Liturgy su Salmi 78:78

And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38. This verse consists of thirteen Hebrew words. It recalls the “thirteen attributes of Divine mercy” (Exodus 34:67). In the evening when man pauses from the rush of his daily activities, he is conscious of having sinned during the day, and thus begins his prayer with this appeal for Divine mercy.—Machzor Vitry
Midrash Tanchuma (Pinchos 13) notes that the morning sacrifice (תמיד של שחר) atoned for sins committed during the night, while the afternoon sacrifice (תמיד של בין הערבים) atoned for sins committed during the day. Since the evening service does not represent Temple sacrifice, it became customary to recite this verse because it mentions that God “atones iniquity.”—Avudraham Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.²Psalms 20:10.

The glory of Adonoy will endure forever; Adonoy will rejoice in His works.¹Psalms 104:31. The Name of Adonoy will be blessed from now forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Adonoy. High above all nations is Adonoy, above the heavens is His glory.²Psalms 113:4. Adonoy, Your Name³God’s “Name” is the name spelled Yud-Hey-Vuv-Hey. is forever, Adonoy, Your Mention⁴God’s “mention” is the name spelled Alef-Daled-Nun-Yud. In this world God’s name is only written as Y-H-V-H but is pronouced Adonoy. In the future world, however, God’s Name will be pronounced as it is written. Thus the Psalmist means: “Your Name is eternal, but Your mention is solely from generation to generation.—Siach Yitzchok is for generations.⁵Psalms 135:13. Adonoy has established His throne in heaven, [but] His dominion rules over all.⁶Psalms 103:19. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, and they will proclaim among the nations: Adonoy has begun His reign.⁷I Chronicles 16:31. Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King; Adonoy will be King forever and ever.” Adonoy will reign for all eternity [when] nations have perished from His earth.⁸Psalms 10:16. Adonoy annuls the counsel of nations, He disrupts the intention of peoples.⁹Psalms 33:10. Many thoughts are in the heart of man, but [only] Adonoy’s counsel will endure.¹⁰Proverbs 19:21. The counsel of Adonoy will stand forever, the thoughts of His heart throughout all generations.¹¹Psalms 33:11. For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded and it stood.¹²Psalms 33:9. For Adonoy has chosen Zion; He desired it for His dwelling place.¹³Psalms 132:13. For God chose Jacob to be His, Israel for His treasure.¹⁴Psalms 135:4. For Adonoy will not cast off His people, and His inheritance, He will not abandon.¹⁵Psalms 94:13. And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹⁶Psalms 78:38. Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.¹⁷Psalms 20:10.

And He, the merciful One, will atone iniquity, and will not destroy, He frequently withdraws His anger, and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38. You, Adonoy, do not withhold Your mercy from us; may Your kindness and truth always protect us.²Psalms 40:12 (basis). Deliver us, Adonoy, our God, and gather us from among the nations to give thanks to Your holy Name to be extolled in Your praise.³Psalms 106:47. If You, God, should preserve iniquities,⁴Were it not for the grace of God, any sin a person committed would deprive him of the right to continued existence. (Transgression is seen as a form of treason which is punishable by death). However, through the grace of Divine forgiveness, God makes it possible for us to atone for past sins through penitence and the decision to act in the future with God-fearing conduct.—S.R. Hirsch my Master, who could survive?⁵Psalms 130:3. But with You there is forgiveness, [in order] that You may be feared.⁶Psalms 130:4. Do not deal with us according to our sins nor repay us according to our iniquities.⁷Psalms 103:10 (basis). If our iniquities testify against us, Adonoy, act [mercifully] for Your Name’s sake.⁸Jeremiah 14:7. Remember Your mercies Adonoy, and Your kindnesses, for they are from the beginning of the world.⁹Psalms 25:6. Adonoy will answer us on the day of distress, the Name of the God of Jacob will fortify us.¹⁰Psalms 20:2 (basis). Because of the trials and tribulations that marked his life, Jacob has become the model personality for the people descended from him. We preserve our trust in God, despite all the bitter blows which befall us, even as Jacob was confident that God was mindful of him. We, too, are sustained by our trust that God will eventually lead us to salvation as He led Jacob to a pinnacle of joy and happiness.—S.R. Hirsch Adonoy, deliver [us]; the King will answer us on the day we call.¹¹Psalms 20:10. Our Father, our King, favor us and answer us, for we have no [good] deeds; deal charitably with us for the sake of Your Name. Our Master, our God, heed our supplications; and remember unto us the covenant of our fathers and deliver us for Your Name’s sake. And now, my Master, our God, who brought out Your people, from the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made for Yourself a name to this day;’¹²A name which has come to be recognized to an ever growing extent among men.—S.R. Hirsch we have sinned, we have acted wickedly. My Master, with all Your righteousness turn away Your anger and Your rage from Your city, Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers,¹³Through sincere atonement and earnest resolve to better our conduct, we could have restored that which was lost through the iniquities of our ancestors. But instead, we, too, have left much to be desired in this respect.—Yaavetz Jerusalem and Your people are [held] in contempt by all who surround us. And now, listen our God, to the prayers of Your servant and to his supplications; and let Your radiant countenance shine upon Your desolate Sanctuary for Your sake, my Master.

