004 - FOR THE SEVENTEENTH OF TAMMUZ - לשבעה עשר בתמוז

SELICHOS FOR THE SEVENTEENTH OF TAMMUZ

Selichos are recited standing

It is customary to recite Selichos during Shacharis. When reciting Selichos before Shacharis, or if Tachanun was not said during Shacharis, begin Selach Lanu; otherwise, go to Al Domi Lach

Forgive us, our Father, for in our great foolishness we have erred; pardon us, our King, for our iniquities are many.

G‑d, You are slow to anger, and You are called the Master of mercy, and You have taught the way of repentance. Remember today, and every day, the greatness of Your mercy and Your kindnesses toward the descendants of Your beloved ones. Turn to us in mercy, for You are the Master of mercy. With supplication and prayer we come before You, as You made known to the humble one [Moshe] of old. Turn back from Your fierce anger, as it is written in Your Torah. In the shadow of Your wings may we take shelter and find lodging, as on the day when the L‑rd descended in the cloud. Pass over transgression and blot out guilt, as on the day when He stood with him there. Give ear to our cry and hearken to our words, as on the day when he called out in the Name of the L‑rd, and there it is said:

The following, until unchaltanu, is recited only when praying with a minyan

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth;

keeping kindness for thousands of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and cleansing.

Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.

Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words

"we have sinned" and "we have transgressed"

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

Give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. For with You is the source of life; by Your light we see light. Our G‑d, we are ashamed of our deeds and humiliated by our iniquities.

As a father has compassion on his children, so, L‑rd, have compassion on us. Deliverance is the L‑rd's; may Your blessing be upon Your people forever. The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Yaakov is our stronghold forever. L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You. L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call. Pardon, please, the iniquity of this people in keeping with the greatness of Your kindness, as You have forgiven this people from Egypt until now; and there it is said: And the L‑rd said, I have pardoned according to your word. Incline Your ear, my G‑d, and hear; open Your eyes and behold our desolation and the city upon which Your Name is called; for it is not because of our righteous deeds that we lay our supplications before You, but because of Your abundant mercy. My L‑rd, hear! My L‑rd, forgive! My L‑rd, listen and act, do not delay, for Your own sake, my G‑d, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers:
We have come to You, Creator of spirits; through our many iniquities our sighs have grown heavy; decrees have grown mighty and outcries have multiplied — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz the Tablets were broken.
We were exiled from the Chosen House; our judgment was sealed and the decree was decreed; and our light grew dark about us — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz the Torah was burned.
Our enemies tore down the Sanctuary; the Shechinah fled from the corner of the Sanctuary; and we were handed over to wanton men to be consumed — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz an idol was set up in the Sanctuary.
The destroying foe grew arrogant in our Sanctuary; anklet and bracelet were taken from groom and bride; because we angered You, we were given over to destruction — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz the daily offering ceased.
All glory and praise departed from us; the enemy drew his sword against us for the slaughter, so that infants and sucklings were made ready for the slaughter — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz burnt-offering and sacrifice ceased.
We rebelled against Him who dwells on high; therefore we were scattered to every corner; our dancing was turned into lamentations — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz the offerings ceased.
We were rebellious before You with contentious tongues; therefore our tongue has learned to utter lamentations; we have been forsaken, no longer counted — for on the seventeenth of Tammuz our iniquities brought this upon us.
We were scattered without finding relief; therefore sighing has increased among us. O Rock, see our soul, for it is bowed low; and turn the seventeenth of Tammuz for us into gladness and joy.
G‑d, King who sits on the throne of mercy, who acts with kindness, who pardons the iniquities of His people, removing them one by one, who grants abundant pardon to sinners and forgiveness to transgressors, who deals charitably with all flesh and spirit — do not repay them according to their wickedness. G‑d, You taught us to recite the Thirteen [Attributes]; remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen, as You made known to the humble one [Moshe] of old, as it is written: The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

