When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came unto thee into thine holy Temple.

They that wait upon lying [a]vanities, forsake their own [b]mercy.

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving, and will pay that that I have vowed: salvation is of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:8 They that depend upon anything save on God alone.
  2. Jonah 2:8 They refuse their own felicity, and that goodness which they should else receive of God.

“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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