1 While Jonah was in the stomach of the fish, he prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah said,
2 “I was in danger.So I called to the Lord,and he answered me.I was about to die.So I cried to you,and you heard my voice.
3 You threw me into the sea.I went down, down into the deep sea.The water was all around me.Your powerful waves flowed over me.
4 I said, ‘I was driven out of your presence.But I hope to see your Holy Temple again.’
5 The waters of the sea closed over me.I was about to die.The deep sea was all around me.Seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to where the mountains of the sea start to rise.I thought I was locked in this prison forever.But you saved me from death,Lord my God.
7 “When my life had almost gone,I remembered the Lord.Lord, I prayed to you.And you heard my prayers in your Holy Temple.