" Answer Us "

"Answer us (Aneinu), HaShem, answer us, on this day of our fast, for we are in great distress. Do not pay attention to our wickedness; do not hide Your face from us and do not ignore our supplication. Please be near to our outcry; please let Your kindness comfort us; before we call to You, answer us, as it is said: ‘And it will be that before they call, I will answer; while they yet speak, I will hear.’ For You, God, are the One who responds to His people Israel in time of distress, who redeems and rescues in every time of distress and woe. Blessed are You, God, who responds to His people Israel in time of distress."