Jonah

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Jonah 2 Good News Bible (GNB)

Jonah's Prayer

1. From deep inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:

2. “In my distress, O Lord, I called to you,and you answered me.From deep in the world of the deadI cried for help, and you heard me.

3. You threw me down into the depths,to the very bottom of the sea,where the waters were all round me,and all your mighty waves rolled over me.

4. I thought I had been banished from your presenceand would never see your holy Temple again.

5. The water came over me and choked me;the sea covered me completely,and seaweed was wrapped round my head.

6. I went down to the very roots of the mountains,into the land whose gates lock shut for ever.But you, O Lord my God,brought me back from the depths alive.

7. When I felt my life slipping away,then, O Lord, I prayed to you,and in your holy Temple you heard me.

8. Those who worship worthless idolshave abandoned their loyalty to you.

9. But I will sing praises to you;I will offer you a sacrificeand do what I have promised.Salvation comes from the Lord!”

10. Then the Lord ordered the fish to spew Jonah up on the beach, and it did.