Free the hostages: a prayer for the release of captives

ְBlessed are You, our Living God, Sovereign of the universe, whose commandments make us holy and who commands us concerning the freeing of captives.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם. אֲשֶׁר קִדְשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים: