The 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 their order;
Who hast shackled the sea
by the word of Thy command;
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 insupportable:
But Thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable;
for Thou art the most high Lord,
of great compassion, long-suffering,
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 lift 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 iniquities.
Be not angry with me for ever,
by reserving evil for me;
neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth.
For Thou art the God, even the God of them that repent;
and in me Thou wilt show 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.