And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38. This verse consists of thirteen Hebrew words. It recalls the “thirteen attributes of Divine mercy” (Exodus 34:67). In the evening when man pauses from the rush of his daily activities, he is conscious of having sinned during the day, and thus begins his prayer with this appeal for Divine mercy.—Machzor Vitry
Midrash Tanchuma (Pinchos 13) notes that the morning sacrifice (תמיד של שחר) atoned for sins committed during the night, while the afternoon sacrifice (תמיד של בין הערבים) atoned for sins committed during the day. Since the evening service does not represent Temple sacrifice, it became customary to recite this verse because it mentions that God “atones iniquity.”—Avudraham Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.²Psalms 20:10.

The glory of Adonoy will endure forever; Adonoy will rejoice in His works.⁸³Tehillim 104:31. The Name of Adonoy will be blessed from now forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Adonoy. High above all nations is Adonoy, above the heavens is His glory.⁸⁴Tehillim 113:24. Adonoy, Your Name⁸⁵Hashem’s “Name” is the name spelled Yud-Hey-Vuv-Hey. is forever, Adonoy, Your Mention⁸⁶Hashem’s “mention” is the name spelled Alef-Daled-Nun-Yud. In this world Hashem’s Name is only written as Y-H-V-H but is pronounced Adonoy. In the future world, however, Hashem’s Name will be pronounced as it is written. Thus the Psalmist means: “Your Name is eternal, but Your mention is solely from generation to generation.—Siach Yitzchak is for generations.⁸⁷Tehillim 135:13. Adonoy has established His throne in heaven, [but] His dominion rules over all.⁸⁸Tehillim 103:19. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, and they will proclaim among the nations: “Adonoy has begun His reign.⁸⁹Divrei Hayamim I 16:31. Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King; Adonoy will be King forever and ever.” Adonoy will reign for all eternity [when] nations have perished from His earth.⁹⁰Tehillim 10:16. Adonoy annuls the counsel of nations, He disrupts the intention of peoples.⁹¹Tehillim 33:10. Many thoughts are in the heart of man, but [only] Adonoy’s counsel will endure.⁹²Mishlei 19:21. The counsel of Adonoy will stand forever, the thoughts of His heart throughout all generations.⁹³Tehillim 33:11. For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded and it stood.⁹⁴Tehillim 33:9. For Adonoy has chosen Tziyon; He desired it for His dwelling place.⁹⁵Tehillim 132:13. For God chose Yaakov to be His, Yisrael for His treasure.⁹⁶Tehillim 135:4. For Adonoy will not cast off His people, and His inheritance, He will not abandon.⁹⁷Tehillim 94:13. And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.⁹⁸Tehillim 78:38. Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.⁹⁹Tehillim 20:10.

