This prayer was composed by Rav Shlomo Habavli.

Our God and God of our fathers!

Again be compassionate with us,

bring back our exiles as You promised,

renew again as of old

Your love for Your people.

Remove anger

and quickly quiet Your vexation.

Turn from Your fierce anger

and let Your mind be changed

concerning the evil intended for Your people.

Gather and seek the lost ones,¹

footnotes: ¹ Israel.

and strengthen Your inheritance—²

footnotes: ² Israel.

[Your] sheep that are slaughtered

and shorn for fearing You.

If the transgressions are too numerous

among those who crave Your forgiveness,

turn [from Your anger] for the sake of

Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

The iniquity of our fathers

has burdened us [with exile]

and we have to taste the sour grapes;³

footnotes: ³ See Jeremiah 31:29. I.e. the punishment of their sins.

we were made to drink the cup of poison,

bitterness and wrath.

As in the days when You dwelt among us,

and made our lives sweet,

return to us, O God of our deliverance,

and annul Your anger toward us.

You have not totally rejected

those who take refuge in You

and testify to Your Oneness;

they have been punished for their sins,

and look to You to be healed.

Appease Your anger

in accordance with righteous practice.

Turn [from Your anger] Adonoy, how long?

and change Your mind about Your servants.

Daily we yearn

for the revelation of Your secret⁴

footnotes: ⁴ The coming of Moshiach.

which is sealed and hidden,

[while] Your pious ones waste away [in exile];

humiliation breaks our hearts

as we wait for Your graciousness.

Return Adonoy, free our souls,

deliver us for the sake of Your lovingkindness.

We are forsaken

and counted with them

that go down into the grave,

into mourning has been turned

[our] harp, and song, and flute;

those who mourn with tears,

will walk proudly with thanksgiving.

Adonoy! Bring back our exiles

like springs in the desert.

Tears are the food

of those who trust in You,

O my Rock [Who is] Almighty;

“Where is the Redeemer?”

the Almighty’s adversaries ask scornfully.

As You appeared then in a vision,

as You spoke to the righteous [prophets]—

return [now] Adonoy

to the thousand myriads of Israel.

Hear Adonoy,

incline Your ear and listen

to those who plead, “Please forgive,”

reply, “I have forgiven.”

Even though our sins are numerous,

You open the door saying.

“Return O Israel.”

Cause us to return to You, Adonoy,

and we shall return.

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;

remember unto us this day

the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes,

as You made them known

to the humble Moses of old,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy descended in the cloud,

and stood with him there,

and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.

Congregation and Chazzan:

And Adonoy passed before him [Moses],

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.”

Return Adonoy, free our souls,

and deliver us for the sake of Your kindliness.

Return, return, You have said to us,

regarding repentance,

from the very beginning of creation

You promised to accept it.

The correct offering to God

is a broken spirit,

a broken and humbled heart,

God will not despise.

Let come before You

the groaning of the prisoner [of sin],

according to the greatness of Your power

set free those condemned to die.

Grant truth to Jacob,

kindliness to Abraham,

as You have sworn to our fathers

from the days of old.

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 Jacob. 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 Egypt 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.