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Jonah's Prayer
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
Jonah’s Prayer
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish,
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
saying,
“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and you heard my voice.
“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and you heard my voice.
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
For you cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
all your waves and your billows
passed over me.
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
all your waves and your billows
passed over me.
Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
Then I said, ‘I am driven away
from your sight;
yet I shall again look
upon your holy temple.’
from your sight;
yet I shall again look
upon your holy temple.’
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters closed in over me to take my life;
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped about my head
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped about my head
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
at the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land
whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet you brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
I went down to the land
whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet you brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
When my life was fainting away,
I remembered the Lord,
and my prayer came to you,
into your holy temple.
I remembered the Lord,
and my prayer came to you,
into your holy temple.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who pay regard to vain idols
forsake their hope of steadfast love.
forsake their hope of steadfast love.
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation belongs to the Lord!”