The glory of Adonoy will endure forever; Adonoy will rejoice in His works.⁸³Tehillim 104:31. The Name of Adonoy will be blessed from now forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Adonoy. High above all nations is Adonoy, above the heavens is His glory.⁸⁴Tehillim 113:24. Adonoy, Your Name⁸⁵Hashem’s “Name” is the name spelled Yud-Hey-Vuv-Hey. is forever, Adonoy, Your Mention⁸⁶Hashem’s “mention” is the name spelled Alef-Daled-Nun-Yud. In this world Hashem’s Name is only written as Y-H-V-H but is pronounced Adonoy. In the future world, however, Hashem’s Name will be pronounced as it is written. Thus the Psalmist means: “Your Name is eternal, but Your mention is solely from generation to generation.—Siach Yitzchok is for generations.⁸⁷Tehillim 135:13. Adonoy has established His throne in heaven, [but] His dominion rules over all.⁸⁸Tehillim 103:19. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, and they will proclaim among the nations: “Adonoy has begun His reign.⁸⁹I Divrei Hayomim 16:31. Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King; Adonoy will be King forever and ever.” Adonoy will reign for all eternity [when] nations have perished from His earth.⁹⁰Tehillim 10:16. Adonoy annuls the counsel of nations, He disrupts the intention of peoples.⁹¹Tehillim 33:10. Many thoughts are in the heart of man, but [only] Adonoy's counsel will endure.⁹²Mishlei 19:21. The counsel of Adonoy will stand forever, the thoughts of His heart throughout all generations.⁹³Tehillim 33:11. For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded and it stood.⁹⁴Tehillim 33:9. For Adonoy has chosen Tziyon; He desired it for His dwelling place.⁹⁵Tehillim 132:13. For God chose Yaakov to be His, Yisrael for His treasure.⁹⁶Tehillim 135:4. For Adonoy will not cast off His people, and His inheritance, He will not abandon.⁹⁷Tehillim 94:13. And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.⁹⁸Tehillim 78:38. Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.⁹⁹Tehillim 20:10.

And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity and does not destroy; He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage. You, Adonoy, withhold not Your mercy from me; may Your kindness and Your truth¹⁸חסד (kindness) is the good God bestows without a promise, whereas אמת (truth) is the fulfillment of His promise.—Siach Yitzchok always protect me. Remember Your mercies Adonoy and kindnesses, for they are from the beginning of the world.¹⁹God’s mercies to mankind started from the very day that Adam was created. God created the world in order to fill it with kindness as it is said: “A world of kindness was built” (Psalms 89:3).—Rashi Give might to God,²⁰Attribute your victories to God’s might rather than to your own.—Siach Yitzchok. Rashbam and others hold that since God’s actions are a reflection of Israel’s deeds, the latter are, in a sense, the source of His might. Thus when Israel follows the wishes of God, they give might to Him. His pride (majesty) hovers over Israel, and His might is in the clouds. You are awesome, God, from Your Sanctuaries,²¹There is a spiritual Temple in the heavens which corresponds to the Temple on earth.—Radak. The Talmud (Maseches Zevachim 115b) notes that the word ממקדשיך may also be read ממקדשיך, from Your holy people, indicating that God is especially demanding of the most adherent to the Torah. When this occurs, the world is filled with awe and fear of God. Almighty of Israel—He grants might and power to the people; blessed is God. Almighty of vengeance, Adonoy, Almighty of vengeance, reveal Yourself.²²These two verses (94:1-2) are an appeal to God during a time fraught with the sufferings of exile, when it seems as if God has forsaken His people. He is urged to reveal Himself as the Mighty champion of justice—S.R. Hirsch Arise, Judge of the earth! Repay the arrogant their just reward. Deliverance is Adonoy’s.²³Only God knows what is true deliverance for a person. Prayer is not always answered, because God in His infinite wisdom knows that granting the request is not always for our benefit. We must therefore bless and offer thanks to God regardless of whether our petition has been granted.—Siach Yitzchok 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.

