Jonah 2
1AND from out of the belly of the great whale, Jonas prayed to the Lord his God,
2and said: In my affliction I cried to the Lord my God, and He hearkened to me. Thou didst hear my cry from the womb of Hades, Thou didst hearken to my prayer;
3Thou hast cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea. When streams encompassed me—all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me.
4Then I said, I am cast out from Thy sight; nevertheless I will continue to look towards Thy holy temple.
5The water was poured around me to my soul, and the lowest abyss encompassed me; my head hath gone down into the clefts of mountains.
6I have gone down to a land, the bars of which are everlastingly fixed.
7Let my soul now, corrupted as it is, ascend, O Lord, my God. When my soul was fainting I remembered the Lord; let my prayer now come to Thee into Thy holy temple.
8They who worship vanities and lies have forsaken their mercy:
9but I will sacrifice to Thee with the voice of praise and thanksgiving. I will pay Thee what I have vowed to the Lord for my deliverance.
10Upon this a command was given by the Lord to the whale, and it cast forth Jonas upon the dry ground.