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The Selichoth Prayers

The Selichoth Prayers – Standard Edition, can be found at:

https://sabbathkeepersfellowsh....ip.org/articles-book

Yom Shishy – Sixth Day of the Week

“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

Blessed be He who spoke and the world was; Blessed be He – and blessed be His Name.

Tehillah/Psalms 102

Hear my prayer, YHWH!

And let my cry for help come to You.

Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress; incline Your ear to me; in the day when I call answer me quickly.

For my days have been consumed in smoke, and my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away, indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

Because of the loudness of my groaning my bones cling to my flesh.

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the waste places.

I lie awake, I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

My enemies have reproached me all day long; those who deride me have used my name as a curse.

For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping because of Your indignation and Your wrath, for You have lifted me up and cast me away.

My days are like a lengthened shadow, and I wither away like grass.

But You, YHWH, abide forever, and Your name to all generations.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion; for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come.

Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones and feel pity for her dust.

So the nations will fear the name of YHWH, and all the kings of the earth Your esteem.

For YHWH has built up Zion; He has appeared in His esteem.

He has regarded the prayer of the destitute and has not despised their prayer.

This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise YHWH.

For He looked down from His set-apart height; from heaven YHWH gazed upon the earth, to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to set free those who were doomed to death, that men may tell of the name of YHWH in Zion and His praise in Yerushalayim, when the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve YHWH.

He has weakened my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.

I say, “O my Elohym, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Your years are throughout all generations.

Of old You founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Even they will perish, but You endure; and all of them will wear out like a garment; like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.

But You are the same, and Your years will not come to an end.

The children of Your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before You.”

Tehillah 27

YHWH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

YHWH is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?

When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

Though a host encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war arise against me, in spite of this I shall be confident.

One thing I have asked from YHWH, that I shall seek:

that I may dwell in the house of YHWH all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of YHWH, and to meditate in His temple.

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, and I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to YHWH.

Hear, YHWH, when I cry with my voice, and be gracious to me and answer me.

When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, YHWH, I shall seek.”

Do not hide Your face from me, do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; do not abandon me nor forsake me, O Elohym of my salvation!

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but YHWH will take me up.

Teach me Your way, YHWH, and lead me in a level path because of my foes.

Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence.

I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the excellence of YHWH in the land of the living.

Wait for YHWH; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for YHWH.

Ben Adam

Son of man!

Why do you slumber?

Arise and call out in supplication; pour out words of prayer; seek forgiveness from the Master of masters.

Wash and purify yourself; do not delay before the days depart, and hurriedly run for help before He who dwells on high.

From transgression and also evil flee, and be dreadful of tragedy.

O, please pay heed to those who know Your name – the loyal ones of Yisrael.

For Yours, Adonay, is righteousness, and ours is nothing but shame.

Stand up like a man and be courageous, to confess your sins.

Seek El Almighty in earnest to atone for your sins, for never are hidden secrets from Him.

And every utterance that is spoken is read before Him.

May He who is merciful have mercy upon us, as a father has mercy for his children.

For Yours Adonay is righteousness and ours is nothing but shame.

Vidduy

I make my sin known to You and do not conceal my iniquity; for I said that it is proper that I confess my transgressions to YHWH, and as a result, You have forgiven the iniquity of my sins.

And it is stated:

He who conceals his transgressions will not succeed, but he, who admits and forsakes them, shall be dealt with mercifully.

Please, YHWH, our Elohym, Elohym of our forefathers, let our prayer come before You, and do not hide Yourself from our supplication – for we are not so insolent nor so obstinate to say before You, YHWH, our Elohym, Elohym of our forefathers, “we are righteous and have not sinned,” rather, truly we have sinned – we as well as our forefathers and our household members:

(With each of the following statements, bring your right fist to your chest, over your heart.)

We have been guilty.

We have betrayed.

We have robbed.

We have spoken gossip and slander.

We have caused iniquity.

We have caused wickedness.

We have acted wantonly.

We have extorted.

We have accused falsely.

We have given bad advice.

We have lied.

We have acted frivolously.

We have rebelled.

We have infuriated.

We have committed adultery.

We have been deviant.

We have committed iniquity.

We have transgressed willfully.

We have oppressed.

We have been obstinate.

We have been wicked.

We have corrupted ourselves and others.

We have committed abominations.

