Study it in the app“And now, listen, our Elohim, to the prayer of your servant and to his supplications, and make your face shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the sake of Adonai.”
And now,וְעַתָּהlisten,שְׁמַעour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּto the prayerאֶל תְּפִלַּתof your servantעַבְדְּךָand to his supplications,וְאֶל תַּחֲנוּנָיוand makeוְyour faceפָּנֶיךָshineהָאֵרon your sanctuaryעַל מִקְדָּשְׁךָthat is desolate,הַשָּׁמֵםfor the sakeלְמַעַןof Adonai.אֲדֹנָי
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsprayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilat” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appearssupplication
Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."
Where else “tachanunay” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appearslook with favor
Literally "light up the face": to look on with favor.
Where else “haer” appearssanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appearsdesolate
Desolate, ruined; of a person, abandoned and without comfort.
Where else “shamem” appearsAdonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears16Adonai, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your fury turn away, please, from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.
17 · This verse (above)
18Incline, my Elohim, your ear and hear; open your eyes and see our desolations and the city over which your name is called; for not because of our righteous acts do we present our supplications before you, but because of your great compassion.
