[Avodah] N'kom L'aynaynu

[Akiva Miller via Avodah]

Near the end of the list of Avinu Malkenu, we find "... n'kom l'aynaynu
nikmas dam avadecha hashafuch."

Praying that Hashem should avenge the spilled blood of His servants is a
very reasonable request, especially in the context of the lines before and
after that one. But I am a bit surprised by the inclusion of the word
"l'aynanu". It is sort of "dayenu" in reverse: It's not enough to ask Him
to take vengeance; we also ask that you and I should be around to see it
happen.

In my experience, most of the tefilos that have been canonized in the
Siddur and Machzor are for major requests. This one seems almost trivial.
If anyone wants to request such a thing, they can include it in their
personal tefilos, and I'm sure many of us do. But to include it in the
Siddur and Machzor? Granted that it is just one single word, but it was
enough to catch my attention.

Are there other examples of something similar? Or maybe this request is
more significant than I realize?

Akiva Miller
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