Prayer of Manasseh 9-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Confession of Sins
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 not worthy to look up and see the height of heaven
because of the multitude of my iniquities.
10 I am weighted down with many an iron fetter,
so that I am rejected[a] because of my sins,
and I have no relief;
for I have provoked your wrath
and have done what is evil in your sight,
setting up abominations and multiplying offences.
Supplication for Pardon
11 And now I bend the knee of my heart,
imploring you for your kindness.
Footnotes
- Prayer of Manasseh 1:10 Other ancient authorities read so that I cannot lift up my head
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