Thursday Selichos (Sixth Day)

(1) Fortunate are those who dwell in Your house; may they continue to praise You, Selah. Fortunate is the people whose lot is thus; fortunate is the people for whom Adonoy is their God. A praise by David! I will exalt You, my God, the King, and bless Your Name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You and extol Your Name forever and ever. Adonoy is great and highly extolled, and His greatness is unfathomable. One generation to another will laud Your works and declare Your mighty acts. The splendor of Your glorious majesty, and the words of Your wonders I will speak. Of Your awesome might, they will speak and Your greatness I will recount. They will make mention of Your bountifulness, and joyfully exult in Your righteousness. Adonoy is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in kindliness. Adonoy is good to all, His mercy encompasses all His works. All Your works will thank You, Adonoy, and Your pious ones will bless You. Of the honor of Your kingship they will speak, and Your might they will declare. To reveal to men His mighty acts, and the glorious splendor of His kingship. Your kingship is the kingship for all times, and Your dominion is in every generation. Adonoy supports all the fallen, and straightens all the bent. The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food at its proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living being. Adonoy is just in all His ways and benevolent in all His deeds. Adonoy is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. The will of those who fear Him He fulfills; He hears their cry and delivers them. Adonoy watches over all those who love Him, and will destroy all the wicked. Praise of Adonoy my mouth will declare, and all flesh will bless His holy Name forever and ever. And we will bless God from now on forever. Praise God.

(2) The Chazzan recites the Half-Kaddish:

(3) Exalted and sanctified be His great Name in the world which He created according to His will and may He rule His kingdom in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and in the near future— and say Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and for all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, and exalted and uplifted, honored and elevated and extolled be the Name of the Holy One, blessed is He; far above all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations which we utter in the world—and say Amen.

(1) Righteousness is Yours, Adonoy while shame is ours. How can we complain? What can we say? What can we speak? And how can we justify ourselves? Let us search into our ways and examine them, and return to You; for Your right hand is extended to receive those who repent. Not with virtue nor with good deeds do we come before You, but like the poor and needy we knock at Your door. At Your door, do we knock, Merciful and Gracious One. Please do not turn us away empty-handed from Your Presence. From Your Presence our King turn us not away empty-handed; for You hear [our] prayers.