The following, until unchaltanu, is recited only when praying with a minyan

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed: L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth; He preserves kindness for two thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and He cleanses. Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.
Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words "we have sinned" and "we have transgressed."
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.
G‑d, do not be silent; do not be deaf and do not be still, O G‑d. For behold, Your enemies are in uproar, and those who hate You have raised their head. G‑d of retribution, L‑rd, G‑d of retribution, appear!
As a father has compassion on his children, so, L‑rd, have compassion on us. Salvation belongs to the L‑rd; may Your blessing be upon Your people forever. The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Yaakov is our stronghold forever. L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You. L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call. Pardon, please, the iniquity of this people in accordance with the greatness of Your kindness, as You have forgiven this people from Egypt until now. And there it is said: And the L‑rd said, "I have pardoned according to your word." Incline Your ear, my G‑d, and hear; open Your eyes and behold our desolation and the city upon which Your Name is called; for not on account of our righteous deeds do we lay our supplications before You, but on account of Your abundant mercies. My L‑rd, hear! My L‑rd, forgive! My L‑rd, listen and act, do not delay — for Your own sake, my G‑d, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people.
Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers:
I will lament with weeping because of the hand sent forth against me in ruin; when I provoked [Him] within His own house through my betrayal and my robbing [Him]. He departed and fled, journeyed ten [stages] and ascended to the seventh [heaven]. He silenced me, distressed me, and set me ablaze in the fourth month.
He proclaimed an appointed time against me in its fullness, to crush the young men, cut down; and twice He multiplied in it trampling and crushing. His abode, where complacent women [sat] weeping for the Tammuz — He condemned me and made me His foe, then, in the month of Tammuz.
They hid five snares, as recorded in the account of the troubles sent forth; they overcame me on its seventeenth day through corruption. For I was ensnared like a shameless bride beneath a canopy of tranquility and success; I did not wait the six [hours] for my Shepherd, and the Tablets were broken.
From His hand I had been adorned with jewel and gold, anklet and bracelet; they were cast away on the day of His wrath, when I corrupted my ways to destruction. The order of His service and the crowning offering of His altar I grew weary of maintaining; therefore, from the chamber of the lambs, the daily offering ceased.
She was shattered, crumbled and scattered, storm-tossed and afflicted; likened to a parched land, without a helmsman, and wrecked like a ship. You took her for her sin upon her head, with double mourning and lament. Her foes contended with her as on this day, and the city was breached in the second [Temple].
She was sent off like a banished gazelle, with none to seek her out and shelter her; they sharpened their tongues and gave her over like a lamb, to strip her of her wool and her fat. She cries out over the precious vessel with which she was crowned; the delight of her eyes was taken away when Apostomos burned the Torah.
[The foe] reviled the oppressed and the crushed, because fools provoked [G‑d]; they were brought low, given over to be consumed, and by the hiding of [His] Face from looking upon them. A hand completed [the destruction] with the wing of abominations, and they were devoured; at a time of distress, when they gathered, an idol was set up in the Sanctuary.

Suffering and afflicted are the children who of old were the first; their troubles have followed close upon one another for many years; they are stung again and again, as bees and scorpions do; those who long [for redemption] — their hope is lost and their expectation has faded from their eyes.
Zealous G‑d, while You restrain Yourself from those who provoke You, fat and flourishing, may those who wait for You stand upright forever, like well-tended saplings, in love; and as for truth and peace [among those] cut down in the fasts, may they become forever days of joy and gladness and good festivals.

G‑d, King, who sits on the throne of mercy, who acts with kindness, who pardons the iniquities of His people, removing them one by one, who grants abundant pardon to sinners and forgiveness to transgressors, who deals charitably with all flesh and spirit — do not repay them according to their wickedness. G‑d, You taught us to recite the Thirteen [Attributes]; remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen, as You made known to the humble one [Moshe] of old, as it is written: The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

The following, until unchaltanu, is recited only when praying with a minyan

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and truth; preserving kindness for thousands of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and cleansing.

Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.

Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words

"we have sinned" and "we have transgressed"

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

The following paragraphs are recited responsively. The chazzan says the first paragraph, followed by the congregation, and the congregation leads all subsequent paragraphs.

Turn to the one held captive, who was handed over into the hand of Babylon and of Seir as well; to You she has moaned for so long, pleading like a young child.

on the day the enemy prevailed and the city was breached.

For this I bow down and wring my hands: on a day of five [calamities] they scattered me. On account of the calf the Tablets went out from me; the daily offering, too, was destroyed, and he brought me into the cage; an idol was placed in the perfect Sanctuary, and by his counsel he imprisoned me; the meal-offering was abandoned, and the foe set Your Law ablaze with fire.

on the day the enemy prevailed and the city was breached.

