Jonah 2:2-3:3

New American Standard Bible

“I ^(A)called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I called for help from the ^[a]depth of ^(B)Sheol;
You heard my voice.
³ For You ^(C)threw me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current flowed around me.
All Your ^(D)breakers and waves passed over me.
⁴ So I said, ‘I have been ^(E)cast out ^[b]of Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again ^(F)toward Your holy temple.’
^5 (G)Water encompassed me to the ^[c]point of death.
The ^(H)deep flowed around me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
⁶ I ^(I)descended to the base of the mountains.
The earth with its ^(J)bars was around me forever,
But You have ^(K)brought up my life from ^[d]the pit, Lord my God.
⁷ While ^[e]I was ^(L)fainting away,
I ^(M)remembered the Lord,
And my ^(N)prayer came to You,
Into ^(O)Your holy temple.
⁸ Those who ^(P)are followers of worthless ^[f]idols
Abandon their faithfulness,
⁹ But I will ^(Q)sacrifice to You
With a voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will ^(R)pay.
^(S)Salvation is from the Lord.”