Prayer of Manasses 1:1-7

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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 and sealed it with thy terrible and glorious name;

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

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

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, 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 saved.