Jonah Prays

From inside the fish
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
He said:

"In my distress I called to the Lord,
and He answered me.
From the depths of the grave I called for help,
and You listened to my cry.
You hurled me into the deep
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight;
yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'
The engulfing waters threatened me,
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But You brought my life up from the pit,
O Lord my god.

"When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered you, Lord,
and my prayer rose to You,
to Your holy temple.

"Those who cling to worthless idols
forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
But I, with a song of thanksgiving,
will sacrifice to You.
What I have vowed
I will make good.
Salvation comes from the Lord."

And the Lord commanded the fish,
and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

(Jonah 2)