(2) You Who hears prayer, unto You does all flesh come. All flesh shall come to prostrate themselves before You, Adonoy. They will come and prostrate themselves before You, my Master and they will give honor to Your Name. Come let us prostrate ourselves and bow; let us kneel before Adonoy, our Maker. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courtyards with praise, give thanks to Him, bless His Name. As for us, through Your abundant kindness we will enter Your House; we will prostrate ourselves toward Your Holy Sanctuary in awe of You. Behold, bless Adonoy— all [you] servants of Adonoy, who stand in the House of Adonoy in the night. Lift your hands to the Sanctuary and bless Adonoy. Let us come to His Dwelling Places, let us prostrate ourselves at His footstool. Exalt Adonoy, our God, and prostrate yourselves at His footstool, Holy is He! Exalt Adonoy, our God and prostrate yourselves at His holy mountain, for Adonoy our God is holy. Prostrate yourselves before Adonoy in the splendor of holiness, tremble before Him all [peoples of] the earth. We will prostrate ourselves toward Your Holy Sanctuary, and give thanks to Your Name for Your kindness and for Your truth; for You have magnified Your word far beyond Your Name. Adonoy, God of Hosts, who is like You, a mighty God; and Your faithfulness is round about You. For who in the skies can be compared to Adonoy, who can be likened to Adonoy among the sons of the mighty? For You are great and do wondrous things; You alone are God. For great beyond the heavens is Your kindness, and until the skies is Your truth. Great is Adonoy and highly extolled, and His greatness is unfathomable. For great is Adonoy and most highly extolled, and awesome is He above all gods. For a great Almighty is Adonoy and a great King over all gods. For who is so mighty in heaven or on earth that can duplicate Your works and Your power. Who would not fear You, King of nations? For to You it is fitting; for among all the wise ones of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You. There is none like You, Adonoy great are You, and great is Your Name in might. Yours is an arm with might strong is Your hand, exalted is Your right hand. Yours is the day, also Yours is the night, You established [the] luminary and [the] sun. For in His hands are the depths of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are His. Who can recount the mighty deeds of Adonoy, or cause to be heard all His praise? Yours Adonoy is the greatness, the might, the glory, the victory and the beauty, for all that is in heaven and on earth [is Yours]; Yours Adonoy, is the kingdom, and You are uplifted over all rulers. Yours are the heavens, also Yours is the earth, the inhabited world and its fullness; You have founded them. You set all the borders of the earth, summer and winter, You formed them. You crushed the heads of Leviathan, You gave him as food to the people of legions. You split open the fountain and brook, You dried up mighty rivers. You crumbled the sea with Your strength; You shattered the heads of sea monsters upon the waters. You rule over the majesty of the sea; when it raises its waves, You still them. Great is Adonoy and highly extolled in the city of our God, the mountain of His Sanctuary. Adonoy of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned upon the cherubim You alone are God. The Almighty is revered in the great council of the holy ones and is awe inspiring over all that are about Him. And the heavens will praise Your wonders, Adonoy, and Your faithfulness [will be praised] in the assembly of holy ones. Come let us sing to Adonoy, let us sound the shofar to the Rock of our deliverance. Let us greet His Presence with thanksgiving, with hymns let us raise our voices unto Him. Righteousness and justice are the foundations of Your throne, kindness and truth precede Your Presence. For together let us take sweet counsel; into the House of God let us walk with the throngs. For the sea is His, and He made it; and the dry land, His hands formed. For in His hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all human flesh. The soul is Yours, and the body is Your doing, have pity on Your work. The soul is Yours, and the body is Yours, Adonoy! Act [on our behalf] for the sake of Your Name. We have come [relying] on Your Name, Adonoy! Act [on our behalf] for the sake of Your Name. For the sake of the glory of Your Name, for gracious and merciful Almighty is Your Name, For the sake of Your Name, Adonoy, pardon our iniquity, for it is great.

(3) Pardon us our Father, because of our great foolishness, we have sinned. Forgive us our King, for our iniquity is great.

(4) You are Almighty, Slow to Anger, Lord of Mercy, You are called, and the way of repentance, You have taught us. The greatness of Your mercy and kindliness, remember this day and every day for the descendants of Your loved ones. Turn to us with compassion for You are the Lord of Mercy. With supplication and prayer we approach Your Presence, as You made known to [Moses,] the modest one of old. From Your fierce anger turn, as it is written in Your Torah. In the shadow of Your wings, may we be sheltered and lodged, as on the day [of which it is said:] “When Adonoy descended in the cloud.” Remove [our] transgression, and blot out [our] iniquity, as on the day [of which it is said:] “And He stood with him there.” Give ear to our cry and listen to our speech, as on the day [of which it is said:] “And He proclaimed the Name, Adonoy” And there it is said:

(5) Congregation and Chazzan:

(6) “And Adonoy passed before him [Moses] and proclaimed:

(7) 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.”

(8) 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.

(9) My eyes were [opened] early even before the [last two] night watches to meditate in Your word. The arrangement of thoughts belong to man, but from Adonoy comes eloquent speech. A prayer of the poor when he is enwrapped [with affliction] and before Adonoy he pours out his prayers. For behold, He forms mountains and creates winds; He recounts to man, his [secret] thoughts. He makes the morning dark and trods over the high places on earth. Adonoy, God of Hosts is His Name.

(10) 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.

(11) The Chazzan repeats after the congregation:

(12) “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:

(13) The Congregation says:

(14) “And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”

(15) 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.

(2) Our God, and God of our fathers!

(3) I will call with Your Name, I will strengthen myself to grasp You, my prayer precedes the morning watch, I awaken the dawn. I approach the Ark to speak clear words, I have prepared my speech with great care so that my lips may move freely.

(4) Behold, my desire is that God will give ear and answer me, but where is the competent petitioner and who is worthy to say, “I have cleansed my heart and my deeds are truthful, I am free from transgression and the work of my hands is clean?”