And He, the merciful One, will atone iniquity, and will not destroy, He frequently withdraws His anger, and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38. You, Adonoy, do not withhold Your mercy from us; may Your kindness and truth always protect us.²Psalms 40:12 (basis). Deliver us, Adonoy, our God, and gather us from among the nations to give thanks to Your holy Name to be extolled in Your praise.³Psalms 106:47. If You, God, should preserve iniquities,⁴Were it not for the grace of God, any sin a person committed would deprive him of the right to continued existence. (Transgression is seen as a form of treason which is punishable by death). However, through the grace of Divine forgiveness, God makes it possible for us to atone for past sins through penitence and the decision to act in the future with God-fearing conduct.—S.R. Hirsch my Master, who could survive?⁵Psalms 130:3. But with You there is forgiveness, [in order] that You may be feared.⁶Psalms 130:4. Do not deal with us according to our sins nor repay us according to our iniquities.⁷Psalms 103:10 (basis). If our iniquities testify against us, Adonoy, act [mercifully] for Your Name's sake.⁸Jeremiah 14:7. Remember Your mercies Adonoy, and Your kindnesses, for they are from the beginning of the world.⁹Psalms 25:6. Adonoy will answer us on the day of distress, the Name of the God of Jacob will fortify us.¹⁰Psalms 20:2 (basis). Because of the trials and tribulations that marked his life, Jacob has become the model personality for the people descended from him. We preserve our trust in God, despite all the bitter blows which befall us, even as Jacob was confident that God was mindful of him. We, too, are sustained by our trust that God will eventually lead us to salvation as He led Jacob to a pinnacle of joy and happiness.—S.R. Hirsch Adonoy, deliver [us]; the King will answer us on the day we call.¹¹Psalms 20:10. Our Father, our King, favor us and answer us, for we have no [good] deeds; deal charitably with us according to Your abundant mercy and deliver us for the sake of Your Name. Our Master, our God, heed our supplications; and remember unto us the covenant of our fathers, and deliver us for Your Name's sake.

