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Jonah 2:7

PrayerFaithGod's presenceExhaustion

5 The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.

6 To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!

As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.

8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”

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BSB
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
KJV
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
WEB
“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
ASV
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
DARBY
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, Into thy holy temple.
BLB
At the fainting within me of my soul, I remembered YHWH; my prayer came in to You, to the temple of Your holiness.
ÅB
Da min sjel vansmektet i meg, kom jeg Herren i hu, og min bønn kom til deg i ditt hellige tempel.
OTB
Da mitt liv svant bort,
husket jeg Herren,
og min bønn nådde Deg,
inn i Ditt hellige tempel.
B1930
Da min sjel vansmektet i mig, kom jeg Herren i hu, og min bønn kom til dig i ditt hellige tempel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 18:6

    In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:27

    Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.

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  • Psalms 143:5

    I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

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  • Psalms 11:4

    The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:6

    And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

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  • Psalms 77:10–11

    So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

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  • Psalms 27:13

    Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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  • Psalms 20:7

    Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

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