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I did a quick search on "salvation" and "saved" on MT and found:

No Salvation without Jsus?

Salvation is only by returning a security?

Netanel addressed it in this post. and here he wrote:

When the Torah and Nach (Prophets and Writings) speak of saving us, they speak of saving us from our enemies. When they speak of salvation, they speak of salvation from our enemies. These words are not used to speak of saving us from sin. Sin is an action, not a condition or state of being. You see, in the Torah and Nach, in Judaism, there is no supernatural enemy. There is no devil. Our enemies are human. Our oppressors are human. But Israel lives on and they are remembered only in the history books. Hashem has saved and preserved us from every enemy that has risen up against us. You see, we are a nation. Individual Jews have suffered and died, but Israel is a nation, we are as one person. And it is a nation/person that cannot be erased by their enemies. As a nation we cling to the Torah, and thru it Hashem has preserved us. When the Torah and Nach speak of saving, of salvation, this is what it is speaking of. Present, past, and future.

In Chrstianity you need (Jsus) to accept (Jsus) as your savior to be saved. In Torah and Nach, in Judaism, it is and always has been the other way around. Only the most blatantly blasphemous and evil people are in danger of losing their place in the world to come. Being righteous does not mean being perfect. Sin is not a death blow, it is a veering off the path of Torah laid out by Hashem, but sin can be atoned for through sincere reprentance, prayers, and charity.

So when the Bible speaks of saving and salvation, it is not speaking about our place in the messianic era, or in the world to come. It is speaking of here and now, of Israel as a nation, as a people (or in the case of individual people such as David, he is speaking of salvation from his enemy/enemies).

If you have a specific question then feel free to ask away.

Dawn, please accept my abject apologies. I pasted an earlier post that I'd written which primarily contained an article from Jews for Judaism. I didn't proof read it completely and didn't realize that it also included the comment regarding proselytizing -- which had been directed at the person for whom the post was originally written, not to you.

You've have behaved very well here and I am so sorry for my own negligence in not ensuring the response was "cleaned up" before I put it in here. The Jews for Judaism article did answer your question (I hope), and again please forgive me for giving the wrong impression about you and your actions on the forum.

I've deleted that post and "cleaned it up" for informational purposes. I'm going to paste it in this post.

I'll respond specifically to the question "When I read in the prayers, "For your salvation I do long." or read in Tehillim 51:14 "Restore to me the joy of your salvation,". I don't want the silly interrpretations I was given in the church to blind me. " in my next post to you.

Here is the post (corrected):

G-d created us in His image. He did so for the purpose of growing spiritually. This entire world is one big classroom for us to learn to do good, and thus become holier. We are not damned to a mythical hell. We are not inherently evil. G-d gave us the ability to become closer to Him by emulating Him.

Those who don't spend eternity not in a mythical hell, but regretting that they didn't take advantage of their opportunity while they had it. You can't grow when you are dead.

Try reading "SPIRITUAL SALVATION AND A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH G-D CAN ONLY COME THROUGH J-SUS" (from Jews for Judaism)

Missionaries claim that

"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of G-d" (Romans 2:23),

and that there is no salvation from sin or any possibility of a personal relationship with G-d without belief in Jsus.

Specifically with regard to Jews, their argument is that Jews have always needed animal blood sacrifices to rid themselves of sin. Since sacrifices were abolished after the destruction of the Temple in Israel, they claim that today Jews can find salvation from sin only by believing in Jsus, who

"died on the cross and shed his blood as the final sacrifice."

The Jewish Response:

The notion that we are born condemned, and that without the practice of animal sacrifices Jews cannot atone for their sins, represents a blatant misinterpretation of the Jewish Bible.

First of all, the Bible teaches that sin is an act, not a state of being.

Mankind was created with an inclination to do evil (Genesis 8:21),

and the ability to master this inclination (Genesis 4:7)

and choose good over evil (Psalm 37:27).

Second, G-d gave us a way to remove our sins.

When sacrifices were required they were intended only for unintentional sins (Leviticus 4:1)

and served as a means of motivating individuals to true repentance.

Numerous passages, including Hosea 14, I Kings 8:44-52 and Jeremiah 29:12-14, inform us that today, without a Temple or sacrifices, our prayers take the place of sacrifices. In addition, we read,

"The sacrifices of G-d are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart" (Psalm 51:17)

and

"I desire kindness and not sacrifices, the knowledge of G-d more than burnt offerings" (Hosea 6:6).

The Torah teaches that through repentance, prayer, fasting, and doing what is right, everyone has the ability to return to G-d directly.

This concept is beautifully illustrated in the books of Jonah and Esther, where both Jews and non-Jews repented, prayed to G-d and were forgiven for their sins without having offered any sacrifices.

Missionaries often misinterpret the Jewish tradition that

"the suffering of the righteous is a form of atonement."

Jewish sources are clear that this concept pertains only to the alleviation of Divine punishment that was decreed upon the Jewish people as a whole. It does not pertain to the removal of an individual's sin.

Every person has the responsibility to repent directly to G-d for his own transgressions. (Ezekiel 18:20)

The Hebrew word for repentance is teshuvah--vcua, and liter-ally means to "return to G-d." Our personal relationship with G-d allows us to turn directly to Him at any time, as it says in

Malachi 3:7, "Return to Me and I shall return to you,"

and in Ezekiel 18:27,

"When the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive."

Additionally, G-d is extremely compassionate and forgiving as is indicated in

Daniel 9:18, "We do not present our supplications before You because of our righteousness, but because of Your abundant mercy."

Contrary to the (Greek) Testament

(Romans 4:15-16) portrayal of the commandments as a curse and stumbling block, King David says in Psalm 19:7 that

"the Torah of G-d is perfect, restoring the soul."

King Solomon said that the main purpose of humanity is to believe in G-d and keep his commandments as is stated in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14:

"The end of the matter, when all is said and done: Be in awe of G-d and keep his commandments, for that is the whole person."

Deuteronomy 30:11-14 teaches that this path to G-d is unquestionably within our grasp.

I hope that Jews for Judaism article is useful.

Isaiah 42:6 teaches that it is the role of Judaism and the Jewish nation to show the world this path by serving as a "light to the nations."