Adonoy, God of Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yisrael, our fathers, keep this forever as the intention of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts to You.⁷Divrei Hayamim I 29:18⁸May our recitation of the Kedushah inspire our thoughts and direct our hearts to serve You.—Avudraham And He, the merciful One, atones iniquity and does not destroy; He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.⁹Tehillim 78:38 For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.¹⁰Tehillim 86:5 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your Torah is truth.¹¹Tehillim 119:142 You will grant truth to Yaakov kindliness to Avraham,¹²The patriarchs symbolize the three pillars of the universe—Torah, avodah,—the Temple service and gemilas chasadim—kindliness. Yaakov epitomized Torah, which is the ultimate truth; Yitzchak personified Divine service in his readiness to be offered as a sacrifice to Hashem; and Avraham exemplified the ideal and practice of kindliness throughout his life. We thus pray to be granted a share in the Divine truth of Torah in Yaakov’s merit, and to receive Hashem’s kindliness in Avraham’s merit. as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.¹³Michah 7:20 Blessed is my Master day by day; He loads us, [with blessings]¹⁴Etz Yosef interprets the verse in this manner: “Blessed is Adonoy who loads us each day with His blessings and goodness.” the Almighty Who is our deliverance, forever.¹⁵Tehillim 68:20 Adonoy of Hosts is with us a stronghold for us is the God of Yaakov, selah.¹⁶Tehillim 46:8 Adonoy of Hosts, fortunate is the man who trusts in You.¹⁷Tehillim 84:13 Adonoy, deliver [us]; the King will answer us on the day we call.¹⁸Tehillim 20:10 Blessed is He, our God, Who created us for His glory,¹⁹This phrase is based on Yeshaya 43:7 “Everything that is called by My Name, I have created it for My glory.” and set us apart from those who go astray;²⁰This prayer is based on Yehoshua 24:2, 3, “Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the river—and they served other gods. And I took your father Avraham from the other side of the river.” See Bereishis 20:13 as interpreted by Onkelos. and gave us the Torah of truth, and eternal life He implanted within us. May He open our heart to His Torah, and instill in our heart love and awe of Him, to do His will and serve Him with a perfect heart, so that we shall not labor in vain²¹Some women are barren; they cannot bear children at all. Others have children who are unable to live. Similarly, there are those who study Torah only to criticize and ridicule what they learn, while others learn sincerely but later rebel against its teachings. Those who study to ridicule are comparable to the barren women who are unable to give birth. But those who later rebel are like those who bear children and bury them. We pray to Hashem to instill His love and fear in our hearts so that our learning will bear fruit and have a lasting influence on our lives.—Siddur HaGra nor bring forth that which causes dismay.²¹Some women are barren; they cannot bear children at all. Others have children who are unable to live. Similarly, there are those who study Torah only to criticize and ridicule what they learn, while others learn sincerely but later rebel against its teachings. Those who study to ridicule are comparable to the barren women who are unable to give birth. But those who later rebel are like those who bear children and bury them. We pray to Hashem to instill His love and fear in our hearts so that our learning will bear fruit and have a lasting influence on our lives.—Siddur HaGra May it be Your will, Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers, that we keep Your statutes in this world, and [thus] be privileged to live and behold, and to inherit the goodness and blessing of the Messianic days and in the life of the World to Come. In order that my soul sing to You and not be stilled; Adonoy, my God, forever will I thank You.²²Tehillim 30:13 Blessed is the man who trusts in Adonoy,²³He does not just put his trust in Hashem while relying also upon a great many other factors which he considers the essential supports of his life and happiness. Hashem alone is the source of his trust; he relies on none other than Hashem.—S.R. Hirsch so that Adonoy is his security.²⁴Yirmiyahu 17:7 Trust in Adonoy until the end of days, for in God, Adonoy, is the strength of the worlds.²⁵Yeshaya 26:4 They will trust in You— those who know²⁶These are men of the highest caliber who perceive Hashem’s ways with undistorted clarity. They discern Hashem’s hand guiding the world in its constant, miraculous operation and they know with certainty that all is directed by Hashem.—Malbim your Name for You have never forsaken those who seek You, Adonoy.²⁷Tehillim 9:11 Adonoy desired, for the sake of His righteousness, to make the Torah great and to glorify it.²⁸Yeshaya 42:21

and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38. This verse consists of thirteen Hebrew words. It recalls the “thirteen attributes of Divine mercy” (Exodus 34:6-7). In the evening when man pauses from the rush of his daily activities, he is conscious of having sinned during the day, and thus begins his prayer with this appeal for Divine mercy.—Machzor Vitry Midrash Tanchuma (Pinchos 13) notes that the morning sacrifice (תָּמִיד שֶׁל שַׁחַר) atoned for sins committed during the night, while the afternoon sacrifice (תָּמִיד שֶׁל בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם) atoned for sins committed during the day. Since the evening service does not represent Temple sacrifice, it became customary to recite this verse because it mentions that God “atones iniquity.”— Avudraham

and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38. This verse consists of thirteen Hebrew words. It recalls the “thirteen attributes of Divine mercy” (Exodus 34:67). In the evening when man pauses from the rush of his daily activities, he is conscious of having sinned during the day, and thus begins his prayer with this appeal for Divine mercy.—Machzor Vitry
Midrash Tanchuma (Pinchos 13) notes that the morning sacrifice (תמיד של שחר) atoned for sins committed during the night, while the afternoon sacrifice (תמיד של בין הערבים) atoned for sins committed during the day. Since the evening service does not represent Temple sacrifice, it became customary to recite this verse because it mentions that God “atones iniquity.”—Avudraham

