Jonah 2:1-3:3

New American Standard Bible

“I ^(B)called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I called for help from the ^[b]depth of ^(C)Sheol;
You heard my voice.
³ For You ^(D)threw me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current flowed around me.
All Your ^(E)breakers and waves passed over me.
⁴ So I said, ‘I have been ^(F)cast out ^[c]of Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again ^(G)toward Your holy temple.’
^5 (H)Water encompassed me to the ^[d]point of death.
The ^(I)deep flowed around me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
⁶ I ^(J)descended to the base of the mountains.
The earth with its ^(K)bars was around me forever,
But You have ^(L)brought up my life from ^[e]the pit, Lord my God.
⁷ While ^[f]I was ^(M)fainting away,
I ^(N)remembered the Lord,
And my ^(O)prayer came to You,
Into ^(P)Your holy temple.
⁸ Those who ^(Q)are followers of worthless ^[g]idols
Abandon their faithfulness,
⁹ But I will ^(R)sacrifice to You
With a voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will ^(S)pay.
^(T)Salvation is from the Lord.”