Mordechai Ben David--- מַכְנִיסֵי רַחֳמִים

At the conclusion of the selichot prayers which are recited during Elul and right through to Yom Kippur, there is a prayer which begins with the words “Machnisei Rachamim” (“Those who deliver the prayers”). Machnisei Rachamim is essentially an appeal to the angels that they assist us by personally presenting our prayers and supplications before God.

Machnisei Rachamim haknisu rahamenu

Angels of mercies, put our mercies lifnei baal harahamim

Before the Lord of merciesmashmie tefilah hashmiu tefilatenu

Propagators of prayer, make our prayer heardlifne shomea tefilah Before Hearer of prayer

mashmie tzeaka hashmiu tzaakatenu

Propagators of cries, make our cry heardlifne shomea tzeaka

Before Hearer of criesMachnisei dima haknisu dimotenu

Presenters of tears, put our tearslifnei meleh mitratze bidmaot

Before King Who gives in to those in tears
hishtadlu veharbu tehinah

Do your best and lift up prayerveharbu tehinah uvakashah

Lift up prayer and supplicationlifne meleh el ram venisa.

Before King high and exalted meleh el ram venisa

King high and exalted

מַכְנִיסֵי רַחֲמִים הַכְנִיסוּ רַחֲמֵינוּ

לִפְנֵי בַּעַל הָרַחֲמִים

מַשְׁמִיעֵי תְפִלָּה הַשְׁמִיעוּ תְפִלָּתֵנוּ

לִפְנֵי שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה

מַשְׁמִיעֵי צְעָקָה הַשְׁמִיעוּ צַעֲקָתֵנוּ

לִפְנֵי שׁוֹמֵעַ צְעָקָה

מַכְנִיסֵי דִּמְעָה הַכְנִיסוּ דִמְעוֹתֵינוּ

לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מִתְרַצֶּה בִּדְמָעוֹת

הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ וְהַרְבּוּ תְּחִנָּה וּבַקָּשָׁה

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