On the day of my distress I call to you, for you will answer me.
A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.
Before him I pour out my complaint, tell of my distress in front of him.
I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my speech.
The cords of Sheol encircled me; the snares of death lay in wait for me.
Then call on me on the day of distress; I will rescue you, and you shall honor me.”
He will call upon me and I will answer; I will be with him in distress; I will deliver him and give him honor.
Lord, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your discipline.
Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish:
He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.]
In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.