| | 1 | From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. | |
| | 2 | He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. | |
| | 3 | You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. | |
| | 4 | I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.' | |
| | 5 | The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. | |
| | 6 | To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O LORD my God. | |
| | 7 | "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. | |
| | 8 | "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. | |
| | 9 | But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD." | |
| | 10 | And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. | |
