1 T hen Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God while in the stomach of the fish,

2 A nd 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.

saying, “I called out to the Lord because of my trouble, and He answered me. I cried for help from the place of the dead, and You heard my voice.

3 F or 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.

You threw me into the deep waters, to the very bottom of the sea. A flood was all around me and all Your waves passed over me.

4 T hen I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

Then I said, ‘I have been sent away from Your eyes. But I will look again toward Your holy house.’

5 T he waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head.

Waters closed in over me. The sea was all around me. Weeds were around my head.

6 I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord, my God.

I went down to the roots of the mountains. The walls of the earth were around me forever. But You have brought me up from the grave, O Lord my God.

7 “ When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple.

While I was losing all my strength, I remembered the Lord. And my prayer came to You, into Your holy house.

8 “ Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy.

Those who worship false gods have given up their faith in You.

9 B ut I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.”

But I will give gifts in worship to You with a thankful voice. I will give You what I have promised. The Lord is the One Who saves.”

10 S o the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the dry land.