Adonai Mah Adam
(Ps 144:3-4, 90:5, 90:3, Deut 32:29, Ps 49:18, 37:37, 34:23)
Lord, what are we, that You have regard for us? What are we, that You are mindful of us? We are like a breath; our days are as a passing shadow; we come and go like grass which in the morning shoots up, renewed, and in the evening fades and withers. You cause us to revert to dust, saying: Return, O mortal creatures! Would that we were wise, that we understood whither we are going! For when we die we carry nothing away; our glory does not accompany us. Mark the whole-hearted and behold the upright: they shall have peace. Lord, You redeem the soul of Your servants, and none who trust in You shall be desolate.