Unto you it was made perceptible

so that you might know

that Adonoy is God,

there is nothing else aside from Him.¹

footnotes: ¹ Deuteronomy 4:35.

There is none like You

among gods, my master,

and nothing like Your works.²

footnotes: ² Psalms 86:8.

Your kingship is the kingship for all worlds

and Your dominion is in every generation.³

footnotes: ³ Psalms 145:13.

Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King,

Adonoy will be King forever and ever.

Adonoy will give strength to His people

Adonoy will bless His people with peace.⁴

footnotes: ⁴ Psalms 29:11.

Father of compassion!

Do good, as You see fit, to Zion.

May You rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

For in You alone do we trust,

King,

Almighty,

Exalted and Uplifted, Master of worlds.

And whenever the Ark traveled

Moses would say: “Rise, Adonoy

and let Your enemies be scattered,

and those who hate You, flee before You.”⁵

footnotes: ⁵ Numbers 10:35.

For from Zion will go forth the Torah,

and the word of Adonoy from Jerusalem.⁶

footnotes: ⁶ Isaiah 2:3.

Blessed is He Who gave the Torah

to His people Israel in His holiness.

Adonoy, Adonoy,

Almighty, Compassionate, and Gracious,

Slow to anger

and Abounding in kindness and truth.

He preserves kindness

for thousands of generations,

forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin,

and He cleanses [the penitent].⁷

footnotes: ⁷ Exodus 34:6, 7.

Master of the Universe!

Fulfill the requests of my heart for good,

gratify my wish, and grant my request.

Make me worthy—

Your servant [mention your Hebrew name],

son of Your maidservant

[mention your mother's Hebrew name]

and my wife, sons, and daughters,

and all the members of my household,

—to do Your will wholeheartedly.

Rescue us from the Evil Inclination,

and grant us our share in Your Torah.

Make us worthy

of Your Divine Presence resting upon us,

and shine upon us

the spirit of wisdom and understanding.

May there be fulfilled with us

the verse that reads:

“And the spirit of Adonoy will rest upon him—

the spirit of wisdom and understanding,

the spirit of counsel and might,

the spirit of perception and fear of Adonoy.”⁸

footnotes: ⁸ Isaiah 11:2.

And so may it be Your will

Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers,

to make us worthy

to do good deeds [that are pleasing]

in Your eyes,

and to walk in the paths of the upright,

before You.

Sanctify us with Your holiness

that we may be worthy

of good and long lives,

and life in the World-to-Come.

Guard us from evil deeds

and from evil times

which assail the world.

And he who trusts in Adonoy,

kindliness will surround him.⁹ Amein.

footnotes: ⁹ Psalms 32:10.

May they be acceptable

the words of my mouth

and the thoughts of my heart, before You

Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.

But as for me,

may my prayer to You, Adonoy,

be at a favorable time;

God, in the abundance of Your kindness,

answer me with the truth of Your deliverance.¹⁰

footnotes: ¹⁰ Psalms 69:4.