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Shacharit for Weekdays

Viduy And Tachanun


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Hebrew
בַּדֶּרֶךְ: יַדְרֵךְ עֲנָוִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט,
וִילַמֵּד עֲנָוִים דַּרְכּוֹ: כָּל אָרְחוֹת
יְיָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת, לְנֹצְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ
וְעֵדֹתָיו: לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ יְיָ, וְסָלַחְתָּ
לַעֲוֹנִי כִּי רַב הוּא: מִי זֶה הָאִישׁ
יְרֵא יְיָ, יוֹרֶנּוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ יִבְחָר: נַפְשׁוֹ
בְּטוֹב תָּלִין וְזַרְעוֹ יִירַשׁ אָרֶץ: סוֹד
יְיָ לִירֵאָיו, וּבְרִיתוֹ לְהוֹדִיעָם:
עֵינַי תָּמִיד אֶל יְיָ, כִּי הוּא יוֹצִיא
מֵרֶשֶׁת רַגְלָי: פְּנֵה אֵלַי וְחָנֵּנִי,
כִּי יָחִיד וְעָנִי אָנִי: צָרוֹת לְבָבִי
הִרְחִיבוּ, מִמְּצוּקוֹתַי הוֹצִיאֵנִי: רְאֵה
עָנְיִי וַעֲמָלִי, וְשָׂא לְכָל חַטֹּאותָי:
רְאֵה אוֹיְבַי כִּי רָבּוּ, וְשִׂנְאַת חָמָס
שְׂנֵאוּנִי: שָׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵנִי,
אַל אֵבוֹשׁ כִּי חָסִיתִי בָךְ: תֹּם וָיֹשֶׁר
יִצְּרוּנִי, כִּי קִוִּיתִיךָ: פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים
אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל צָרוֹתָיו: וְהוּא
יִפְדֶּה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל עֲוֹנֹתָיו:<sup>1</sup>
Sephardi
Baderech: yadrech anavim bammishpat,
vilammed anavim darko: kol orchot
Adonai chesed ve'emet, l’notzere vrito
ve’edotav: lema'an shimcha Adonai, v'salachta
la’avoni ki rav hu: mi zeh ha'ish
yerei Adonai, yorennu bederech yivchar: nafsho
b’tov talin v’zar’o yirash aretz: sod
Adonai lire'av, uv’rito l’hodi’am:
Einai tamid el Adonai, ki hu yotzi
mereshet raglai: peneh elai v’chonneni,
ki yachid v’ani ani: tzarot l'vavi
hirchivu, mimmetzukotai hotzi’eni: re'eh
onyi va’amali, v’sa lechol chatta’otai:
re'eh oyvai ki rabbu, v’sin’at chamas
s’ne’uni: shamrah nafshi v’hatzileni,
al evosh ki chasiti vakh: tom vayosher
yitzruni, ki kivviticha: pedeh Elohim
et Yisrael mikol tzarotav: vehu
yifdeh et Yisrael mikol avonotav:<sup>1</sup>
English
humble people along the path of justice, and He teaches them His ways. All of the Lord’s paths are kindness and truth to those who keep His Covenant—His Torah—and His commandments. Forgive me, God, for my sin, even though it is great. Do it for the sake of Your name, Lord, so that people will recognize You as a forgiving God. King David tells us: The Lord helps the person who fears Him and teaches him how to choose the right path. When such a person dies, his soul will rest well, and his children will inherit the earth. The secrets of the Lord are revealed to those who fear Him. He makes His Covenant—the Torah—known to them. My eyes are always looking to the Lord, because He will free my feet from the trap that my enemies have set for me. Turn toward me and be gracious to me, God, because I am alone and in pain. The sufferings of my heart have increased; save me from my troubles. See my pain and suffering, and forgive all my sins. See how my enemies have increased; they hate me with a violent hatred. Guard my soul and save me. Do not let me be embarrassed by others, because I trust in You. Sincerity and uprightness will protect me, because my hope is in You. God, redeem the Children of Israel from all of their troubles. King David tells us: He, God, will redeem and forgive the Children of Israel for all their sins.<sup>1</sup>
On Mondays and Thursdays,<sup>2</sup> including public fast days, continue below. On other days of the week, continue with אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ on page 120 (between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, page 693); on public fast days, continue with Selichot.

