Prayer of Manasseh 1-8
Common English Bible
1 Lord Almighty, God of our ancestors,
God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
and their righteous children,
2 you made heaven and earth
with all their beauty.
3 You set limits for the sea
by speaking your command.
You closed the bottomless pit,
and sealed it by your powerful
and glorious name.
4 All things fear you and tremble
in your presence,
5 because no one can endure
the brightness of your glory.
No one can resist the fury
of your threat against sinners.
6 But your promised mercies
are beyond measure and imagination,
7 abecause you are the highest, Lord,
kind, patient, and merciful,
and you feel sorry over human troubles.
Syriac
bYou, Lord, according to
your gentle grace,
promised forgiveness to those
who are sorry for their sins.
In your great mercy,
you allowed sinners to turn
from their sins and find salvation.
8 Therefore, Lord,
God of those who do what is right,
you didn’t offer
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
who didn’t sin against you,
a chance to change their hearts and lives.
But you offer me, the sinner,
the chance to change my heart and life,
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