(5) Deal magnanimously with the guilty and do not exterminate them, let their prayer be esteemed as an offering and their supplication as sweet incense. Raise Your bent ones that they may lift up their heads, let no sins be found in them, neither secret ones or public ones.

(6) Be a stronghold in times of distress for those who trust in You; do not banish into exile, the wanderers, those who stray like sheep, place into Your bottle, the tears with which I cause my couch to melt, let my strength be in You, My Strength and Refuge.

(7) Rescue them and bring them relief, release Your bound ones, they cry to You, they knock at Your door, they call upon You in distress with prayer, they have been robbed by thieves, the wicked have surrounded the righteous. [Almighty] Master and Judge, why have You concealed Your Presence?

(8) The shouts of Your adversaries— those who rise against You— crush them and destroy them; for the knowers of Your secrets— may Your kindness be reserved, always. Please! Return the dispersed and gather the exiled, raise up the lowly to the heights, and bring the dejected up [to Jerusalem].

(9) Let them say among the nations: “Adonoy has done great things for them, the desolate has become [a garden of] Eden, the ruins have become a fortress.” Save those who trust in You, those who sought refuge in Your shelter; regard [the shame of] their oppression, this must be done by You.

(10) Hear the prayers of the downtrodden, look at his crushed spirit, accept his words favorably— the outpouring of his prayer. Strengthen the weak, encourage the faint, grant him relief for You are the Sculptor of mountains and the Creator of winds, and You relate to man, his conversation.

(11) 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.

(12) Congregation and Chazzan:

(13) And Adonoy passed before him [Moses], and proclaimed:

(14) 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.”

(15) 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.”

(16) Adonoy, God of Hosts, who is like You, a mighty God; and Your faithfulness is round about You. My Master, hear our voice; let Your ears be attentive to the voice of our supplication. Unto Adonoy, our God, is mercy and forgiveness, though we have been disloyal to Him. Do not enter into judgement with us, for no living soul will be justified before You.

(17) 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.

(18) “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:

(19) “And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”

(20) 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.

(2) Our God and God of our fathers!

(3) Where is Your jealousy and where are Your mighty deeds, with which You worked awesome wonders for the descendants [of those] with whom You made a covenant? We are driven away and cast out from our inheritance; Adonoy, [our] God! We are ruled by masters besides You.

(4) The anxiety of Your impoverished ones is exceedingly great; they bear the yoke of Your fear with their heart and soul and possessions. They are bowed down and humbled, exceedingly. Let Your compassion come swiftly toward us for we have been brought very low.

(5) The sparkle in our faces has changed because of those who insult us each day, they gnash their teeth and say: “Behold this is the day.” Reveal the design of Your dominion, O fearful God, for we are slain for Your sake all the day long.

(6) We yearn for the time of redemption and comfort, [meanwhile] we are covered with shame and wrapped with humiliation, oppressed and enslaved under the rule of every nation; and not one of us knows for how long.

(7) King of kings! remember Your mercy of old, save those who guard Your unity from the smoking fire-brands. Cleanse the stains of their sin which are red as scarlet; remember not the sins of our ancestors.

(8) Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, my face is hidden [with shame] and my heart is appalled. The enemy who laid it waste condemn and let Your radiant countenance shine upon Your desolate Sanctuary.

(9) [Israel] is the possession You acquired of old for the sake of Your glory, have compassion and do not destroy her, for she is the cause of Your praise; for thus have we been promised by [Moses] the faithful one of Your House, “For a merciful Almighty is Adonoy, your God; He will not weaken you and He will not destroy you.”

(10) Remember the likeness of the perfect one which is etched on Your throne; Illustrious One! From the stream of Your delights give his children to drink; bestow upon them deliverance, acquit them from iniquity, for You are He Who forgives iniquity, and remits transgression and acquits.

(11) 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.

(12) Congregation and Chazzan:

(13) And Adonoy passed before him [Moses]; and proclaimed:

(14) 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.”

(15) 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.”

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(4) Drown the sins of my youth, and let the sea turn them about; 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.

(5) 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.

(6) 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.

(7) Sanctify Your holy Name which they profaned in Your Sanctuary, and [killed] Your holy priests who brought Your burnt-offerings. For what can [Israel] Your holy ones do now that Your offerings have ceased? 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.

(8) 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.

(9) 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.

(10) 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.

(11) Congregation and Chazzan:

(12) And Adonoy passed before him [Moses]; and proclaimed:

(13) 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.”

(14) 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.”

(1) Remember not the sins of our ancestors; let Your compassion come swiftly toward us, for we have been brought very low. The sins of our youth and our transgressions, remember not; with Your kindliness remember us for the sake of Your goodness, Adonoy. Remember Your mercies, Adonoy, and kindlinesses for they are from the beginning of the world. Remember us Adonoy with favor for Your people recall us with Your deliverance. Remember Your congregation which You have acquired of old, You have redeemed the tribe of Your inheritance, this mountain of Zion where You have dwelled. Remember, Adonoy, the affection of Jerusalem, the love of Zion, forget not until eternity. Remember, Adonoy, to the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem, [it was they] who said, “Raze it, raze it to its very foundations.” You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come. Remember Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your very Self, and You said to them: “I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens; and all this land that I have promised, I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.” Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not regard the stubborness of this people, or their wickedness, or their sin.

(2) Do not, we beseech You place upon us this sin, wherein we have acted foolishly and sinned. We have sinned, our Rock; pardon us our Creator.

(3) Remember to us the covenant of the Patriarchs, as You promised, “And I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember,” and the land I will remember.

(4) Remember to us the covenant of the ancestors, as You promised, “And I will remember for their sake, the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the nations; to be their God I am Adonoy.” Do unto us as You promised, “And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them and I will not abhor them, to destroy them, to annul My covenant with them; for I am Adonoy, their God.” Be accessible to us when we seek You, as it is written: “And from there you will seek Adonoy, your God, and you will find Him; if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Open our hearts to love Your Name, as it is written in Your Torah: “And Adonoy, your God will open your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love Adonoy, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.” Sprinkle clean water upon us, and cleanse us, as it is written: “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your defilements, and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.” Sweep aside our transgressions as a thick cloud and as a mist, as You have promised: “I have swept away like a thick cloud your transgressions, and like a mist, your sins; return to Me, for I have redeemed You.” Blot out our transgressions for Your sake, as You promised: “I, I [alone] am He Who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and your sins, I will not recall.” Make our sins as white as snow or wool, as it is written: “Come now, let us reason together, says Adonoy, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red as crimson, they shall become [white] as wool.” Have compassion on us and do not destroy us, as it is written: “For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy, your God; He will not abandon you or destroy you, and He will not forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.” Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written: “If your dispersed are in the farthermost part of heaven, from there Adonoy, your God will gather you, and from there He will take you.” Bring back our captivity and have compassion on us, as it is written: “And Adonoy, your God will return your captivity and have compassion on you; and He will again gather you from [among] all the peoples, where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.” Bring us to Your holy mountain, and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer, as it is written: “And I will bring them to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My House of Prayer; their burnt-offerings and sacrifices will be accepted with favor on My Altar, for My House, will be called a House of Prayer for all peoples.”

(1) The following verses until “When our strength fails, do not forsake us” are chanted by the Chazzan and repeated by the Congregation.

(2) The Ark is opened:

(3) Hear our voice, Adonoy, our God; spare us and have compassion on us, and accept our prayers mercifully and willingly. Lead us back to You, Adonoy and we shall find the way back; renew our days as of old. Cast us not away from Your Presence, and Your holy spirit take not from us. Do not cast us off in time of old age, when our strength fails, do not forsake us.

(4) Forsake us not, Adonoy, our God be not far removed from us. Give us a sign of Your goodness that our enemies may see it and be ashamed; for You, Adonoy, have helped us and comforted us. Give ear to our words, Adonoy! Consider our meditations. May there be gracious acceptance for the words of our mouth, and the meditation of our heart, before You, Adonoy, our Rock, and our Redeemer. For to You Adonoy, we hope You will answer us Adonoy, our God.

