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Jonah’s Prayer and God’s Answer
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
And he said:
“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
And He answered me.
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
And He answered me.
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
He said:
“In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
“In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
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.
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves and breakers
swept over me.
Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’
The waters surrounded me, even to my soul;
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit.
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit.
“When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
I remembered the Lord;
And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
“When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered you, Lord,
and my prayer rose to you,
to your holy temple.
I remembered you, Lord,
and my prayer rose to you,
to your holy temple.
“Those who cling to worthless idols
turn away from God’s love for them.
turn away from God’s love for them.
But I will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord.”
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord.”
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 the Lord.’ ”
will sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ ”