Jonah’s Prayer

Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying,

I called I cried

out out out

out to the LORD

out of my distress

out of the belly of Hell!

He answered me

He heard my cry

You cast me drove me

into into away

into the deep

into the heart of the seas

away from your sight!

Wait! I will look again

I will look again on Your Holy Temple

My life slammed shut forever

deeper deeper down

deeper in water

deeper in weeds

down in death!

What? You O Lord

brought me up from the pit

Those not I

ignore Your faithfulness

Those not I

love their self made ideas

I not those

render Yours to You

I not those

gratefully yell

Salvation is from the LORD!

Inspired by Jonah 2:2–9