(5) Our God and God of our fathers! let our prayer come before you and do not ignore our supplication. For we are not so brazen-faced and stiff-necked to say to you, Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers, “We are righteous and have not sinned.” But, indeed, we and our fathers have sinned.

(6) We have trespassed [against God and man, and we are devastated by our guilt]; We have betrayed [God and man, we have been ungrateful for the good done to us]; We have stolen; We have slandered; We have caused others to sin; We have caused others to commit sins for which they are called רֽשָׁעִים, wicked; We have sinned with malicious intent; We have forcibly taken other’s possessions We have added falsehood upon falsehood; We have joined with evil individuals or groups. We have given harmful advice; We have deceived; We have mocked; We have rebelled against God and His Torah; We have caused God to be angry with us; We have turned away from God’s Torah; We have sinned deliberately; We have been negligent in our performance of the commandments; We have caused our friends grief; We have been stiff-necked, refusing to admit that the cause of our suffering is our own sins. We have committed sins for which we are called רָשָׁע, [raising a hand to hit someone]. We have committed sins which are the result of moral corruption; We have committed sins which the Torah refers to as abominations; We have gone astray; We have led others astray.

(7) We have turned away from Your commandments and from Your good laws, and we have gained nothing from it. And You are the Righteous One in all [punishment] that has come upon us; for You have acted truthfully and we have acted wickedly.

(8) We have trespassed more than any other people, we are more ashamed than any other generation; happiness has departed from us, our hearts are miserable with our sins; [the place of] our desire has been devastated, [the place of] our glory has been humiliated, the abode of our Holy Temple has been destroyed because of our iniquities; our Palace has become a desolation, our beautiful land belongs to strangers, our strength [wealth] to foreigners. Still, we have not repented our errors, so how can we be so insolent and obstinate as to say before You, “Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers, we are righteous and have not sinned.” But indeed we and our fathers have sinned:

(9) We have trespassed [against God and man, and we are devastated by our guilt]; We have betrayed [God and man, we have been ungrateful for the good done to us]; We have stolen; We have slandered; We have caused others to sin; We have caused others to commit sins for which they are called רֽשָׁעִים, wicked; We have sinned with malicious intent; We have forcibly taken other’s possessions We have added falsehood upon falsehood; We have joined with evil individuals or groups. We have given harmful advice; We have deceived; We have mocked; We have rebelled against God and His Torah; We have caused God to be angry with us; We have turned away from God’s Torah; We have sinned deliberately; We have been negligent in our performance of the commandments; We have caused our friends grief; We have been stiff-necked, refusing to admit that the cause of our suffering is our own sins. We have committed sins for which we are called רָשָׁע, [raising a hand to hit someone]. We have committed sins which are the result of moral corruption; We have committed sins which the Torah refers to as abominations; We have gone astray; We have led others astray. We have turned away from Your commandments and from Your good laws, and we have gained nothing from it. And You are the Righteous One in all [punishment] that has come upon us; for You have acted truthfully and we have acted wickedly.

(10) Before our eyes, our toil has been exploited, torn and stripped from us. They have their yoke upon us, we bear it on our shoulders. Slaves rule over us, there is none to free us from their hands. Many troubles have encompassed us, we called out to You Adonoy, our God, but You remained distant from us because of our iniquities. We turned away from You, we have gone astray and are lost. Still, we have not repented our errors, so how can we be so insolent and obstinate as to say before You, “Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers, we are righteous and have not sinned.” But indeed we and our fathers have sinned:

(11) We have trespassed [against God and man, and we are devastated by our guilt]; We have betrayed [God and man, we have been ungrateful for the good done to us]; We have stolen; We have slandered; We have caused others to sin; We have caused others to commit sins for which they are called רֽשָׁעִים, wicked; We have sinned with malicious intent; We have forcibly taken other’s possessions We have added falsehood upon falsehood; We have joined with evil individuals or groups. We have given harmful advice; We have deceived; We have mocked; We have rebelled against God and His Torah; We have caused God to be angry with us; We have turned away from God’s Torah; We have sinned deliberately; We have been negligent in our performance of the commandments; We have caused our friends grief; We have been stiff-necked, refusing to admit that the cause of our suffering is our own sins. We have committed sins for which we are called רָשָׁע, [raising a hand to hit someone]. We have committed sins which are the result of moral corruption; We have committed sins which the Torah refers to as abominations; We have gone astray; We have led others astray. We have turned away from Your commandments and from Your good laws, and we have gained nothing from it. And You are the Righteous One in all [punishment] that has come upon us; for You have acted truthfully and we have acted wickedly.

