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'''A Prayer of Manasseh'''

'''A Prayer of [http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/manasseh.html Manasseh]'''

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[1] O Lord, Almighty [[God]] of our fathers, [[Abraham]], Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed;

[2] thou who hast made heaven and earth

 

with all their order;

[2] thou who hast made [[heaven]] and [[earth]] with all their [[order]];

[3] who hast shackled the sea by thy word of command,

 

who hast confined the deep

[3] who hast shackled the sea by thy [[word]] of command, who hast confined the deep and sealed it with thy terrible and [[glorious]] name;

and sealed it with thy terrible and glorious name;

 

[4] at whom all things shudder,

[4] at whom all [[things]] shudder, and tremble before thy [[power]],

and tremble before thy power,

 

[5] for thy glorious splendor cannot be borne,

[5] for thy glorious splendor cannot be borne, and the wrath of thy threat to sinners is irresistible;

and the wrath of thy threat to sinners is irresistible;

 

[6] yet immeasurable and unsearchable is thy promised mercy,

[6] yet immeasurable and unsearchable is thy promised [[mercy]],

[7] for thou art the Lord Most High,

 

of great compassion, long-suffering, and very merciful,

[7] for thou art the Lord [[Most High]], of great [[compassion]], long-suffering, and very [[merciful]], and repentest over the evils of men. Thou, O Lord, according to thy great [[goodness]] hast promised repentance and [[forgiveness]] to those who have sinned against thee; and in the multitude of thy mercies thou hast appointed repentance for sinners, that they may be [[salvation|saved]].

and repentest over the evils of men.

 

Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness

[8] Therefore thou, O Lord, God of the righteous, hast not appointed repentance for the righteous, for [[Abraham]] and Isaac and Jacob, who did not sin against thee, but thou hast appointed repentance for me, who am a sinner.

hast promised repentance and forgiveness

 

to those who have sinned against thee;

[9] For the sins I have committed are more in number than the sand of the sea; my transgressions are multiplied, O Lord, they are multiplied! I am unworthy to look up and see the height of heaven because of the multitude of my iniquities.

and in the multitude of thy mercies

 

thou hast appointed repentance for sinners,

[10] I am weighted down with many an iron fetter, so that I am rejected because of my sins, and I have no relief; for I have provoked thy wrath and have done what is [[evil]] in thy [[vision|sight]], setting up abominations and multiplying offenses.

that they may be saved.

 

[8] Therefore thou, O Lord, God of the righteous,

[11] And now I bend the knee of my [[heart]], beseeching thee for thy kindness.

hast not appointed repentance for the righteous,

 

for Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, who did not sin against thee,

[12] I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, and I know my transgressions.

but thou hast appointed repentance for me, who am a sinner.

 

[9] For the sins I have committed are more in number

[13] I earnestly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive me! Do not destroy me with my transgressions! Do not be angry with me for ever or lay up [[evil]] for me; do not condemn me to the depths of the earth. For thou, O Lord, art the God of those who repent,

than the sand of the sea;

 

my transgressions are multiplied, O Lord, they are multiplied!

[14] and in me thou wilt manifest thy [[goodness]]; for, unworthy as I am, thou wilt save me in thy great mercy,

I am unworthy to look up and see the height of heaven

 

because of the multitude of my iniquities.

[15] and I will praise thee continually all the days of my life. For all the [[Seraphim|host of heaven]] sings thy praise, and thine is the [[glory]] for ever. [[Amen]].

[10] I am weighted down with many an iron fetter,

so that I am rejected because of my sins,

and I have no relief;

for I have provoked thy wrath

and have done what is evil in thy sight,

setting up abominations and multiplying offenses.

[11] And now I bend the knee of my heart,

beseeching thee for thy kindness.

[12] I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned,

and I know my transgressions.

[13] I earnestly beseech thee,

forgive me, O Lord, forgive me!

Do not destroy me with my transgressions!

Do not be angry with me for ever or lay up evil for me;

do not condemn me to the depths of the earth.

For thou, O Lord, art the God of those who repent,

[14] and in me thou wilt manifest thy goodness;

for, unworthy as I am, thou wilt save me in thy great mercy,

[15] and I will praise thee continually all the days of my life.

For all the host of heaven sings thy praise,

and thine is the glory for ever. Amen.

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