1Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish
2and said,“I called out to the Lord from my distress,and he answered me;from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help,and you heard my prayer.
3You threw me into the deep waters,into the middle of the sea;the ocean current engulfed me;all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
4I thought I had been banished from your sight,that I would never again see your holy temple!
5Water engulfed me up to my neck;the deep ocean surrounded me;seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains;the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever;but you brought me up from the Pit, O Lord, my God.
7When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the Lord,and my prayer came to your holy temple.
8Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.
9But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise;I will surely do what I have promised.Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
10Then the Lord commanded the fish and it disgorged Jonah on dry land.