(12) We have acted wickedly and have transgressed; we have therefore not been delivered. Grant that our hearts [be inspired to] abandon the path of wickedness, and hasten our deliverance; as is written by the hand of Your prophet, “Let the wicked man abandon his ways, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return unto Adonoy, and He will have compassion on him, and unto our God for He pardons abundantly.”

(13) Your righteous annointed [King David] declared before You, Errors—who can comprehend? From hidden [faults], cleanse me.” Cleanse us, Adonoy, our God, from all our transgressions, and purify us from all our defilement. Sprinkle clean waters on us and cleanse us, as it is written by the hand of Your prophet, “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your defilements, and from all your idols, I will cleanse You.”

(14) Micah, Your servant, said before You, “Who is an Almighty [God] like You? Who bears iniquity and overlooks transgression of the remnant of His inheritance; Who does not retain His anger forever, for He delights in kindliness. He will again have compassion on us, He will subdue our inquities, and cast into the depths of the sea, all their sins. And all the sins of Your people the House of Israel, You will cast into a place where they will never be remembered or counted and never recalled to mind. You will grant truth to Jacob, kindliness to Abraham, as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.”

(15) Daniel, man of [Your] delight, cried to you, “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 supplications before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! my Master, forgive! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, for Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and Your people.”

(16) Ezra, the Scribe, said before You, “My God, I am [so] ashamed, and disgraced, that I cannot lift my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen over our heads, and our guilt has grown to the heavens.” “And You are a God of pardon, Gracious, Merciful, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness; and [therefore] You did not forsake them.” Do not forsake us, our Father, do not cast us off, our Creator, do not abandon us, our Maker, do not consume us on account of our sins. Fulfill for us, Adonoy, our God, the word, You promised by the hand of Jeremiah, Your seer as it is said, “In those days and at that time, says Adonoy, the iniquity of Israel will be sought, and there will be none [found], and the sins of Judah [will be sought] but they shall not be found; for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.” Your people and Your inheritance hunger for Your goodness, thirst for Your kindness, long for Your deliverance. Let them realize and know that unto Adonoy, our God, belongs compassion and pardon.

(17) Merciful Almighty is Your Name, Gracious Almighty is Your Name. Upon us is Your Name called, Adonoy! act [now] for the sake of Your Name. Act for the sake of Your truth. Act for the sake of Your covenant. Act for the sake of Your greatness and glory. Act for the sake of Your Law. Act for the sake of Your glorious majesty. Act for the sake of Your congregation. Act for the sake of Your memorial. Act for the sake of Your kindliness. Act for the sake of Your goodness. Act for the sake of Your Unity. Act for the sake of Your honor. Act for the sake of Your teaching. Act for the sake of Your kingship. Act for the sake of Your eternity. Act for the sake of Your counsel. Act for the sake of Your strength. Act for the sake of Your magnificence. Act for the sake of Your righteousness. Act for the sake of Your holiness. Act for the sake of Your abundant mercy. Act for the sake of Your Divine Presence. Act for the sake of Your praise. Act for the sake of Your beloved ones, who repose in the dust. Act for the sake of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Act for the sake of Moses and Aaron. Act for the sake of David and Solomon. Act for the sake of Jerusalem, city of Your holiness. Act for the sake of Zion, Dwelling Place of Your honor. Act for the sake of the desolation of Your Habitation. Act for the sake of the destruction of Your Altar. Act for the sake of the blood of Your servants that was spilled. Act for the sake of those who were slain to sanctify Your holy Name. Act for the sake of those who were slaughtered for [proclaiming] Your Oneness. Act for the sake of those who went through fire and water to sanctify Your Name. Act for the sake of nursing-infants who have never sinned. Act for the sake of weaned-children who have never transgressed. Act for the sake of “Yeshiva”-children. Act for Your sake and not ours. Act for Your sake and deliver us.

