[1] From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. [2] He said, “When I was in trouble, I called out to the LORD. And he answered me. When I was deep in the place of the dead, I called out for help. And you listened to my cry. [3] You threw me deep into the Mediterranean Sea. I was deep down in its waters. They were all around me. All your rolling waves were sweeping over me. [4] I said, ‘I have been driven away from you. But I will look again toward your holy temple in Jerusalem.’ [5] I had almost drowned in the waves. The deep waters were all around me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. [6] I sank down to the bottom of the mountains. I thought I had died and gone down into the grave forever. But you are the LORD my God. You brought my life up from the very edge of the pit of death. [7] “When my life was nearly over, I remembered you, LORD. My prayer rose up to you. It reached you in your holy temple in heaven. [8] “Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods. They turn away from God’s love for them. [9] But I will sacrifice a thank offering to you. And I will shout with thankful praise. I will do what I have promised. I will say, ‘LORD, you are the one who saves.’ ” [10] The LORD gave the fish a command. And it spit Jonah up onto dry land.
