Leader then Congregation: הוֹשַׁע נָא Save us, please for Your sake, our God, save us, please.

Leader then Congregation: Save us, please for Your sake, our Creator, save us, please.

Leader then Congregation: Save us, please for Your sake, our Redeemer, save us, please.

Leader then Congregation: Save us, please for Your sake, You who seek us, save us, please.

Save us, please – אֹם נְצוּרָה כְּבָבַת A people guarded like the pupil of Your eye – who understand the Law that refreshes the spirit – who learn through all the laws of the Sabbath – who unfold the rules of carrying on the Sabbath – who fix two thousand cubits as our boundary for the Sabbath – and keep our feet from breaking the Sabbath – who remember early and keep hold of the Sabbath – and speed to hasten in the Sabbath – who for six days work hard for the Sabbath – who sit patiently on before ending the Sabbath – who call her an honor, delight, our Sabbath – who change their clothes, and dress for the Sabbath – who prepare themselves feast and drink for the Sabbath – laying a spread of sweet things on the Sabbath – holding three festive meals for the Sabbath – who break bread over two loaves on the Sabbath – distinguishing four domains on the Sabbath – who light the candles for the command, for the Sabbath – who sanctify the day on the Sabbath – who speak seven blessings [in the Amida] of the Sabbath – who read seven portions of Torah on the Sabbath – bring us into what is ours, the day that will be entirely Sabbath – Save us, please.

I and HE: save us, please.

כְּהוֹשַֽׁעְתָּ As You saved Adam, formed in Your hands, and protected him, making the holy Sabbath his ransom, clemency – so, save us, please.

As You saved the people who remained distinct while longing for freedom – in their thoughts already marking out the seventh day for rest – so, save us, please.

As You saved the people You led and guided as Your flock and gave a Law at Mara, by the still waters – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who received Your gift in the Wilderness of Sin, the camp, who were taught and collected two-fold bread on a Friday – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who clung to You, who learned of their own mind to prepare for the Sabbath, / and [Moses] their shepherd blessed their strength and concurred – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who ate [manna] stored up on [their day of] delight, and it looked no different and its scent had not spoiled – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who learned every law of a journey on the Sabbath, who rested, stopped, and kept the boundaries of domain and encampment – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who could hear the fourth commandment at Sinai: both “Remember” and “Keep” to make the seventh day holy – so, save us, please.

As You saved those commanded to march seven times round Jericho, besieging her to strike until she fell on the Sabbath – so, save us, please.

As You saved Kohelet [Solomon] and his people in the eternal House, when they came to please You for seven days and seven – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who returned, rising up from Exile, redeemed, as they read Your Torah on this Festival, each day – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who rejoiced for You in the second House, renewed, in the Sanctuary where they took up the lulav all seven days – so, save us, please.

As You saved those whose willow beating overrode the Sabbath, who placed branches from Motza at the base of the Altar – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who rejoiced with supple, long, high willows, as they parted from the place calling “Praise to you, Altar!” – so, save us, please.

As You saved those who gave thanks and who prayed and were true to their words, / all of them repeating “We are the LORD’s and to Him our eyes are turned” – so, save us, please.

As You saved those circling [the Altar,] the wine-vat You carved out, with luscious willows, / as they sang out, “I**and HE: save us, please” – so, save us, please.

As You saved the eager legion [of priests], hastening to serve on the day of rest, / bringing a double Sabbath offering, burnt-offering and meal-offering – so, save us, please.

As You saved Your Levites, making them many on their platform, singing “A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day” – so, save us, please.

As You saved those You comforted, always delighting in Your commands, and desired and delivered them, bringing them safe to respite and peace – so, save us, please.

As You saved the returning exiles of the tribes of Jacob, so come back and return the exiles of the tents of Jacob – and save us, please.

As You saved those who kept Your commandments and waited for salvation, God of all salvation – and save us, please.

I and HE: save us, please.

הוֹשִֽׁיעָה Save Your people; bless Your legacy; tend them and carry them forever. Let these words with which I have pleaded with the LORD be close to the LORD our God day and night, that He may do justice for His servant, and justice for His people Israel, day after day; so that all the peoples of the earth will know that the LORD is God. There is no other.