(18) Answer us, Adonoy, answer us! Answer us, our God, answer us! Answer us, our Father, answer us. Answer us, our Creator, answer us. Answer us, our Redeemer, answer us. Answer us, our Seeker, answer us. Answer us, faithful Almighty, answer us. Answer us, steadfast and benevolent One, answer us. Answer us, pure and upright One, answer us. Answer us, living and permanent One, answer us. Answer us, good and beneficent One, answer us. Answer us, Knower of our inclination, answer us. Answer us, Suppressor of Anger, answer us. Answer us, One enrobed in righteousness, answer us. Answer us, Supreme King of kings, answer us. Answer us, awesome and exalted One, answer us. Answer us, Pardoner and Forgiver, answer us. Answer us, You Who answer in time of distress, answer us. Answer us, Redeemer and Saver, answer us. Answer us, just and upright One, answer us. Answer us, He Who is near to those who call upon Him, answer us. Answer us, merciful and gracious One, answer us. Answer us, You Who listen to the needy, answer us. Answer us, Supporter of the innocent, answer us. Answer us, God of our fathers, answer us. Answer us, God of Abraham, answer us. Answer us, Fear of Isaac, answer us. Answer us, Mighty One of Jacob, answer us. Answer us, Helper of the Tribes, answer us. Answer us, Stronghold of the Matriarchs, answer us. Answer us, Whom it is hard to provoke, answer us. Answer us, You Who are easily reconciled, answer us. Answer us, You Who answer at a favorable time, answer us. Answer us, Father of orphans, answer us. Answer us, [Protective] Judge of widows, answer us.

(19) He Who answered our father Abraham on Mount Moriah, He will answer us. He Who answered Isaac, his son, when he was bound on the altar, He will answer us. He Who answered Jacob in Beth El, He will answer us. He Who answered Joseph in prison, He will answer us. He Who answered our ancestors at the Reed Sea, He will answer us. He Who answered Moses at Horeb, He will answer us. He Who answered Aaron with the incense pan, He will answer us. He Who answered Pinchos when he rose from among the congregation, He will answer us. He Who answered Joshua at Gilgal, He will answer us. He Who answered Samuel at Mizpah, He will answer us. He Who answered David, and Solomon, his son, in Jerusalem, He will answer us. He Who answered Elijah on Mount Carmel, He will answer us. He Who answered Elisha in Jericho, He will answer us. He Who answered Jonah in the belly of the whale, He will answer us. He Who answered Hezekiah, King of Judah, in his illness, He will answer us. He Who answered Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the midst of the fiery furnace, He will answer us. He Who answered Daniel in the lions’ den, He will answer us. He Who answered Mordecai and Esther in Shushan, the capital [city of Persia], He will answer us. He Who answered Ezra in captivity, He will answer us. He Who answered all the righteous, the pious, the perfect and the upright, He will answer us.

(20) May the Merciful One, Who answers the poor, answer us. May the Merciful One Who answers the broken-hearted, answer us. May the Merciful One Who answers the broken in spirit, answer us. Merciful One, answer us; Merciful One, have pity; Merciful One, redeem, Merciful One, save, Merciful One, have compassion on us, now, speedily, and very soon.

(21) And David said to Gad (II Samuel 24:14), “I am greatly distressed; let us fall into the hand of Adonoy for His mercies are great, but into the hand of man let me not fall.

(22) Merciful and gracious One I have sinned before You; Adonoy, full of mercy, have compassion upon me and accept my supplications. Adonoy, do not rebuke me with Your anger, nor chastise me with Your rage. Be gracious unto me, Adonoy, for I am desolate, help me Adonoy, for my bones are terrified. My soul, too, is utterly terrified, and You Adonoy, how long? Return Adonoy, free my soul, deliver me for the sake of Your lovingkindness. For in death there is no mention of You; in the lower world who will thank You. I am worn out with my sighing, every night I cause my bed to float; with my tears, I melt my couch. My eye is dimmed from anger, it has aged because of my tormentors. Depart from me, all you evildoers, for Adonoy has heard the voice of my weeping. Adonoy has heard my supplication, Adonoy will (also) accept my prayer. Ashamed and utterly terrified will all my foes be, they will return and be instantaneously ashamed.

