The waters compassed me about unto the soul: the depth closed me round about, and the weeds were wrapped about mine head.

I went down to the bottom of the mountains: the earth with her bars was about me forever, yet hast thou brought up my [a]life from the pit, O Lord my God.

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came unto thee into thine holy Temple.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:6 Thou hast delivered me from the belly of the fish and all these dangers, as it were raising me from death to life.

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