FOR MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS

The following is said while standing.

Tachanun: May God forgive our sins and have mercy on us

Hebrew
וְהוּא רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָוֹן וְלֹא
יַשְׁחִית, וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב
אַפּוֹ, וְלֹא יָעִיר כָּל חֲמָתוֹ: אַתָּה
יְיָ לֹא תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי,
חַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּרוּנִי:
הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, וְקַבְּצֵנוּ מִן
הַגּוֹיִם, לְהוֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ,
לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶךָ:
אִם עֲוֹנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר יָהּ, אֲדֹנָי,
מִי יַעֲמֹד: כִּי עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה,
לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא: לֹא כַחֲטָאֵינוּ
תַּעֲשֶׂה לָנוּ, וְלֹא כַעֲוֹנֹתֵינוּ
תִּגְמוֹל עָלֵינוּ: אִם עֲוֹנֵינוּ עָנוּ
בָנוּ, יְיָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ:
זְכֹר רַחֲמֶיךָ יְיָ, וַחֲסָדֶיךָ, כִּי
מֵעוֹלָם הֵמָּה:<sup>3</sup> יַעַנְנוּ יְיָ בְּיוֹם
צָרָה, יְשַׂגְּבֵנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב:
יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם
קָרְאֵנוּ: אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ חָנֵּנוּ
וַעֲנֵנוּ, כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ מַעֲשִׂים,
עֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ צְדָקָה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ:
Sephardi
Vehu rachum yekhapper avon v'lo
yashchit, ve-hirbah lehashiv
apo, v'lo ya'ir kol chamato: Atah
Adonai lo tikhla rachamecha mimeni,
chasdecha va'amit'cha tamid yitzruni:
Hoshi’enu Adonai Eloheinu, ve-kabbetzenu min
hagoyim, lehodot l'shem kodshecha,
lehishtabbe’ach bitehilatecha:
Im avonot tishmor Yah, Adonai,
mi ya'amod: ki imcha ha-selichah,
lema'an tivvare: lo khachata’enu
ta'aseh lanu, v'lo kha’avonotenu
tigmol aleinu: im avoneinu anu
vanu, Adonai, aseh lema'an shemecha:
Zekhor rachamecha Adonai, vachasadecha, ki
me'olam hemah:<sup>3</sup> ya’anenu Adonai be-yom
tzarah, y’saggevenu shem Elohei Ya'akov:
Adonai hoshi'ah, hamelech ya'anenu ve-yom
koreinu: Avinu Malkeinu chonenu
va'aneinu, ki ein banu ma'asim,
aseh imanu tzedakah lema'an shemecha:
English
וְהוּא God is merciful and forgives our sins; He does not destroy us because of them. Many times He turns His anger away from us, and He does not stir up all of His anger. May You, Lord, not withhold Your mercy from us. Your kindness and Your truth will always protect us. Save us, Lord, our God. Gather us together from among all the nations across the world, so that we can give thanks to Your holy name and be glorified by praising You. When we praise You, we become glorious, because other nations see that we are Your nation. God, if You keep in mind all of our sins and punish us for them, who will be able to survive, Lord? But the power of forgiveness is with You, God. This encourages us to fear You and repent, for we know that You forgive. Do not act toward us based on our unintentional sins, and do not pay us back based on our intentional sins. If our sins testify against us and show You that we deserve to be punished, Lord, please act kindly toward us for the sake of Your name, so that everyone should recognize that You are a forgiving God. Lord, remember Your acts of mercy and your acts of kindness, because they have always been done<sup>3</sup>—You’ve always acted with mercy and kindness. Lord, answer us on the day of our difficulty; may the name of the God of Jacob strengthen us. Save us, Lord; may the King of the universe answer us on the day we call out to Him. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, because we have no good deeds, and we do not deserve your kindness. Deal with us kindly and generously for the sake of Your name, so that everyone should see that You treat the Jewish Nation well, even when they do not deserve it.