You Who opens Your hand to [accept] repentance, to receive transgressors and sinners: our soul is terrified from our great sorrow— forget us not forever; arise and deliver us, for we trust in You. Our Father, our King, if we are without righteousness and good deeds, remember for us the covenant of our fathers and our testimony each day [that] Adonoy is One. Look at our afflictions, for our sufferings and the miseries of our hearts are many. Adonoy, spare us in the land of our captivity. Do not pour out Your wrath upon us, for we are Your people, the children of Your covenant. Almighty, look! Our glory has sunk low among the nations, and they abominate us like the impurity of the nidah.²⁷Nidah is menstrual uncleanliness. See Leviticus 12:2. How long will Your strength be in captivity and Your glory in the hand of the foe?²⁸This prayer is a paraphrase of Psalms 78:61. We read concerning the Ark of the Covenant, which had fallen into the hands of the Philistines, “And delivered His strength into captivity and His glory into the hand of the foe.” Arouse Your might and Your zeal upon Your enemies, that they be put to shame and be broken form their might. Let our sufferings not seem trivial to You. May Your mercy come swiftly toward us on the day of our distress. And if not for our sake, do it for Your sake; and do not obliterate the remembrance of our remnant; and be gracious to the people who proclaim the unity of Your Name twice very day in constant love: Hear Israel, Adonoy is our God, Adonoy is One.

and does not arouse all His rage.¹Psalms 78:38.

Adonoy, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever as the intention of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts to You.¹⁰I Chronicles 29:18. ¹¹May our recitation of the Kedushah inspire our thoughts and direct our hearts to serve You.—Avudraham And He, the merciful One, atones iniquity and does not destroy; He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹²Psalms 78:38. For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.¹³Psalms 86:5. Your righteousness is everlasting and Your Torah is truth.¹⁴Psalms 119:142. You will grant truth to Jacob, kindliness to Abraham,¹⁵The patriarchs symbolize the three pillars of the universe—Torah, avodah,— the Temple service and gemilas chasadim—kindliness. Jacob epitomized Torah, which is the ultimate truth; Isaac personified Divine service in his readiness to be offered as a sacrifice to God; and Abraham exemplified the ideal and practice of kindliness throughout his life. We thus pray to be granted a share in the Divine truth of Torah in Jacob’s merit, and to receive God’s kindliness in Abraham’s merit. as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.¹⁶Micah 7:20. Blessed is my Master day by day; He loads us [with blessings],¹⁷Etz Yosef interprets the verse in this manner: “Blessed is Adonoy who loads us each day with His blessings and goodness.” the Almighty Who is our deliverance, forever.¹⁸Psalms 68:20. Adonoy of Hosts is with us a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob, Selah.¹⁹Psalms 46:8. Adonoy of Hosts, fortunate is the man who trusts in You.²⁰Psalms 84:13. Adonoy, deliver [us]; the King will answer us on the day we call.²¹Psalms 20:10.

Adonoy, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever as the intention of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts to You.¹⁰I Chronicles 29:18. ¹¹May our recitation of the Kedushah inspire our thoughts and direct our hearts to serve You.—Avudraham And He, the merciful One, atones iniquity and does not destroy; He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹²Psalms 78:38. For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.¹³Psalms 86:5. Your righteousness is everlasting and Your Torah is truth.¹⁴Psalms 119:142. You will grant truth to Jacob, kindliness to Abraham,¹⁵The patriarchs symbolize the three pillars of the universe—Torah, avodah,— the Temple service and gemilas chasadim—kindliness. Jacob epitomized Torah, which is the ultimate truth; Isaac personified Divine service in his readiness to be offered as a sacrifice to God; and Abraham exemplified the ideal and practice of kindliness throughout his life. We thus pray to be granted a share in the Divine truth of Torah in Jacob’s merit, and to receive God’s kindliness in Abraham’s merit. as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.¹⁶Micah 7:20. Blessed is my Master day by day; He loads us [with blessings],¹⁷Etz Yosef interprets the verse in this manner: “Blessed is Adonoy who loads us each day with His blessings and goodness.” the Almighty Who is our deliverance, forever.¹⁸Psalms 68:20. Adonoy of Hosts is with us a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob, Selah.¹⁹Psalms 46:8. Adonoy of Hosts, fortunate is the man who trusts in You.²⁰Psalms 84:13. Adonoy, deliver [us]; the King will answer us on the day we call.²¹Psalms 20:10.

