Jonah 2

“I called out of my trouble and distress to the Lord,
And He answered me;
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help,
And You heard my voice.
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“For You cast me into the deep,
Into the [deep] heart of the seas,
And the currents surrounded and engulfed me;
All Your breakers and billowing waves passed over me.
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“Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
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“The waters surrounded me, to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
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“I descended to the [very] roots of the mountains.
The earth with its bars closed behind me [bolting me in] forever,
Yet You have brought up my life from the pit (death), O Lord my God.
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“When my soul was fainting within me,
I remembered the Lord,
And my prayer came to You,
Into Your holy temple.
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“Those who regard and follow worthless idols
^[a]Turn away from their [living source of] mercy and lovingkindness.
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“But [as for me], I will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I shall pay that which I have vowed.
Salvation is from the Lord!”