Jonah's Prayer from the Fish's Belly and Deliverance
Jonah 2:1-10
1And Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish.2And he said, "I called to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice."3You cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, and a river surrounded me; all your waves and your heaps passed over me.4And I said, "I have been driven out from before your eyes; yet I will once more look toward your holy temple."5Waters surrounded me up to the soul; the abyss surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped about my head.6I went down to the bases of the mountains; the earth with its bars was about me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.7When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.8Those who pay regard to worthless idols forsake their steadfast love.9But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay; salvation belongs to the LORD.10And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto the dry land.