You Who opens Your hand to [accept] repentance, to receive transgressors and sinners: our soul is terrified from our great sorrow— forget us not forever; arise and deliver us. Do not pour out Your wrath upon us, for we are Your people, the children of Your covenant. Almighty, look! Our glory has sunk low among the nations, and they abominate us like the impurity of the nidah.²⁷Nidah is menstrual uncleanliness. See Leviticus 12:2. How long will Your strength be in captivity, and Your glory, in the hand of the foe?²⁸This prayer is a paraphrase of Psalms 78:61. We read concerning the Ark of the Covenant, which had fallen into the hands of the Philistines, “And delivered His strength into captivity and His glory into the hand of the foe.” Arouse Your might and deliver us for the sake of Your Name, let our sufferings not seem trivial to You. May Your mercy come swiftly toward us in time of our distress; not for our sake, but do it for Your sake, and do not obliterate the remembrance of our remnant, for our eyes look hopefully to You, for You are the Almighty Who is King, Gracious, and Merciful. Remember our testimony every day we proclaim twice a day with love: Hear Israel, Adonoy is our God, Adonoy is One.

Adonoy, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever as the intention of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts to You.¹⁰I Chronicles 29:18. ¹¹May our recitation of the Kedushah inspire our thoughts and direct our hearts to serve You.—Avudraham And He, the merciful One, atones iniquity and does not destroy; He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹²Psalms 78:38. For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.¹³Psalms 86:5. Your righteousness is everlasting and Your Torah is truth.¹⁴Psalms 119:142. You will grant truth to Jacob, kindliness to Abraham,¹⁵The patriarchs symbolize the three pillars of the universe—Torah, avodah,— the Temple service and gemilas chasadim—kindliness. Jacob epitomized Torah, which is the ultimate truth; Isaac personified Divine service in his readiness to be offered as a sacrifice to God; and Abraham exemplified the ideal and practice of kindliness throughout his life. We thus pray to be granted a share in the Divine truth of Torah in Jacob's merit, and to receive God's kindliness in Abraham's merit. as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.¹⁶Micah 7:20. Blessed is my Master day by day; He loads us [with blessings],¹⁷Etz Yosef interprets the verse in this manner: “Blessed is Adonoy who loads us each day with His blessings and goodness.” the Almighty Who is our deliverance, forever.¹⁸Psalms 68:20. Adonoy of Hosts is with us a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob, Selah.¹⁹Psalms 46:8. Adonoy of Hosts, fortunate is the man who trusts in You.²⁰Psalms 84:13. Adonoy, deliver [us]; the King will answer us on the day we call.²¹Psalms 20:10.

The glory of Adonoy will endure forever; Adonoy will rejoice in His works.¹Psalms 104:31. The Name of Adonoy will be blessed from now forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Adonoy. High above all nations is Adonoy, above the heavens is His glory.²Psalms 113:4. Adonoy, Your Name³God's “Name” is the name spelled Yud-Hey-Vuv-Hey. is forever, Adonoy, Your Mention⁴God's “mention” is the name spelled Alef-Daled-Nun-Yud. In this world God's name is only written as Y-H-V-H but is pronouced Adonoy. In the future world, however, God's Name will be pronounced as it is written. Thus the Psalmist means: “Your Name is eternal, but Your mention is solely from generation to generation.—Siach Yitzchok is for generations.⁵Psalms 135:13. Adonoy has established His throne in heaven, [but] His dominion rules over all.⁶Psalms 103:19. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, and they will proclaim among the nations: Adonoy has begun His reign.⁷I Chronicles 16:31. Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King; Adonoy will be King forever and ever." Adonoy will reign for all eternity [when] nations have perished from His earth.⁸Psalms 10:16. Adonoy annuls the counsel of nations, He disrupts the intention of peoples.⁹Psalms 33:10. Many thoughts are in the heart of man, but [only] Adonoy's counsel will endure.¹⁰Proverbs 19:21. The counsel of Adonoy will stand forever, the thoughts of His heart throughout all generations.¹¹Psalms 33:11. For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded and it stood.¹²Psalms 33:9. For Adonoy has chosen Zion; He desired it for His dwelling place.¹³Psalms 132:13. For God chose Jacob to be His, Israel for His treasure.¹⁴Psalms 135:4. For Adonoy will not cast off His people, and His inheritance, He will not abandon.¹⁵Psalms 94:13. And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.¹⁶Psalms 78:38. Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.¹⁷Psalms 20:10.

