moshe of old,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy descended in the cloud,

and stood with him there,

and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.

And Adonoy passed before him [Moshe],

and proclaimed:

Adonoy, Adonoy,

Almighty, Merciful, Gracious,

Slow to Anger,

and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth.

Keeper of kindness

for thousands of generations,

Endurer of iniquity, and transgression,

and sin;

and Acquitter of those who repent.

“And pardon our iniquity and our sin,

and take us for Your inheritance.”

Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned,

forgive us our King, for we have transgressed.

“For You, my Master,

are good and forgiving,

and abounding in kindness

to all who call upon You.”

Like clay in the hands of the potter,

if he wills, he can expand it,

if he wills, he can contract it;

so too are we in Your hand,

Preserver of kindliness⁵⁵

footnotes: ⁵⁵ See Shemos 34:7. According to Rashi, Hashem preserves the righteousness of man for two thousand years.

Heed the covenant⁵⁶ and not the accuser!

footnotes: ⁵⁶ This refers to the “thirteen merciful attributes of Hashem” mentioned in Shemos 34:6—7. The Talmud, Maseches Rosh Hashana, 17b, states “When the Jewish people recite these attributes in Hashem’s Presence, they are not turned away empty-handed.”

Like stone in the hand of the mason,

if he wills, he holds it [in position],

if he wills, he smashes it;

so too are we in Your hands,

Causer of life and death.

Heed the covenant and not the accuser!

Like iron in the hand of the smith,

if he wills, he puts it to the fire,

if he wills, he removes it;

so too are we in Your hand,

Supporter of the poor and destitute

Heed the covenant and not the accuser!

Like the rudder in the hand of a seaman,

if he wills, he holds it

if he wills, he lets it go;

so too are we in Your hand,

Almighty, Who is good and pardons.

Heed the covenant and not the accuser!

Like glass in the hand of the glazier,

if he wills, he shapes it,

if he wills, he dissolves it;

so too are we in Your hand,

Absolver of

intentional and unintentional sin.

Heed the covenant and not the accuser!

Like a tapestry in the hand of an embroiderer,

if he wills, he makes it straight

if he wills, he makes it crooked;

so too are we in Your hand,

jealous and vengeful Almighty

heed the covenant and not the accuser!

Like silver in the hand of the refiner

if he wills, he adulterates it,

if he wills, he keeps it pure;

so too are we in Your hand,

Who prepares a cure for our wounds.

Heed the covenant and not the accuser!

Almighty! King!

Who sits on the throne of mercy,

governs with kindness

forgives the iniquities of His people.

He removes their sins one by one,

increasing forgiveness to sinners,

and pardon to transgressors.

Acting righteously

with all who are of flesh and spirit;

not according to their wickedness

does He repay them.

Almighty!

You instructed us to recite

the thirteen Divine attributes;

and remember unto us this day

the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes,

as You made them known

to the humble Moshe of old,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy descended in the cloud,

and stood with him there,

and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.

And Adonoy passed before him [Moshe],

and proclaimed:

Adonoy, Adonoy,

Almighty, Merciful, Gracious,

Slow to Anger,

and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth.

Keeper of kindness

for thousands of generations,

Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin;

and Acquitter of those who repent.

“And pardon our iniquity and our sin,

and take us for Your inheritance.”

Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned,

forgive us our King, for we have transgressed.

“For You, my Master,

are good and forgiving,

and abounding in kindness

to all who call upon You.”

Remember Your mercies, Adonoy

and Your kindnesses,

for they are from the beginning of the world.

Remember not the sins of our ancestors;

let Your compassion come swiftly toward us,

for we have been brought very low.

Remember us Adonoy

with favor for Your people

recall us with Your deliverance.

Remember Your congregation

which You have acquired of old,

You have redeemed the tribe

of Your inheritance,

this mountain of Tziyon

where You have dwelled.

Remember, Adonoy,

the affection of Yerushalayim,

the love of Tziyon, forget not until eternity.

Remember, Adonoy,

to the sons of Edom, the day of Yerushalayim,

[it was they] who said,

“Raze it, raze it to its very foundations.”

You will arise

and have compassion on Tziyon,

for it is time to be gracious to her,

for the appointed time has come.

Remember Avraham, Yitzchak, Yisrael,

Your servants,

to whom You swore by Your very Self,

and You said to them:

“I will multiply your seed

as the stars of the heavens;

and all this land that I have promised,

I will give to your descendants,

and they will inherit it forever.”

Remember Your servants,

Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov;

do not regard the stubborness of this people,

or their wickedness, or their sin

Do not, we beseech You

place upon us the sin,

wherein we have acted foolishly and sinned.

We have sinned, our Rock;

Pardon us our Creator.

Tolerate their iniquities—

they are badly depressed

for the entire people sin unknowingly.

Remember to us

the covenant of the Patriarchs,

as You promised,

“And I will remember my covenant

with Yaakov,

and also my covenant with Yitzchak,

and also my covenant with Avraham

will I remember,”

and the land I will remember.

