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“My soul gave up all hope,
    but then I remembered the Lord.
I prayed to you,
    and you heard my prayers in your holy Temple.

“Some people worship useless idols,
    but those statues never help them.[a]
I will give sacrifices to you,
    and I will praise and thank you.
I will make special promises to you,
    and I will do what I promise.”
Salvation only comes from the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:8 Or “People who worship useless things have left the one who is kind to them.”

“When my life was ebbing away,
    I remembered(A) you, Lord,
and my prayer(B) rose to you,
    to your holy temple.(C)

“Those who cling to worthless idols(D)
    turn away from God’s love for them.
But I, with shouts of grateful praise,(E)
    will sacrifice(F) to you.
What I have vowed(G) I will make good.
    I will say, ‘Salvation(H) comes from the Lord.’”

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