We have strayed and caused others to stray, and we have veered from Your excellent commandments and laws, but it has not benefited us.

But You are righteous regarding all that has befallen us, for You have acted with truth, and it is we who have caused wickedness.

Bezochri Al Mishkavi

When I recall on my bed the wantonness of my heart and its iniquities, I shall rise and come to the house of my Elohym and to His footstool.

And I shall say when I raise my eyes – in my supplications – toward His heavens:

Let us fall, please, at the hand of YHWH, for His mercies are abundant.

To You, my Elohym, the Rock of my might, my refuge in my distress – in You are my hope and my confidence, my strength in my exile.

To You are made all the requests of my heart, directed towards You is all my desire.

Redeem the servant who cries out to You from the hand of his oppressors and enemies.

Let us fall, please, at the hand of YHWH, for his mercies are abundant.

Answer me, YHWH, answer me, when I call from the straits; let it be known among the nations that Your hand is not incapable.

Do not scorn the cry of the poor man who cries out from the hostility of the enemy, who acknowledges his transgressions before You and confesses the sins of his youth.

Let us fall, please, at the hand of YHWH, for His mercies are abundant.

What can he remonstrate and say; what can he say and be justified – a creature of clay whose body will revert to fine dust.

How will man affect You; whether he acts wickedly or acts righteously, are not his words and his deeds written in the book of the account of his days?

Let us fall, please, at the hand of YHWH, for His mercies are abundant.

By day and in the night for You did they arise – Your servants, with their praise; recall for them the merit of Mashiach and do not turn to their misdeeds.

Acquire again Your congregation as in the earliest day, O set-apart One of Yisrael, their Redeemer, and raise Yourself, O Elohym, Who makes peace in His high places.

Let us fall, please, at the hand of YHWH, for His mercies are abundant.

And David said to Gad, “I am very pained; let us fall, please, at the hand of YHWH, for His mercies are abundant; and at the hand of man, may I not fall.”

Compassionate and gracious One – we have sinned before you; have mercy on us and save us!

Eileyka YHWH

Toward You, YHWH, I have raised up my eyes; hear the sound of my pleas as befits Your great kindness.

I have trusted in Your Name and have spread out my palms; I have taken words and have come unto You.

My sorrows have been overpowering and my groans have increased, for all of my sins have You set before You.

My delicate soul dissipates from grief; release from anxiety the soul of Your servant.

Remove my sin, O Elohym of my salvation; also my tears may You place in Your flask.

In times of anger, Your mercy may You recall and reconsider, and gladden and console the soul of Your servant.

Our Father, our King, You are our Father!

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

Our Father, our King, have mercy on us!

Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, although we do not possess excellent deeds.

Deal with us with righteousness and kindness for the sake of Your great Name, and save us.

And we know not what more to do, but our eyes look to You.

Recall Your mercies and kindnesses, YHWH, for they have existed from ever.

May Your kindness be upon us, YHWH, as we have hoped in You.

Qaddish

Exalted and sanctified be His great Name in the world that He created according to His will.

May His kingdom reign, and may He cause His redemption to sprout, and may He hasten the coming of His Mashiach in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire house of Yisrael, speedily and very soon; and let us say:

Amein!

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.

Blessed, lauded, esteemed, exalted, extolled, honored, upraised, and praised be the Name of the set-apart One; Blessed be He; above all the blessings, songs, praises and words of consolation that may be uttered in the world; and let us say:

Amein!

May your prayers and pleas be accepted together with the prayers and pleas of the entire house of Yisrael before our Father in heaven and earth, in the name of Yehoshua HaMashiach; and let us say:

Amein!

May there be abundant shalom from heaven, life, contentment, salvation, consolation, deliverance, healing, redemption, pardon, atonement, comfort and relief for us and for His entire nation Yisrael; and let us say:

Amein!

Hon Tahon

Be merciful to Your children who are returning to You, and who stand before You with trepidation, fearful of the time they will be called to judgment; it is for that reason that they come in distress.

Recall compassion on the Day of Judgment; do away with anger and wrath at the time You will judge those who fear You and those who dwell on Your Name – they who are sitting in judgment.

Bring near to me the year of the Redeemer, and redeem me; upon restful waters, O Elohym, lead me, and recall for me the merit of the perfect man, Yehoshua HaMashiach, and place me like a seal upon Your heart.

Amein!

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