1 T hen Jonah prayed to the Lord his God while in the stomach of the fish,

2 s aying, “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 Y ou 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 sent away from Your eyes. But I will look again toward Your holy house.’

5 W aters closed in over me. The sea was all around me. Weeds were around my head.

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

8 T hose who worship false gods have given up their faith in You.

9 B ut 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 T hen the Lord spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the dry land.