Remember to us

the covenant of the ancestors,⁵⁷

footnotes: ⁵⁷ This refers to the founders of the twelve tribes and their descendants who were brought out of Egypt.

as You promised,

“And I will remember for their sake,

the covenant with their ancestors,

whom I brought out

of the land of Mitzrayim,

in the sight of the nations;

to be their God,

I am Adonoy.”⁵⁸

footnotes: ⁵⁸ Vayikra 26:45.

Do unto us as You promised,

“And yet for all that,

when they are in the land of their enemies,

I will not reject them

and I will not abhor them, to destroy them,

to annul My covenant with them;

for I am Adonoy, their God.”⁵⁹

footnotes: ⁵⁹ Vayikra 26:44.

Have compassion on us

and do not destroy us,

as it is written:

“For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy,

your God;

He will not abandon you or destroy you,

and He will not forget

the covenant of your fathers

which He swore to them.”⁶⁰

footnotes: ⁶⁰ Devorim 4:31.

Open⁶¹ our hearts

footnotes: ⁶¹ The literal translation of מֹוֹל is circumcise. In the context of the verse, it is a plea to Hashem to cut away the extraneous materialism of our hearts, exposing it to His Divine influence.

to love Your Name,

as it is written:

“And Adonoy, your God will open your heart,

and the heart of your descendants,

to love Adonoy, your God,

with all your heart,

and with all your soul,

that you may live.”⁶²

footnotes: ⁶² Devorim 30:6.

Bring back our captivity

and have compassion on us,

as it is written:

“And Adonoy, your God will return

your captivity and have compassion on you;

and He will again gather you

from [among] all the peoples,

where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.”⁶³

footnotes: ⁶³ Devorim 30:3.

Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written:

“If your dispersed

are in the farthermost part of heaven,

from there Adonoy, your God will gather you,

and from there He will take you.”⁶⁴

footnotes: ⁶⁴ Devorim 30:4.

Be accessible to us when we seek You,

as it is written:

“And from there

you will seek Adonoy, your God,

and you will find Him;

if you search after Him

with all your heart

and with all your soul.”⁶⁵

footnotes: ⁶⁵ Devorim 4:29.

Blot out our transgressions for Your sake,

as You promised:

“I, I [alone] am He

Who blots out your transgressions

for My own sake;

and your sins, I will not recall.”⁶⁶

footnotes: ⁶⁶ Yeshaya 43:25.

Sweep aside our transgressions

as a thick cloud and as a mist,

as You have promised:

“I have swept away like a thick cloud

your transgressions,

and like a mist, your sins;

return to Me, for I have redeemed You.”⁶⁷

footnotes: ⁶⁷ Yeshaya 44:22.

Make our sins as white as snow or wool,

as it is written:

“Come now, let us reason together,

says Adonoy,

though your sins be as scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red as crimson,

they shall become [white] as wool.”⁶⁸

footnotes: ⁶⁸ Yeshaya 1:8.

Sprinkle clean water upon us,

and cleanse us, as it is written:

“And I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

and you will be clean;

from all your defilements,

and from all your idols,

I will cleanse you.”⁶⁹

footnotes: ⁶⁹ Yechezkel 36:25.

Atone our sins on this day,

and cleanse us, as it is written:

“For on this day

He will make atonement for you,

to cleanse you;

from all your sins

before Adonoy you will be cleansed.”⁷⁰

footnotes: ⁷⁰ Vayikra 16:30.

Bring us to Your holy mountain,

and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer,

as it is written:

“And I will bring them to My holy mountain,

and make them joyful in My House of Prayer;

their burnt-offerings and sacrifices

will be accepted with favor on My Altar,

for My House,

will be called a House of Prayer

for all peoples.”⁷¹

footnotes: ⁷¹ Yeshaya 56:7.

Hear our voice, Adonoy, our God;

spare us and have compassion on us,

and accept

our prayers mercifully and willingly.

Lead us back to You, Adonoy

and we shall find the way back;

renew our days as of old.⁷²

footnotes: ⁷² Eichah 5:21.

Give ear to our words, Adonoy!

Consider our meditations.

May the words of our mouths be acceptable —

and the thoughts of our hearts—before You,

Adonoy, our Rock, and our Redeemer.

Cast us not away from Your Presence,

and Your holy spirit take not from us.⁷³

footnotes: ⁷³ Tehillim 51:13.

Do not cast us off in time of old age,

when our strength fails, do not forsake us.⁷⁴

footnotes: ⁷⁴ Tehillim 71:9.

Forsake us not, Adonoy,

our God, be not far removed from us.⁷⁵

footnotes: ⁷⁵ Tehillim 38:22

Give us a sign of Your goodness

that our enemies may see it and be ashamed;

for You, Adonoy, have helped us

and comforted us.⁷⁶

footnotes: ⁷⁶ Tehillim 86:17

For You, Adonoy, do we wait,

You will answer us, our Master, our God.⁷⁷

footnotes: ⁷⁷ Tehillim 38:16

Our God and God of our fathers!

Do not forsake us, do not cast us off,

and do not disgrace us;