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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,
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
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.
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 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.
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 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.’
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 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
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.
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 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.
“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 pay regard to vain idols
forsake their hope of steadfast love.
forsake their hope of steadfast love.
“Those who cling to worthless idols
turn away from God’s love for them.
turn away from God’s love for them.
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!”
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.’ ”