Greatly do I shudder and tremble on the day the Almighty thrust me away; the serpent from the north swept me away like a flood; the light grew dark, and Sheshach [Babylon], too, tossed me about like a ball; the hunter stretched out his hand, and the he-goat and the hairy one [also].

on the day the enemy prevailed and the city was breached.

Glory of my heart and my stronghold, will Your anger smoke forever? Do You not see a weary people, blackened like a furnace? Repair my breach through the son of Peretz, and pluck the rose from among the thorns; build the House of [Your] dwelling, to restore the border of the Carmel and the Bashan; open [Your] eye and take vengeance on Etzer and Dishan; judge those [foes], and then the one who caused damage and the one who kindled the fire shall surely pay.

on the day the enemy prevailed and the city was breached.

Turn to the one held captive, who was handed over into the hand of Babylon and of Seir as well; to You she has moaned for so long, pleading like a young child, [remembering] the day the enemy prevailed and the city was breached.

G‑d, King, who sits on the throne of mercy, who acts with kindness, who pardons the iniquities of His people, removing them one by one, who grants abundant pardon to sinners and forgiveness to transgressors, who deals charitably with all flesh and spirit — do not repay them according to their wickedness. G‑d, You taught us to recite the Thirteen [Attributes]; remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen, as You made known to the humble one [Moshe] of old, as it is written: The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

The following, until unchaltanu, is recited only when praying with a minyan

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and truth; preserving kindness for thousands of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and cleansing. Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.

Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words

"we have sinned" and "we have transgressed"

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

Remember Your mercies, L‑rd, and Your kindnesses, for they have existed forever. Remember us, L‑rd, when You show favor to Your people; be mindful of us with Your deliverance. Remember Your congregation which You acquired long ago, which You redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance, Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. Remember, L‑rd, the love of Jerusalem; never forget the love of Zion. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come. Remember, L‑rd, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem, when they said: Raze it, raze it to its very foundation! Remember Avraham, Yitzchak and Yisrael, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own Self, and You said to them: I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever. Remember Your servants, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov; do not regard the stubbornness of this people, nor its wickedness, nor its sin.

Remember for us the covenant of the Patriarchs, as You said: I will remember My covenant with Yaakov, and also My covenant with Yitzchak, and also My covenant with Avraham will I remember, and I will remember the land.
Remember for us the covenant of the early generations, as You said: I will remember for them the covenant of the early generations, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, to be their G‑d; I am the L‑rd.
Deal with us as You have promised us: And even so, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them nor abhor them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them, for I am the L‑rd their G‑d.
Bring back our captivity and have compassion on us, as it is written: The L‑rd your G‑d will bring back your captivity and have compassion on you, and He will gather you again from all the nations among which the L‑rd your G‑d has scattered you.
Gather our dispersed, as it is written: Even if your dispersed are at the ends of the heavens, from there the L‑rd your G‑d will gather you, and from there He will take you.
Wipe away our transgressions like a thick cloud and like a mist, as it is written: I have wiped away your transgressions like a thick cloud, and your sins like a mist; return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Wipe away our transgressions for Your sake, as You said: I, I alone, am He who wipes away your transgressions for My sake, and I will not remember your sins.
Make our sins white as snow and as wool, as it is written: Come now, let us reason together, says the L‑rd; if your sins are like scarlet, they shall become white as snow; if they are red as crimson, they shall become like wool.
Sprinkle pure water upon us and purify us, as it is written: I will sprinkle pure water upon you and you shall be pure; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will purify you.
Have compassion on us and do not destroy us, as it is written: For the L‑rd your G‑d is a compassionate G‑d; He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor will He forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.
Circumcise our heart to love Your Name, as it is written: The L‑rd your G‑d will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, to love the L‑rd your G‑d with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Be accessible to us when we seek You, as it is written: From there you will seek the L‑rd your G‑d, and you will find Him, if you search for Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Bring us to Your holy mountain and gladden us in Your house of prayer, as it is written: I will bring them to My holy mountain and gladden them in My house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted with favor on My altar, for My House shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations.

Hear our voice, L‑rd our G‑d; have pity and mercy on us, and accept our prayer with mercy and favor.

Bring us back to You, L‑rd, and we will return; renew our days as of old.

Give ear to our words, L‑rd; consider our meditation.

May the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be pleasing before You, L‑rd, our Rock and our Redeemer.

