When I proclaim Adonoy's Name

attribute greatness to our God.

My Master, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare Your praise.

THE VIRTUE OF OUR FOREFATHERS

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

our God, and God of our fathers,

God of Avraham, God of Yitzchak,

and God of Yaakov,

the Almighty,

the Great, the Powerful, the Awesome,

most high Almighty,

Who bestows beneficent kindness,

Who possesses everything,

Who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs,

and Who brings a redeemer

to their children's children,

for the sake of His Name, with love.

Remember us for life

King, Who desires life;

and inscribe us in the Book of Life,

for Your sake, Living God.

King, Helper, and Deliverer and Shield.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Shield of Avraham.

DIVINE MIGHT

You are mighty forever, my Master;

You are the Resurrector of the dead

the Powerful One to deliver us.

Sustainer of the living with kindliness,

Resurrector of the dead with great mercy,

Supporter of the fallen,

and Healer of the sick,

and Releaser of the imprisoned,

and Fulfiller of His faithfulness

to those who sleep in the dust.

Who is like You, Master of mighty deeds,

and who can be compared to You?

King Who causes death and restores life,

and causes deliverance to sprout forth.

Who is like You merciful Father,

Who remembers His creatures for life,

in His mercy.

And You are faithful

to restore the dead to life.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Resurrector of the dead.

DIVINE SANCTIFICATION

You are holy and Your Name is holy

and holy beings

praise You every day, forever.

And so,

grant that Your awe, Adonoy, our God,

be upon all Your works,

and Your dread upon all You have created;

and [then] all [Your] works will fear You,

and prostrate before You

will be all [Your] created beings.

And may they all form a single band

to do Your will

with a perfect heart.

For we know Adonoy, our God

that rulership is Yours,

strength is in Your hand,

might is in Your right hand

and Your Name is awesome

over all You have created.

And so,

grant honor, Adonoy, to Your people,

praise to those who fear You,

good hope to those who seek You

confident speech

to those who yearn for You,

joy to Your land, gladness to Your city,

flourishing of pride to Dovid, Your servant

and an array of light

to the son of Yishai, Your anointed,

speedily in our days.

And then

the righteous will see [this] and rejoice,

and the upright will be jubilant,

and the pious will exult with joyous song;

injustice will close its mouth,

and all the wickedness will vanish like smoke,

when You remove the rule of evil

from the earth.

And You Adonoy will reign alone

over all Your works

on Mount Tziyon,

dwelling place of Your glory,

and in Yerushalayim, city of Your Sanctuary,

as it is written in Your holy words,

“Adonoy will reign forever;

Your God, Tziyon,

throughout all generations.

Praise God.”

Holy are You, and awesome is Your Name,

and there is no God beside You,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy Tzevaos is exalted

through justice

and the Almighty, the Holy One,

is sanctified through righteousness.”

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

the King, the Holy One.

SANCTIFICATION OF THE DAY

You chose us from [among] all the peoples;

You loved us and took pleasure in us;

You exalted us above all tongues,

and You sanctified us

with Your commandments;

You drew us near, our King,

to Your servitude

and Your great and Holy Name,

You have pronounced upon us.

And You gave us Adonoy, our God,

in love,

(this Shabbos Day and)

this Day of Atonement,

for forgiveness, pardon and atonement,

and to forgive thereon

all our iniquities;

(with love)

a day of holy assembly

commemorating the exodus from Mitzrayim.

Our God and God of our fathers,

may there ascend, come, and reach,

appear, be desired, and heard,

counted and recalled

our remembrance and reckoning;

the remembrance of our fathers;

the remembrance of the Messiah

the son of Dovid, Your servant;

the remembrance of Yerushalayim,

city of Your Sanctuary

and the remembrance of Your entire people,

the House of Yisrael, before You

for survival, for well-being,

for favor, kindliness, compassion,

for life and peace

on this Day of Atonement.

Remember us Adonoy, our God

on this day for well-being;

be mindful of us on this day for blessing,

and deliver us for life.

In accord with the promise of deliverance

and compassion,

spare us and favor us,

have compassion on us and deliver us;

for to You our eyes are directed

because You are the Almighty,

Who is King, Gracious and Merciful.

Our God and God of our fathers,

forgive our iniquities

(on this Shabbos day, and)

on this Day of Atonement.

Blot out and remove

our transgressions and sins

from before Your eyes, as it is said:

“I, I [alone] am He

Who blots out your transgressions

for My own sake;

and your sins, I will not recall.”

And it is said,

“I have swept away like a thick cloud

your transgressions,

and like a mist your sins;

return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

And it is said,

“For on this day

He will make atonement for you,

to cleanse you;

from all your sins,

before Adonoy, you will be cleansed.”

(Our God and God of our fathers,

be pleased with our rest)

Sanctify us with Your commandments

and give us our share in Your Torah;

satisfy us from Your goodness

and gladden us with Your deliverance,

(And give us as our inheritance

Adonoy our God

with love and with pleasure Your holy Sabbath;

and may Yisrael rest thereon—

[they who are] sanctifiers of Your Name)

and purify our hearts to serve You in truth,

For You are the Pardoner of Yisrael,

and the Forgiver of the tribes of Yeshurun

in every generation,

and beside You,

we have no king who forgives and pardons,

only You!

Blessed are You,

King Who forgives and pardons

our iniquities,

and the iniquities of His people,

the House of Yisrael;

and Who removes our trespasses

each year;

King over the whole earth,

Sanctifier

(of the Shabbos and)

of Yisrael and the Day of Atonement.

PRAYER FOR RETURN OF DIVINE SERVICE

Be pleased, Adonoy, our God,

with Your people Yisrael

and their prayer;

and restore the service

to the Holy of Holies in Your abode,

and the fire-offerings of Yisrael;

and accept their prayer, lovingly

and willingly.

And may You always find pleasure

with the service of Your people, Yisrael.

And may our eyes behold

Your merciful return to Tziyon.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Who returns His Divine Presence to Tziyon.

THANKSGIVING

We are thankful to You

that You Adonoy are our God

and the God of our fathers forever;

Rock of our lives,

Shield of our deliverance,

You are in every generation.

We will give thanks to You

and recount Your praise,

for our lives

which are committed into Your hand,

and for our souls

which are entrusted to You,

and for Your miracles of every day with us,

and for Your wonders and benefactions

at all times—

evening, morning and noon.

(You are) The Beneficent One—

for Your compassion is never withheld;

And (You are) the Merciful One—

for Your kindliness never ceases;

we have always placed our hope in You.

And for all the foregoing

blessed and exalted

be your Name, our King

constantly, forever and ever.

Inscribe for a good life

all the children of Your covenant.

And all the living shall thank You forever

and praise

Your Name with sincerity

the Almighty, Who is our deliverance

and our help forever.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

“The Beneficent” is Your Name

and You it is fitting to praise.

PRAYER FOR PEACE

Grant peace, goodness, and blessing,

favor, kindness and compassion

upon us and upon all Yisrael, Your people.

Bless us, our Father, all of us as one

with the light of Your countenance.

For by the light of Your countenance

You gave us Adonoy our God,

a Torah of life and the love of kindliness,

righteousness, blessing, compassion,

life, and peace.

And may it be good in Your eyes

and to bless Your people Yisrael,

at all times and at every moment

with Your peace.

In the book of life, blessing, peace

and abundant maintenance,

may we be remembered and inscribed

before You;

we and all Your people, the House of Yisrael

for a good life and peace.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Who makes the peace.

Who blesses His people Yisrael

with peace.)

May the words of my mouth be acceptable

and the thoughts of my heart — before You

Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Our God and God of our fathers,

let our prayer come before you

and do not ignore our supplication.

For we are not so brazen-faced

and stiff-necked

to say to you,

Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers,

“We are righteous and have not sinned.”

But, indeed, we and our fathers have sinned.

We have trespassed [against God and man, and we are devastated by our guilt];

We have betrayed [God and man, we have been ungrateful for the good done to us];

We have stolen; We have slandered.

We have caused others to sin;

We have caused others to commit sins for which they are called רְשָׁעִים, wicked;

We have sinned with malicious intent;

We have forcibly taken others' possessions even though we paid for them;

We have added falsehood upon falsehood; We have joined with evil individuals or groups;

We have given harmful advice;

We have deceived; we have mocked;

We have rebelled against God and His Torah;

We have caused God to be angry with us;

We have turned away from God's Torah;

We have sinned deliberately;

We have been negligent in our performance of the commandments;

We have caused our friends grief;

We have been stiff-necked, refusing to admit that our suffering is caused by our own sins.

We have committed sins for which we are called רָשָׁע, [raising a hand to hit someone].

We have committed sins which are the result of moral corruption;

We have committed sins which the Torah refers to as abominations;

We have gone astray;

We have led others astray.

We have turned away

from Your commandments

and from Your good laws,

and we have gained nothing from it.

And You are the Righteous One

in all [punishment] that has come upon us;

for You have acted truthfully

and we have acted wickedly.

What shall we say before You,

Who dwells on high;

and what shall we relate to You

Who dwells in the heavens?

For everything, both hidden and revealed,

You know.

You know the mysteries of the universe,

and the hidden secrets of every individual.

You search all our innermost thoughts,

and probe our mind and heart.

There is nothing hidden from You,

and there is nothing concealed

from Your sight.

And so may it be Your will

Adonoy our God and God of our fathers,

that You pardon us

for all our careless sins,

and that You forgive us

for all our deliberate sins,

and that You grant us atonement

for all our rebellious sins:

For the sin we committed before You

under compulsion and willingly.

And for the sin we committed before You

by callously hardening the heart.

For the sin we committed before You

inadvertently.

And for the sin we committed before You

with an utterance of the lips.

