Jonah’s Prayer
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1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to theLordhis God.
2 He said:
“In my distress I called to theLord,
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
3 You hurled me into the depths,
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves and breakers
swept over me.
4 I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you,Lordmy God,
brought my life up from the pit.
7 “When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered you,Lord,
and my prayer rose to you,
to your holy temple.
8 “Those who cling to worthless idols
turn away from God’s love for them.
9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,
will sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation comes from theLord.’ ”
10 And theLordcommanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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