4 — Friday-night Arvit: The Amidah

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Opening

My Adonai, open my lips, & my mouth will speak Your praises.

1 — Ancestors

Blessed are You Adonai, our God, & God of our fathers, God of Avraham, God of Yitshak & God of Yaacov. The great, the mighty & the awesome God. Exalted God. Who bestows good kindness. He possesses everything & recalls the kindness of the patriarchs. And brings the redeemer to their children's children, for His Name's sake, with love. King, helper, savior & a shield, blessed are You Adonai, Shield of Avraham.

2 — Divine might

You are mighty forever, my Adonai, You revive the dead – Greatly capable of saving.

(summer) who causes the dew to fall (winter) who causes the winds to blow & the rain to fall.

You sustain the living with loving-kindness. You revive the dead with great compassion. You support the fallen & heal the ill. And You release those bound. And You fulfill Your faithfulness to those who sleep in the ground. Who is like You, Master of [all] powers, King, Who causes death & gives life & causes salvation to sprout. & You are trustworthy to revive the dead. Blessed are You Adonai, Who revives the dead.

3 — Holiness of the Name

You are Holy, & Your Name is holy, & Your holy ones will praise You every day, forever. Blessed are You Adonai the Holy God. (10 days of repentance – the Holy King)

4 — You sanctified the seventh day

You sanctified the seventh day for Your Name, the completion of the making of heaven and earth. You blessed it above all days and sanctified it above all seasons. Thus it is written in Your Torah:

The heavens and the earth were finished, and all their hosts. On the seventh day God finished the work that He had done, and on the seventh day He rested from all the work that He had done. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work that God had created to do.

Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight shall rejoice in Your kingship. The people who sanctify the seventh day shall all be satisfied and delighted by Your goodness. You favored the seventh day and made it holy; You called it the most cherished of days, a remembrance of the work of creation.

Our God and God of our ancestors, please accept our rest. Sanctify us through Your commandments and give us our portion in Your Torah. Satisfy us with Your goodness, gladden our souls with Your salvation, and purify our hearts to serve You in truth. Grant us, LORD our God, Your holy Sabbath as an inheritance, in love and favor, so that all Israel who sanctify Your Name may rest on it. Blessed are You, LORD, who sanctifies the Sabbath.

5 — Acceptance of worship

Find favor, Adonai, our God, in Your people Israel, & to their prayers turn, & restore the [divine offering] service to the inner Sanctuary of Your house, & the fires [of the offerings] of Israel & their prayers speedily lovingly accept with favor, & let You continually have satisfaction from the service of Your people Israel.

And You, with Your great compassion, desire us & let us be dear, & may our eyes see Your return to Zion with compassion. Bless You, Adonai, Who returns His Divine Presence to Zion.

6 — Thanksgiving

We are grateful to You, that You are He Who is the Adonai, our God, & God of our fathers forever, & our Rock, the Rock of our lives & You are He Who is a Shield of salvation. For each & every generation, we will thank You & will relate Your praise, upon our lives that are placed in Your Hands, & upon our souls, that are entrusted in Your hands (when we sleep), & upon Your miracles that all day are with us, & all Your wonders & goodness at all times, at night, & morning & afternoon. The Good [One], for Your mercy never ends, The Merciful [One are You], for Your loving-kindness never ceases, forever we have hope in You.

Upon all of these, You are Blessed, You are Exalted & Uplifted (in our mouths) always, Your Name, our King, forever & ever & all the living will praise You evermore. And they will praise, & they will bless Your Great Name truely, constantly, for It is good, the God of our Salvation & our Assistance, the Good God. Blessed are You Adonai, the Good, Your Name & You are befitting to give thanks.

7 — Peace

Establish peace, good, & blessing, life, grace & kindness, & compassion upon us & upon all Israel, Your Nation, & bless us our Father all of us together with the light of Your countenance, For with the light of Your countenance, You gave us, Adonai, our God, Torah & Life, Love & Kindness, Righteousness & Compassion, Blessing & Peace, & it is Good in Your eyes to bless us, & to bless all Your people Israel, with great force & peace. Blessed are You Adonai, Who Blesses His people of Israel with Peace. Amen.

Closing the Amidah

May they find favor, the words of my mouth & the thoughts of my heart, before You, Adonai, my Rock & my Redeemer.

My God! Guard my tongue from Bad, & my lips from [speaking] deceit. And those that curse me, let my soul be silent. And let my soul be like the dust to all. Open my heart to Your Torah, & after Your Mitzvot (commandments) let my soul pursue, & all that rise against me for bad, quickly nullify their counsel & ruin their thoughts. Do [it] for the sake of Your Name, do [it] for the sake of Your right (mercy), do [it] for the sake of Your Torah, do [it] for the sake of Your Holiness. For the sake of refraining Your beloved (Israel, from sufferance), Your right (mercy) Deliver [us], & answer us.

May they find favor [from You] – the saying of my mouth & the reflections of my heart before You, my Adonai, my Rock & my Redeemer.

He Who makes peace from the heights, may He with His compassion, make peace upon us & all His people Israel, & [Let us] say, Amen.