Jonah, Chapter 2

1. The LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah; and Jonah remained in the fish's belly three days and three nights.    2. Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish.    3. He said: In my trouble I called to the LORD, And He answered me; From the belly of Sheol I cried out, And You heard my voice.    4. You cast me into the depths, Into the heart of the sea, The floods engulfed me; All Your breakers and billows Swept over me.    5. I thought I was driven away Out of Your sight: Would I ever gaze again Upon Your holy Temple?    6. The waters closed in over me, The deep engulfed me. Weeds twined around my head.    7. I sank to the base of the mountains; The bars of the earth closed upon me forever. Yet You brought my life up from the pit, O LORD my God!    8. When my life was ebbing away, I called the LORD to mind; And my prayer came before You, Into Your holy Temple.    9. They who cling to empty folly Forsake their own welfare,    10. But I, with loud thanksgiving, Will sacrifice to You; What I have vowed I will perform. Deliverance is the LORD's!    11. The LORD commanded the fish, and it spewed Jonah out upon dry land.