Jonah 2:3

Good News Translation

You threw me down into the depths, to the very bottom of the sea, where the waters were all around me, and all your mighty waves rolled over me.

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The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.

I love the Lord, because he hears me; he listens to my prayers.

He listens to me every time I call to him.

When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

Water began to close over me, and I thought death was near.

“From the bottom of the pit, O Lord, I cried out to you,