[1] From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. [2] Jonah prayed: "I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my watery grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry. [3] You threw me into the deep, into the depths of the sea, and water surrounded me. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me. [4] "Then I thought, 'I have been banished from your sight. Will I ever see your holy temple again?' [5] "Water surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep sea covered me completely. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. [6] I sank to the foot of the mountains. I sank to the bottom, where bars held me forever. But you brought me back from the pit, O LORD, my God. [7] "As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came to you in your holy temple. [8] Those who hold on to worthless idols abandon their loyalty to you. [9] But I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the LORD!" [10] Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the shore.
