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The Prayer of
Manasseh
or, The Prayer of Manasses King of Judah
PRAYER OF MANASSEH 1
Chapter 1
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.
The Second Book of
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