1. While Jonah was in the stomach of the fish, he prayed to the Lord his God. He said,
2. “I was in very bad trouble. I called to the Lord for help, and he answered me. I was deep in the grave. I cried to you, and you heard my voice.
3. “You threw me into the sea. Your powerful waves splashed over me. I went down, down into the deep sea. The water was all around me.
4. Then I thought, ‘Now I must go where you cannot see me,’ but I continued looking to your holy Temple for help.
5. “The seawater closed over me. The water covered my mouth, and I could not breathe. I went down, down into the deep sea. Seaweed wrapped around my head.
6. I was at the bottom of the sea, the place where the mountains begin. I thought I was locked in this prison forever, but the Lord my God took me out of my grave. God, you gave me life again!