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Special Yom Kippur Prayer

Let our prayer ascend at sunset,
And may our cry come to You at sunrise;
May our song be heard till sunset,

Let our voice ascend to You at sunset,
And let our merit come up at sunrise;
May our redemption be seen till sunset.

Let our distress ascend at sunset,
And may our pardon come forth at sunrise;
May we have atonement till sunset.

Let our salvation rise at sunset,
And may our purity come at sunrise;
May our plea be noted till sunset.

Let our remembrance ascend at sunset,
And let our assembly gather at sunrise;
May we be marked for glory till sunset.

Let our repentance rise at sunset,
And may rejoicing come at sunrise;
May our request endure till sunset.

Let our contrite sigh ascend at sunset,
And let it come before You at sunrise;
May we see our salvation till sunset.
Amen.

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses, the man of God

1 Lord, you have been our dwelling-place[a]
    in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3 You turn us[b] back to dust,
    and say, ‘Turn back, you mortals.’
4 For a thousand years in your sight
    are like yesterday when it is past,
    or like a watch in the night.

5 You sweep them away; they are like a dream,
    like grass that is renewed in the morning;
6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
    in the evening it fades and withers.

7 For we are consumed by your anger;
    by your wrath we are overwhelmed.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
    our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

9 For all our days pass away under your wrath;
    our years come to an end[c] like a sigh.
10 The days of our life are seventy years,
    or perhaps eighty, if we are strong;
even then their span[d] is only toil and trouble;
    they are soon gone, and we fly away.

11 Who considers the power of your anger?
    Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due to you.
12 So teach us to count our days
    that we may gain a wise heart.

13 Turn, O Lord! How long?
    Have compassion on your servants!
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
    so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
    and for as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let your work be manifest to your servants,
    and your glorious power to their children.
17 Let the favour of the Lord our God be upon us,
    and prosper for us the work of our hands—
    O prosper the work of our hands!