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From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. |
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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. |
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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. |
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I said,`I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again towards your holy temple.' |
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5
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The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. |
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To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in for ever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O LORD my God. |
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"When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. |
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"Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. |
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But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD." |
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And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. |
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