(23) (The following prayer is said only if a Minyan of ten males is present.)

(24) He wounds and heals, He slays and revives, He raises up from the pit to life eternal. When a son sins, his father smites him, but then a compassionate father heals his wound. A rebellious slave is put in chains, but if the master desires, he breaks the chains. We are Your firstborn and we have sinned against You— —our souls are filled with bitter affliction. We are Your slaves, and we rebelled against You— —some of us have endured plunder, some captivity, some the whip. We beseech You, in Your abundant mercy, heal our overwhelming pain, so that we are not completely annihilated in exile.

(25) Angels of mercy! Bring our plea for compassion before the Presence of the Lord of mercy. Angels of prayer! Cause our prayers to be heard before Him Who hears prayer. Angels of weeping! Cause our cries to be heard before Him Who listens to cries. Angels of tears! bring our tears before the King Who is appeased by tears. Intercede for us and amplify supplication and entreaty before the King, Almighty, Who is exalted and uplifted. Mention before Him, cause Him to hear of the Torah learning and good deeds of our ancestors who repose in the dust. May He remember their love and give life to their descendants so that the remnant of Jacob will not perish; for the flock of the faithful shepherd has become a disgrace; Israel the unique nation [has become] an example and a byword [of humiliation]. Hasten and answer us, God of our deliverance, and redeem us from all harsh decrees, deliver in Your abundant mercy Your righteous annointed and Your people.

(26) Master in heaven, we beseech You, as a captive implores his captor. All captives are ransomed with money, but Your people Israel [are redeemed] through compassion and supplication. Grant our petition and our request, that we not return empty-handed from before You.

(27) Master in heaven, we beseech You, as a slave implores his master. We are oppressed and live in darkness, our souls are grieved from great affliction. We don’t have the strength to appease You, Master, do it for the sake of the covenant, which You made with our forefathers.

(28) Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel, and let not Israel perish, who say, “Hear Israel.”

(29) Guardian of the unique nation guard the remnant of the unique people and let not the unique nation perish, who proclaim the Oneness of Your Name, [saying:] Adonoy is our God, Adonoy is One.

(30) Guardian of the holy nation, guard the remnant of the holy people and let not the holy nation perish who repeat the threefold sanctification to the Holy One.

(31) You Who are appeased by pleas for mercy, are conciliated by supplications be appeased and conciliated to an afflicted generation for there is none else to help.

(32) Our Father, our King! be gracious to us and answer us for we have no [good] deeds: deal with us charitably and kindly and deliver us.

(33) As for us, we know not what to do; but our eyes are upon You. Remember Your mercies, Adonoy, and kindnesses for they are from the beginning of the world. Adonoy! may Your kindness be upon us, as we have waited for You. Remember not the sins of our ancestors; let Your mercy come swiftly toward us for we have been brought very low. Be gracious to us, Adonoy, be gracious to us for we are saturated with humiliation. [Even] in anger remember to have compassion. For He knows of what we are made; He is mindful that we are but dust. Help us, God of our deliverance, for the sake of the glory of Your Name; save us and atone our sins, for the sake of Your Name.

(34) The Chazzan recites the Kaddish

(35) Exalted and sanctified be His great Name in the world which He created according to His will and may He rule His kingdom in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and in the near future— and say Amen.

(36) May His great Name be blessed forever and for all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, and exalted and uplifted, honored and elevated and extolled be the Name of the Holy One, blessed is He; above all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations which we utter in the world—and say Amen.

(37) May their be acceptance of the prayers and supplications of the entire House of Israel before their Father in heaven. And say, Amen.

(38) May there be abundant peace from heaven and life for us and for all Israel, —and say Amen.

(39) He Who makes peace in His high heavens may He, make peace for us and for all Israel, —and say Amen.