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Holocaust Prayer

1 שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְהֹוָה׃

Shir hamma'alot mimma'amakkim keraticha Adonai. A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call You, God.

2 אֲדֹנָי שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָי׃ Adonai shim'ah vekoli tihyenah azeneicha kashuvot lekol tachanunai. O God, listen to my cry; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

3 אִם־עֲוׂנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר־יָהּ אֲדֹנָי מִי יַעֲמֹד׃ Im-avonot tishmar-yah Adonai mi ya'amod. If You keep account of sins, God, who will survive?

4 כִּי־עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא׃ Ki-immecha hasselichah lema'an tivvarei. Yours is the power to forgive so that You may be held in awe.

5 קִוִּיתִי יְהֹוָה קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָלְתִּי׃ Kivviti Adonai kivvetah nafshi velidvaro hochaleti. I look to God; I look to Him; I await His word.

6 נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר שֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר׃ Nafshi L’Adonai mishomerim laboker shomerim laboker. I am more eager for God than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.

7 יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהֹוָה כִּי־עִם־יְהֹוָה הַחֶסֶד וְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ פְדוּת׃ Yachel yisra'el el-Adonai ki-im-Adonai hachesed veharbeh immo fedut. O Israel, wait for God; for with God is steadfast love and great power to redeem.

8 וְהוּא יִפְדֶּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל עֲוׂנֹתָיו׃ Vehu yifdeh et-yisra'el mikkol avnotav. It is He who will redeem Israel from all their iniquities.