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I was at the bottom of the sea,
    the place where the mountains begin.
I thought I was locked in this prison forever,
    but the Lord my God took me out of my grave.
God, you gave me life again!

“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]

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Footnotes

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

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