Our God and God of our fathers!

To You, Almighty,

are the eyes of all creatures raised

because before You

the hidden [things] are revealed.

Great is Your counsel

and abundant are Your deeds,

the true Judge and Reprover

the witness and plaintiff to all creatures.¹

footnotes: ¹ I.e. He is the witness and accuser.

Surely, there is no favoritism before You

for the rich and poor are equally judged.

Seek the merits

of Your trustworthy children.

Be compassionate to them

as a father is compassionate to children.

You arranged and preceded

repentance before creation,

to discard evil deeds

and to choose to do [henceforth]

praiseworthy deeds.

The power of the ‘Evil Inclination,’

that entices and seduces

[man] from his youth [on],

for Your sake, repel him

so that he will no longer cause error

to those whose heart he has entrapped.

Arrange for us, before You

a complete repentance,

Enlightened One,² in Your hands are

footnotes: ² I.e. God.

the hidden of the spirit and soul.

Cleanse our thoughts

from sin and guilt,

so that we may return to You

without perverseness and deceit.

Your wonders are many wonders,

Your justice is an awesome justice;

those who call You with trepidation and fear.

Please turn towards their prayer

and do for them a sign that is good.³

footnotes: ³ ‘A sign—good’ i.e. show them a sign that You accept their prayer.

We have sought you

before the rising of the morningstar.

Shine Your countenance upon us

like the light of the morningstar.

With Your illumination cast light

that is as visible as the morningstar.

My Master, hear! My Master, forgive!

My Master, be attentive! and do it,

do not delay!

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.”

Like the stag yearns

for flowing streams of water,

so does our soul yearn

for You, O God.

O God, the insolent rise against us,

and the congregation of tyrants seek our soul,

and they do not set Your Presence

before them, selah.

They said, we will inherit them,

[they who are] the favored of God.

Because of this, will Adonoy restrain Himself,

be silent, and allow us to be tortured

so greatly?

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.