THE PRAYER OF MANASSEH  
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 1 O Lord Almighty, that art in heaven, 
Thou God of our fathers, 
Of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, 
And of their righteous seed; 
 2 Who hast made heaven and earth, 
With all the ornament thereof; 
 3 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; 
 4 Whom all things fear, 
Yea, tremble before thy power; 
 5 For the majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, 
And the anger of thy threatening toward sinners is importable: 
 6 Thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable; 
 7 For thou art the Lord Most High, 
Of great compassion, long-suffering and abundant in mercy, 
And repentest of bringing evils upon men. 
 8 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, 
To Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, who have not sinned against thee; 
But thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner: 
 9 For I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea. 
My transgressions are multiplied, O Lord: my transgressions are multiplied, 
And I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven 
For the multitude of mine iniquities. 
 10 I am bowed down with many iron bands, 
That I cannot lift up my head by reason of my sins, 
Neither have I any respite: 
For I have provoked thy wrath, 
And done that which is evil before thee: 
I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments: 
I have set up abominations, and have multiplied detestable things. 
 11 Now therefore I bow the knee of my heart, 
Beseeching thee of grace. 
 12 I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, 
And I acknowledge mine iniquities: 
 13 But, I humbly beseech thee, 
Forgive me, O Lord, forgive me, 
And destroy me not with mine iniquities. 
Be not angry with me forever, by reserving evil for me; 
Neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth. 
For thou, O Lord, art the God of them that repent; 
 14 And in me thou wilt show all thy goodness: 
For thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. 
 15 And I will praise thee forever all the days of my life: 
For all the host of heaven doth sing thy praise, 
And thine is the glory forever and ever. Amen.