They who cancel decrees, who annul vows, who avert wrath, who quiet jealousy, who cause love to be remembered – the love of Abraham – before their King, when they behold Him, that He is angry against His children, what do they do? They beat upon their crowns and ungird their loins and strike their heads and fall upon their faces and say: “Release, release, O Maker of Creation! “Pardon, pardon, O mighty One of Jacob! Atone, atone, O Holy One of Israel! For loftiest of Kings art thou.
Celestial Advocates Who Cancel Decrees and Avert Wrath
Heikhalot Rabbati 14:1