Jonah 2

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    ‘When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord,
        and he answered my prayer.
    Yes, I called out to you for help from the deep hole of death,
        and you heard my prayer.^[a]
3     You threw me into the deep water,
        and I fell into the middle of the sea.
    The deep water covered me.
        You sent big waves to roll over me.
⁴     I said to myself,
        “You have sent me far away from you.
        Now I will never see your holy temple again.”^[b]
5     The deep water of the sea covered me,
        so that my life was in danger.
    The plants in the sea were all around my head.
⁶     I went very deep in the water,
        as far as the bottom of the mountains.
    Deep in the earth, I was in a prison,
        and its gates had shut for ever.
    But, Lord, my God,
        you brought me up from that deep hole.
⁷     When my life was nearly gone, I prayed to you, Lord.
        In your holy temple, you heard my prayer for help.
⁸     Idols cannot help.
        People who worship them have turned away from a faithful God.
⁹     But as for me, I will sing to thank you.
        I will offer a sacrifice to you.
    I will do everything that I have promised to do.
        The Lord is the one who saves people!’