Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Siddur Part 14 N:philath HaPanim


The custom is to fall on the face
and offer words of supplication and these verses,

sometimes all of them, and sometimes some of them.
Before You, do I bow and prostrate and supplicate -
Master of the world,
God of all heavenly forces, Master of all masters:
“We do not depend on our righteousness
in casting our supplications before You,
but rather on Your abundant mercies”. (Daniel 9:18)
“What can we say Sacred One? How can we speak?
And how can we justify ourselves”? (Bereshith 44:16)
“We have sinned, and have committed iniquity,
and have done evil and have rebelled,
and have deviated from your instructions
and from your judgments”. (Daniel 9:5)
“To You, Sacred One, is the righteousness,
and to us, faces of shame”. (Daniel 9:7)
Our faces are blackened because of our guilt,
Our stature is bent because of our iniquity;
We have no mouth to answer, we can not lift up our heads.
“My God, I am embarrassed
and ashamed to lift my face to you, my God;
for our iniquities have multiplied over our heads,
and our sins have mounted up to the heavens”. (Ezra 9:6)
We are worthy of no deeds.
Do righteousness with us for the sake of the idea of You,
as You promised us through Your spokesman:
“For the sake of the idea of Me will I restrain my wrath,
and for My praise will I withhold My anger from you,
that I not cut you down”. (Yeshaya 48:9)
“It is not for your sake that I act, House of Yisrael,
but for the sacred idea of Me”. (Yehezkel 36:22)
“Not to us, Sacred One, not to us, but to the idea of You give glory,
for Your kindness, and for Your truth.
Why should the nations say,
‘Where, now is their God’”? (Tehillim 115:1-2)
Please, Sacred One, “Look not to the stubbornness of this people,
nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin”. (Devarim 9:27)
“I beg You, forgive the iniquity of this people
according to the greatness of Your kindness,
and as you have forgiven this people,
from Misrayim until now”. (Bemidbar 14:19)
“For the sake of the idea of You, Sacred One,
pardon my iniquity; for it is great”. (Psalm 25:11)
“Sacred One, hear; Sacred One, forgive; Sacred One,
be attentive and act; do not delay,
for Your sake, my God; for the idea of You is proclaimed
upon Your city and Your people”. (Daniel 9:19)

Pick your head up from the ground and say:
As for us, we know not what to do - for our eyes are upon You.
“Recall Your compassion Sacred One, and Your kindness;
for they are eternal”. (Tehillim 25:6)
“Do not recall former iniquities against us;
may Your mercies quickly come to meet us;
for we are impoverished exeedingly”. (Tehillim 79:8)
“Arise, help us; and redeem us
for the sake of Your kindness”. (Tehillim 44:27)
“Let your kindness be upon us, Sacred One;
just as we awaited You”. (Tehillim 33:22)
“If You, God, preserve iniquities, my Master, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with You;
that You may be revered”. (Tehillim 103:3-4)
“Save, Sacred One! The Ruler will answer u
on the day we call”. (Tehillim 20:10)
“For God knows our nature;
recalling that we are dust”. (Tehillim 103:14)
Help us, God of our salvation,
on account of the glory of the idea of You;
and save us, and forgive our sins,
for the sake of the idea of You. (Tehillim 79:9)

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