The water engulfed me up to the neck;[a](A)
the watery depths overcame me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.(B)
I sank to the foundations of the mountains,(C)
the earth’s gates shut behind me forever!(D)
Then you raised my life(E) from the Pit, Lord my God!(F)
As my life was fading away,(G)
I remembered the Lord,(H)
and my prayer came to you,(I)
to your holy temple.(J)

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  1. 2:5 Or me, threatening my life

The engulfing waters threatened me,[a]
    the deep surrounded me;
    seaweed was wrapped around my head.(A)
To the roots of the mountains(B) I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit.(C)

“When my life was ebbing away,
    I remembered(D) you, Lord,
and my prayer(E) rose to you,
    to your holy temple.(F)

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  1. Jonah 2:5 Or waters were at my throat