Liturgy zu Tehillim 123:2

The Horse is saying: “Behold, as the eyes of the servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of the maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so are our eyes to YHVH our elo’ah until he will favor us.”

And now Adonoy, our God, after we have repented, we regret [our sins], and after realizing [our guilt], we struck ourselves on the thigh. We are ashamed, even disgraced, for we also bear the shame of our youth.¹Jeremiah 31:18. Because of this we take our flesh in our teeth,²We bite ourselves. and put our life in our hands.³Job 13:14. How shall we approach You, Adonoy, our God, and how shall we bow unto You, exalted God?⁴Micah 6:6. How will You be reconciled to us and atone all our sins, which have passed by and gone like water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again?⁵II Samuel 14:14. If through repentance and confession You will be reconciled to us, behold we repent and confess before You Adonoy, our God: “We have sinned and transgressed, and that which is straight, we distorted, and it has not profited us.” And if through prayer and supplication You will forgive us, behold we offer our supplication before You; “As the eyes of servants [look] toward the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden [look] toward the hand of her mistress; so our eyes are lifted to You.”⁶Psalms 123:2. And if through weeping and wailing You will pardon us, behold, our soul weeps in secret because of our sins, and our spirit groans within us over the multitude of our transgressions. And if through a broken spirit, You will atone us, behold our heart is broken within us, and our spirit is crushed by the troubles and travails which have passed over us, until there is nothing left whole in our flesh. Were it not for Your mercy and kindness, we would have perished because of our iniquities.

And now Adonoy, our God, after we have repented, we regret [our sins], and after realizing [our guilt], we struck ourselves on the thigh. We are ashamed, even disgraced, for we also bear the shame of our youth.¹Jeremiah 31:18. Because of this we take our flesh in our teeth,²We bite ourselves. and put our life in our hands.³Job 13:14. How shall we approach You, Adonoy, our God, and how shall we bow unto You, exalted God?⁴Micah 6:6. How will You be reconciled to us and atone all our sins, which have passed by and gone like water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again?⁵II Samuel 14:14. If through repentance and confession You will be reconciled to us, behold we repent and confess before You Adonoy, our God: “We have sinned and transgressed, and that which is straight, we distorted, and it has not profited us.” And if through prayer and supplication You will forgive us, behold we offer our supplication before You; “As the eyes of servants [look] toward the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden [look] toward the hand of her mistress; so our eyes are lifted to You.”⁶Psalms 123:2. And if through weeping and wailing You will pardon us, behold, our soul weeps in secret because of our sins, and our spirit groans within us over the multitude of our transgressions. And if through a broken spirit, You will atone us, behold our heart is broken within us, and our spirit is crushed by the troubles and travails which have passed over us, until there is nothing left whole in our flesh. Were it not for Your mercy and kindness, we would have perished because of our iniquities.

so our eyes are lifted to You.”⁶Psalms 123:2.