Do not cast us away from Your presence, and do not take Your holy spirit from us.

Do not cast us off in old age; when our strength fails, do not forsake us.

Do not forsake us, L‑rd our G‑d; do not be far from us.

Show us a sign for good, so that those who hate us may see it and be ashamed, because You, L‑rd, have helped us and comforted us.

For in You, L‑rd, we have put our hope; You will answer, my L‑rd, our G‑d.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, may our prayer come before You, and do not turn away from our supplication; for we are not so brazen and stiff-necked as to say before You, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, that we are righteous and have not sinned. But indeed, we and our fathers have sinned.

We have incurred guilt, we have acted treacherously, we have robbed, we have spoken slander.

We have acted perversely, we have caused wickedness, we have acted willfully, we have done violence, we have framed lies.

We have given evil counsel, we have deceived, we have scoffed, we have rebelled, we have provoked, we have been disobedient, we have committed iniquity, we have transgressed, we have oppressed, we have been stiff-necked.

We have acted wickedly, we have acted corruptly, we have committed abominations, we have gone astray, we have led others astray.

We have turned away from Your good commandments and Your good laws, and it has not profited us.

And You are just in all that has come upon us, for You have acted truthfully, and we have acted wickedly.

We have acted wickedly and transgressed, therefore we have not been saved. Place it in our heart to abandon the path of wickedness, and hasten deliverance for us,

as it is written by Your prophet: Let the wicked abandon his way and the man of iniquity his thoughts, and let him return to the L‑rd, and He will have compassion on him, and to our G‑d, for He will abundantly pardon.

Your righteous anointed one said before You: Who can discern inadvertent errors? Cleanse me of hidden faults.

Cleanse us, L‑rd our G‑d, of all our transgressions, purify us of all our impurities, and sprinkle pure water upon us and purify us, as it is written by Your prophet: I will sprinkle pure water upon you and you shall be pure; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will purify you.

Your people and Your inheritance, hungry for Your goodness, thirsting for Your kindness, longing for Your salvation — let them recognize and know that mercy and forgiveness belong to the L‑rd our G‑d.

Merciful G‑d is Your Name; gracious G‑d is Your Name; Your Name is called upon us. L‑rd, act 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 Your glory; act for the sake of Your Law; act for the sake of Your majesty; act for the sake of Your meeting place; act for the sake of Your remembrance; act for the sake of Your kindness; act for the sake of Your goodness; act for the sake of Your Oneness; 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 might; act for the sake of Your splendor; 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 Shechinah; act for the sake of Your praise; act for the sake of those who love You, who rest in the dust; act for the sake of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov; act for the sake of Moshe and Aharon; act for the sake of David and Shlomo; act for the sake of Jerusalem, Your holy city; act for the sake of Zion, the dwelling-place of Your glory; act for the sake of the desolation of Your Sanctuary; act for the sake of the ruins of Your altar; act for the sake of those slain for Your holy Name; act for the sake of those slaughtered for proclaiming Your Oneness; act for the sake of those who went into fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name; act for the sake of nursing infants who have not sinned; act for the sake of weaned children who have not transgressed; act for the sake of schoolchildren; act for Your own sake if not for ours; act for Your own sake and save us.

Answer us, L‑rd, answer us; answer us, our G‑d, answer us; answer us, our Father, answer us; answer us, our Creator, answer us; answer us, our Redeemer, answer us; answer us, You who seek us, answer us; answer us, faithful G‑d, answer us; answer us, steadfast and kind One, answer us; answer us, pure and upright One, answer us; answer us, living and enduring One, answer us; answer us, good One who does good, answer us; answer us, You who know our inclination, answer us; answer us, You who suppress anger, answer us; answer us, You who clothe Yourself in righteousness, answer us; answer us, supreme King of kings, answer us; answer us, awesome and exalted One, answer us; answer us, You who forgive and pardon, answer us; answer us, You who answer in time of distress, answer us; answer us, You who redeem and rescue, answer us; answer us, righteous and upright One, answer us; answer us, You who are near to those who call upon You, answer us; answer us, compassionate and gracious One, answer us; answer us, You who listen to the needy, answer us; answer us, You who support the wholehearted, answer us; answer us, G‑d of our fathers, answer us; answer us, G‑d of Avraham, answer us; answer us, Dread of Yitzchak, answer us; answer us, Mighty One of Yaakov, answer us; answer us, Help of the tribes, answer us; answer us, Stronghold of the Matriarchs, answer us; answer us, You who are slow to anger, answer us; answer us, You who are easily appeased, answer us; answer us, You who answer in a time of favor, answer us; answer us, Father of orphans, answer us; answer us, Judge of widows, answer us.