For the sin we committed before You

openly and secretly.

And for the sin we committed before You

in sexual immorality.

For the sin we committed before You

through [misuse of our power of] speech.

And for the sin we committed before You

with knowledge and with deceit.

For the sin we committed before You

by improper thoughts.

And for the sin we committed before You

by cheating a fellow-man.

For the sin we committed before You

with [mere] verbal confession.

And for the sin we committed before You

by joining in a lewd gathering.

For the sin we committed before You

intentionally and unintentionally.

And for the sin we committed before You

by insufficient respect for parents

and teachers.

For the sin we committed before You

by using coercion [to harm others].

And for the sin we committed before You

by desecrating the Divine Name.

For the sin we committed before You

with foolish talk.

And for the sin we committed before You

with impurity of the lips.

For the sin we committed before You

with the Evil Inclination.

And for the sin we committed before You

knowingly and unknowingly.

And for all of these, God of pardon,

pardon us, forgive us,

grant us atonement.

For the sin we committed before You

by forcing someone to give or take bribes.

And for the sin we committed before You

by false denial and false promise.

For the sin we committed before You

by evil talk [slander].

And for the sin we committed before You

by scoffing.

For the sin we committed before You

in business dealings.

And for the sin we committed before You

in eating and drinking.

For the sin we committed before You

by [taking or giving] interest and by usury.

And for the sin we committed before You

by haughtily stretching forth the neck.

For the sin we committed before You

with gazing of the eyes.

And for the sin we committed before You

by the prattle of our lips.

For the sin we committed before You

with haughty eyes.

And for the sin we committed before You

with impudence.

And for all of these, God of pardon,

pardon us, forgive us,

grant us atonement.

For the sin we committed before You

by throwing off the yoke [of heaven].

And for the sin we committed before You

in passing judgment.

For the sin we committed before You

by entrapping a fellowman.

And for the sin we committed before You

by a begrudging eye.

For the sin we committed before You

by lightmindedness.

And for the sin we committed before You

by being stiff-necked [stubborn].

For the sin we committed before You

by running to do evil.

And for the sin we committed before You

by talebearing.

For the sin we committed before You

by swearing in vain.

And for the sin we committed before You

by unwarranted hatred.

For the sin we committed before You

by breach of trust.

And for the sin we committed before You

by a confused heart.

And for all of these, God of pardon,

pardon us, forgive us,

grant us atonement.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a burnt-offering.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a sin-offering.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a “fluctuating” offering.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a guilt-offering for certain

or for doubtful trespasses.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of lashing for violations of Rabbinic law.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of forty lashes.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of death at the hand of Heaven.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of excision and childlessness.

And for sins

for which we are liable

to any of the four death penalties

inflicted by the [Rabbinic] Court [which are]:

stoning, burning,

beheading or strangulation.

For [transgressing]

positive commandments,

and for [transgressing]

prohibitive commandments,

whether the prohibition can be corrected

by a specifically prescribed act,

or whether it cannot be corrected

by a specifically prescribed act,

for those of which we are aware

and for those of which we are not aware.

For those of which we are aware,

we have already declared before You

and confessed them unto You;

and for those of which we are not aware,

before You they are revealed and known,

as it is said,

“The hidden things

belong to Adonoy, our God,

but the revealed things are for us

and for our children forever,

that we might fulfill

all the words of this Torah.”

For You are the Pardoner of Yisrael,

and the Forgiver of the tribes of Yeshurun

in every generation,

and beside You, we have no King

Who forgives and pardons—only You!

God, before I was formed,

I was unworthy [to be created].

And now that I have been formed,

it is as if I had not been formed.

I am like dust while I live,

how much more so when I am dead.

Here I am before You

like a vessel filled with shame.

May it be Your will,

Adonoy, my God, and the God of my fathers,

that I shall sin no more,

and the sins I have committed before You,

cleanse them in Your abundant mercies;

but not through

suffering and severe illness.

My God, guard my tongue from evil

and my lips from speaking deceitfully.

To those who curse me,

may my soul be unresponsive;

and let my soul be like dust to all.

Open my heart to Your Torah

and let my soul pursue Your commandments.

And all who plan evil against me,

quickly annul their counsel

and frustrate their intention.

Act for the sake of Your Name.

Act for the sake of Your right hand.

Act for the sake of Your holiness.

Act for the sake of Your Torah.

In order that Your loved ones be released,

deliver [with] Your right hand and answer me.

May the words of my mouth be acceptable

and the thoughts of my heart — before You

Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.

He Who makes the peace in His high heavens

may He make peace

upon us and upon all Yisrael

and say Amein.

May it be Your will,

Adonoy, our God, and the God of our Fathers

that the Holy Temple be rebuilt

speedily in our days,

and grant us our share in Your Torah.

And there we will serve You reverently

as in the days of old,

and in earlier years.

And let Adonoy be pleased

with the offerings of Yehudahim

and Yerushalayim

as in the days of old and in earlier years.