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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 stomach of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach 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.
and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the LORD,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.
“I called out of my distress to the LORD,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
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 had cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current engulfed me.
All Your breakers and billows passed over me.
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current engulfed me.
All Your breakers and billows passed over me.
Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
“So I said, ‘I have been expelled from Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
Nevertheless I will look again toward 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.
“Water encompassed me to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
The great deep engulfed me,
Weeds were wrapped around 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.
“I descended to the roots of the mountains.
The earth with its bars was around me forever,
But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
The earth with its bars was around me forever,
But You have 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.
“While I 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 regard vain idols
Forsake their faithfulness,
Forsake their faithfulness,
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 will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation is from the LORD.”
With the voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation is from the LORD.”