Rabbi Eliezer says, "From where [can you derive] that every plague that the Holy One, blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt was [composed] of four plagues? As it is stated (Psalms 78:49): 'He sent upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and fury, and trouble, a sending of messengers of evil.' 'Wrath' [corresponds to] one; 'and fury' [brings it to] two; 'and trouble' [brings it to] three; 'a sending of messengers of evil' [brings it to] four. You can say from here that in Egypt, they were struck with forty plagues and at the Sea, they were struck with two hundred plagues."

Rabbi Akiva says, says, "From where [can you derive] that every plague that the Holy One, blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt was [composed] of five plagues? As it is stated (Psalms 78:49): 'He sent upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and fury, and trouble, a sending of messengers of evil.' 'The fierceness of His anger' [corresponds to] one; 'wrath' [brings it to] two; 'and fury' [brings it to] three; 'and trouble' [brings it to] four; 'a sending of messengers of evil' [brings it to] five. You can say from here that in Egypt, they were struck with fifty plagues and at the Sea, they were struck with two hundred and fifty plagues."

and does not arouse all His rage.⁹⁸Tehillim 78:38.

and does not arouse all His rage.²⁷Psalms 78:38.

and does not arouse all His rage.¹⁶Psalms 78:38.

and does not arouse all His rage.⁹⁸Tehillim 78:38.

and does not arouse all His rage.⁹Psalms 78:38

The glory of Adonoy will endure forever; Adonoy will rejoice in His works.¹²Psalms 104:31. The Name of Adonoy will be blessed from now forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Adonoy. High above all nations is Adonoy, above the heavens is His glory.¹³Psalms 113:24. Adonoy, Your Name¹⁴God’s “Name” is the name spelled Yud-Hey-Vuv-Hey. is forever, Adonoy, Your Mention15 is for generations.¹⁶Psalms 135:13. Adonoy has established His throne in heaven, [but] His dominion rules over all.¹⁷Psalms 103:19. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, and they will proclaim among the nations: “Adonoy has begun His reign.¹⁸I Chronicles 16:31. Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King; Adonoy will be King forever and ever.” Adonoy will reign for all eternity [when] nations have perished from His earth.¹⁹Psalms 10:16. Adonoy annuls the counsel of nations, He disrupts the intention of peoples.²⁰Psalms 33:10. Many thoughts are in the heart of man, but [only] Adonoy's counsel will endure.²¹Proverbs 19:21. The counsel of Adonoy will stand forever, the thoughts of His heart throughout all generations.²²Psalms 33:11. For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded and it stood.²³Psalms 33:9. For Adonoy has chosen Zion; He desired it for His dwelling place.²⁴Psalms 132:13. For God chose Jacob to be His, Israel for His treasure.²⁵Psalms 135:4. For Adonoy will not cast off His people, and His inheritance, He will not abandon.²⁶Psalms 94:13. And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity; and does not destroy. He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage.²⁷Psalms 78:38. Adonoy, deliver [us!] The King will answer us on the day we call.²⁸Psalms 20:10.

and does not arouse all His rage.⁹Tehillim 78:38

and does not arouse all His rage.¹²Psalms 78:38.

and Your glory, in the hand of the foe?²⁸This prayer is a paraphrase of Psalms 78:61. We read concerning the Ark of the Covenant, which had fallen into the hands of the Philistines, “And delivered His strength into captivity and His glory into the hand of the foe.”