Jonah 2

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.