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Prayer of Manasseh
O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed; who hast
made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; who hast bound the sea by the word of thy commandment; who
hast shut up the deep, and sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name; whom all men fear, and tremble
before thy power; for the majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine angry threatening toward sinners
is importable: but thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable; for thou art the most high
Lord, of great compassion, longsuffering, very merciful, and repentest of the evils of men. Thou, O Lord,
according to thy great goodness hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned
against thee: and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentance unto sinners, that they may be saved.
Thou therefore, O Lord, that art the God of the just, hast not appointed repentance to the just, as to
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, which have not sinned against thee; but thou hast appointed repentance
unto me that am a sinner: for I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea. My transgressions,
O Lord, are multiplied: my transgressions are multiplied, and I am not worthy to behold and see the height
of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities. I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I cannot life
up mine head, neither have any release: for I have provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee: I did
not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments: I have set up abominations, and have multiplied offences.
Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart, beseeching thee of grace. I have sinned, O Lord, I have
sinned, and I acknowledge mine iniquities: wherefore, I humbly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive
me, and destroy me not with mine iniquites. Be not angry with me for ever, by reserving evil for me; neither
condemn me to the lower parts of the earth. For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent; and
in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness: for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great
mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life: for all the powers of the heavens do
praise thee, and thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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By PanEris
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