4. ("Iin nrX) "Thou favorest mankind with knowl- edge and teachest them understanding. Thon hast fa- vored us with the knowledge of thy law, and thou hast tiuisht us to perform the statutes of thy will ; and thou hast made ns a division, O Lord our God ! between the holy and the profane, between light and darkness, be- tween Israel and the nations, and between the sevenlh day and the six daj's of work. O our Father, our King ! let us rest in peace on those days which ajiproach towanls us, free from all sins, and clean from all iniquities, and make us steadfast in thy fear. And let us be favored with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the favorer of knowledge."
.5. (li'^-lTil) "Return us, O our Father! to the observ- ance of thy law, and draw us near, O onr King! to thy service; and convert us to thee by perfect repentance. Blessed art thmi, O Lord, who vouchsafest repentance."
6. (HsD) " Forgive us, we beseech thee, O our Father! for we have sinned; pardon us, O our King ! for we have transgressed ; for thou art ready to pardon and to forgive. Blessed art thou, O Lord ! who art gracious, and ready to pardon."
7. (HSI) "Oh, look upon our afllictions, we beseech thee, and plead our cause; and redeem us speedily for the sake of thy name; for thou art a mighty Redeemer. Blessed art thou, O Lord ! who redeemest Israel."
8. ('i:XS^) " Heal us, O Lord ! and we shall be healed ; save us, and we shall be saved ; for thou art our praise. Oh, grant us a perfect cure for all our wounds ; for thou art an omnipotent King, a merciful and faithful physician. Blessed art thou, O Lord ! who healest the diseases of thy people Isiael."
9. (IJibs ""i^) "O Lord our God! bless this year for us, as also every species of its fruits for our benelit ; and bestow (in winter sdij, dew and rain f(n) a blessing upon the face of the earth. Oh, satisfy us with thy good- ness, and bless this year as other good and fruitful years. Blessed art thou, O Lord ! whi> blessest the years."
10. (VpV) "Oh, sound the great cornet, as a signal for onr freedom ; hoist the banner to collect our captives, so that we may all be gathered together from the four cor- ners of the "earth. Blessed art thou, O Lord! who gath- erest together the r)utCMSts of thy people Israel."
11. (nn'^wri) "Oh, restor(? our judges as aforetime, and our counsellors as at the beginning; remove from us sor- row and sighing. O Lord! reign thou alone over us in kindness and mercy ; and justify us in judgment. Blessed art ilnui, O Lord ! the King who loveth righteousness and justice."
12. (D"i3"'ir^TQb'l) ".\nd let there be no hope for the cahnnniiitors, let all heretics (Miinni) speedily pass away, and lelidi llunei'neinics t)e(iH dfl'. Speedily root up, break down, and tear up the wicked, and lay them low speedily, in our days: blessed be the Lord, who hreakelh down the enemies, and layeth low the wicked." (This ))rayer is altered in most editions of the Jewish Prayer-book.)
13. (C"^p'n:jn br) "O Lord our God! may thy ten- der meicy l)e moved towards tlie just, the pious, and the elders of thy ))ei)plc, the house of Israel ; the remnant of their scribes, the pious proselytes, as also towards us; and bestow a good reward unto all who faithfully put their trust in thy name; and grant that our portion may ever be with them, eo that we may not be put to shame;
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for we trust in thee. Blessed art thon, O Lord ! who art the support aud coufldence of the just."
■14. (D'^b^Tibi) "Oh, be mercifully pleased to return to Jerusalem, thy city : and dwell therein, as thou hast prom- ised. Oh, rebuild it slionly, even in our days, a structure of everliistiug fame, and speedily establish the throne of David thereon. Blessed art thou, O Lord ! who rebuildest Jerusalem."
15. (rfSlI rX) "Oh, cause the offspring of thy servant David speedily to flourish, and let his horn be exalted in thy salvation ; fen- we daily hope for thy salvation. Blessed art thou, O Lord 1 who causest the horn of salvation to flourish."
16. ("i35"ip S"CTy) "Hear our voice, O Lord our God I Oh, have compassion and meicy upon us, and accept our prayers with mercy and favor; for ihou art omuipotent. Thou hearkenest to prayers and supplications, and from t.liy presence, O our King ! dismiss us not empty ; for thon hearest the prayers of thy people Israel in mercy. Blessed art thou, O Lord! who hearkenest unto prayers."
17. (nui) "Graciously accept, O Lord our God! thy people Israel, and have regard nnto their prayers. Restore the service to the inner psirt of thine house; and accept of the burnt-offerings of Israel, and their prayers with love and favor. And may the service of Israel, thy people, be ever pleasing to thee. Oh that our eyes may behold thy return to Zion with mercy. Blessed art thou, O Lord 1 Mho restorest thy divine presence unto Zion."
IS. (D">l"l^) " We bow down before thee, because thon art Jehovah, our God, and the God of our fathers for ever and ever. The Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salva- tion art thou, from generation to generation. We will bless thee, and show forth thy praises for these our lives, which are in thy hand, and for our souls, which we com- mit to thee, and for thy wondrous works, which we wit- ness every day; for thy marvellous doings and ihy mer- cies at all times — evening, morning, and noon. Gracious God! because thy mercies are without bounds; merciful Lord ! because thy kindnesses are never done, we trust in thee to all eternity."