IDF Battle Prayer

تنسيق-الكليات-لعام سكس نيك كس
What it was like for the IDF to go into battle



As soldiers prepared to enter battle the chief IDF Rabbi, Brigadier General Avichai Rontzki, prayed on behalf of the troops.

"Hear O Israel (Shema Yisrael)
You are coming near the war against your enemies
May your heart not fear
Do not be afraid, do not rush away
Do not lose yourself in front of the enemy
Because Lord is your G-d
Who goes in front of you
To battle against your enemies for you
And to deliver salvation
Lord,
Please be with the soldiers of the IDF
The emissaries of your nation
Who are waging war against their enemies
Make us strong and courageous
Fight our fights, battle our battles
G-d,
make them (the enemy) like the whirling dust;
As stubble before the wind
As the fire that burns the forest
The flame that sets the mountain ablaze
So pursue them with your tempest
And terrify them with your storm
Fill their faces with shame
that they make seek your Name,
Lord
Let them be ashamed and terrified
forever, let them be abashed and perish"

(Psalms Chapter 83)

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