2 who have made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof;
3 who have bound the sea by the word of your commandment; who have shut up the deep, and sealed it by your terrible and glorious name;
4 whom all things fear, yes, tremble before your power;
5 for the majesty of your glory can’t be borne, and the anger of your threatening toward sinners is importable:
6 your merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable;
7 for you are the Lord Most High, of great compassion, longsuffering and abundant in mercy, and repent of bringing evils upon men.
8 You, O Lord, according to your great goodness have promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against you: and of your infinite mercies have appointed repentance to sinners, that they may be saved. You therefore, O Lord, that are the God of the just, have not appointed repentance to the just, to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, which have not sinned against you; but you have appointed repentance to me that am a sinner: