He Who dwells in hidden, high heavens,

my Shield, my Protector,

listen to my cry,

give ear to my song,

cleanse my sin;

O Holy One, grant my hope—

give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

Deal charitably with Your people,

Holy One [do it] for Your Name’s sake,

for Your perfect ones have vanished,

[the righteous] who appeased Your anger,

also [the priests] who brought Your offerings;

therefore, I have come now [with prayer].

Give me my life as a request,

and my people’s as my petition.

Drown the sins of my youth,

and let the sea turn them about;⁶

footnotes: ⁶ Let them be turned to virtue through repentance.

exalt the righteousness of our ancestors,

and let the prayers of the humble

adorn You as a crown.

And when You purify me as in a crucible,

my accuser [Satan] will bewail,

for my heart will be whole with You;

therefore, I have come now [with prayer].

Give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

Gracious and Living One, be gracious to me,

the sound of my cry is in my throat,

answer me when You hear it.

Increase Your forgiveness,

inscribe me for life,

let my righteousness testify for me.

Give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

This is my Almighty, deliver me,

and incline the scale in my favor;

reveal Yourself from Your Dwelling,

and grace Your storm-tossed nation;

destroy my slanderer [Satan]

let him not prove Your flock guilty,

lest I witness misfortune—

the destruction of my kin.

Give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

Sanctify Your holy Name

which they⁷ profaned in Your Sanctuary,

footnotes: ⁷ The nations that destroyed the Temples.

and [killed] Your holy priests⁸

footnotes: ⁸ Lit. the Aharonites, descendants of Aharon, the first priest of God.

who brought Your burnt-offerings.

For what can [Israel] Your holy ones do

now that Your offerings have ceased?⁹

footnotes: ⁹ They have no offerings to atone their iniquities.

Therefore we beseech You to regard

the prayers of Your holy ones

as if they offered heifers.

Give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

Accept [the prayers of] Your servants

for the sake of Your glorious Name;

they proclaim Your Unity and testify

that there is none beside You;

please seek out Your lost ones [Israel]

as they approach You in prayer,

for Your love for them is great,

therefore, I seek Your Presence.

Give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

Let my voice be as desirable

as fat offerings offered in Zion;

please turn to me for goodness

and let me find grace [in Your eyes],

for to whom shall I turn now

that I am without support?

I pray, forgive those who hope in You,

and let them hear “I have forgiven.”

Give me my life as my request,

and my people’s as my petition.

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.”