1Then Jonah prayed to the L his God from the stomach of the fish,
2and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the L,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.
3“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.
4“So I said, ‘I have been expelled from Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
5“Water encompassed me to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6“I descended to the roots of the mountains.
The earth with its barswas around me forever,
But You have brought up my life from the pit, O L my God.
7“While I was fainting away,
I remembered the L,
And my prayer came to You,
Into Your holy temple.
8“Those who regard vain idols
Forsake their faithfulness,
9But I will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation is from the L.”
10Then the L commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