He who answered our father Avraham on Mount Moriah — may He answer us. He who answered his son Yitzchak when he was bound upon the altar — may He answer us. He who answered Yaakov in Beis-El — may He answer us. He who answered Yosef in the prison — may He answer us. He who answered our fathers at the Sea of Reeds — may He answer us. He who answered Moshe at Chorev — may He answer us. He who answered Aharon with the fire-pan — may He answer us. He who answered Pinchas when he arose from among the congregation — may He answer us. He who answered Yehoshua at Gilgal — may He answer us. He who answered Shmuel at Mitzpah — may He answer us. He who answered David and his son Shlomo in Jerusalem — may He answer us. He who answered Eliyahu on Mount Carmel — may He answer us. He who answered Elisha in Jericho — may He answer us. He who answered Yonah in the belly of the fish — may He answer us. He who answered Chizkiyahu, king of Yehudah, in his illness — may He answer us. He who answered Chananyah, Mishael and Azaryah in the fiery furnace — may He answer us. He who answered Daniel in the lions' den — may He answer us. He who answered Mordechai and Esther in Shushan the capital — may He answer us. He who answered Ezra in exile — may He answer us. He who answered all the righteous, the pious, the wholehearted and the upright — may He answer us.

Merciful One who answers the poor, answer us. Merciful One who answers the brokenhearted, answer us. Merciful One who answers the humble of spirit, answer us. Merciful One, answer us. Merciful One, spare us. Merciful One, redeem us. Merciful One, save us. Merciful One, have mercy on us — now, swiftly and soon.

Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You.

Our Father, our King, we have no King but You.

Our Father, our King, deal with us for the sake of Your Name.

Our Father, our King, bless us with a good year.

Our Father, our King, annul all harsh decrees against us.

Our Father, our King, annul the designs of those who hate us.

Our Father, our King, frustrate the counsel of our enemies.

Our Father, our King, remove every oppressor and adversary from upon us.

Our Father, our King, close the mouths of our adversaries and our accusers.

Our Father, our King, remove pestilence, sword, famine, captivity, destruction, iniquity and persecution from the children of Your covenant.

Our Father, our King, withhold the plague from Your inheritance.

Our Father, our King, forgive and pardon all our iniquities.

Our Father, our King, blot out and remove our transgressions from before Your eyes.

Our Father, our King, in Your abundant mercy erase all records of our debts.

Our Father, our King, bring us back in complete repentance before You.

Our Father, our King, send complete healing to the sick of Your people.

Our Father, our King, tear up the evil of the verdict decreed against us.

Our Father, our King, remember us with a favorable remembrance before You.

Our Father, our King, remember us for a good life.

Our Father, our King, remember us for a good life.

Our Father, our King, remember us for redemption and salvation.

Our Father, our King, remember us for livelihood and sustenance.

Our Father, our King, remember us for merits.

Our Father, our King, remember us for forgiveness and pardon.

Our Father, our King, cause salvation to flourish for us soon.

Our Father, our King, raise up the strength of Israel Your people.

Our Father, our King, raise up the strength of Your anointed.

Our Father, our King, fill our hands with Your blessings.

Our Father, our King, fill our storehouses with plenty.

Our Father, our King, hear our voice, have pity and mercy on us.

Our Father, our King, accept our prayer with mercy and favor.

Our Father, our King, open the gates of heaven to our prayer.

Our Father, our King, remember that we are but dust.

Our Father, our King, please do not turn us away from You empty-handed.

Our Father, our King, may this hour be an hour of mercy and a time of favor before You.

Our Father, our King, have compassion on us and on our children and infants.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who were slain for Your holy Name.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who were slaughtered for proclaiming Your Oneness.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who went into fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name.

Our Father, our King, avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.

Our Father, our King, act for Your sake, if not for ours.

Our Father, our King, act for Your sake and save us.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of Your abundant mercy.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of Your great, mighty and awesome Name, which is called upon us.

Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no deeds of merit; deal with us in righteousness and kindness, and save us.