Jonah’s Prayer 1 CPDV And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish. BSB BSB: From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
2 CPDV And he said: “I cried out to the Lord from my tribulation, and he heeded me. From the belly of hell, I cried out, and you heeded my voice. BSB BSB: saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
3 CPDV And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me. BSB BSB: For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
4 CPDV And I said: I am expelled from the sight of your eyes. Yet, truly, I will see your holy temple again. BSB BSB: At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
5 CPDV The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head. BSB BSB: The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 CPDV I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God. BSB BSB: To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
7 CPDV When my soul was in anguish within me, I called to mind the Lord, so that my prayer might come to you, to your holy temple. BSB BSB: As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
8 CPDV Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy. BSB BSB: Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
9 CPDV But I, with a voice of praise, will sacrifice to you. I will repay whatever I have vowed to the Lord, because of my salvation.” BSB BSB: But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
10 CPDV And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. BSB BSB: And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.