Prayer by Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean, Simon Wiesenthal Center, President Trump Inauguration 2017

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Sep 26, 2023
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Eternal God,
bless President Donald J. Trump,
and America, our great nation.
Guide us to remember the words of the Psalmist,
“Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
One who does what is right
and speaks the truth”;[1]
Who knows that “when you eat the labor of your hands,
you are praiseworthy”;[2]
[who knows] that “he who sows in tears
shall reap in joy”[3] —
because the freedoms we enjoy
are not granted in perpetuity
but must be reclaimed
by each generation.
As our ancestors have planted for us,
so we must plant for others.[4]
“While it is not for us to complete the task,
neither are we free to desist from them”[5]
“Dispense justice for the needy and the orphan”[6] —
for they have no one but their fellow citizens
and because their nation’s wealth
is measured by her values
and not by her vaults.
Bless all of our allies around the world
who share our beliefs.
(“By the rivers of Babylon,
we wept as we remembered Zion…
If I forget thee O Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.”[7])
“…The doer of all these
shall never falter.”[8]
May the days comes soon
“when justice will dwell in the wilderness
and righteousness will abide in the fertile fields
and the work of righteousness
will be peace, quietness, and confidence
forever.”[9]
Amen.