¹ Then JonahJonah prayed unto the LORDthe LORD his GodGod out of the fish's belly,

² And saidsaid, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORDthe LORD, and he heardheard me; out of the bellybelly of hellhell cried I, and thou heardest my voicevoice.

³ For thou hadst cast me into the deepdeep, in the midst of the seasseas; and the floods compassedcompassed me about: all thy billows and thy waveswaves passedpassed over me.

⁴ Then I saidsaid, I am cast out of thy sightsight; yet I will look again toward thy holyholy templetemple.

⁵ The waters compassedcompassed me about, even to the soulsoul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my headhead.

⁶ I went downdown to the bottoms of the mountainsmountains; the earthearth with her barsbars was about me for everever: yet hast thou brought up my lifelife from corruption, O LORDLORD my GodGod.

⁷ When my soulsoul fainted within me I rememberedremembered the LORDthe LORD: and my prayer camecame in unto thee, into thine holyholy templetemple.

⁸ They that observeobserve lying vanitiesvanities forsake their ownown mercymercy.

⁹ But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voicevoice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowedvowed. SalvationSalvation is of the LORDthe LORD.

¹⁰ And the LORDthe LORD spakespake unto the fish, and it vomitedvomited out JonahJonah upon the dry land.

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We know that when we get in a tight spot, it is time to pray! What makes Jonah's prayer special isn't so much the prayer itself, but it is Jonah's transformation that goes with it. He's realized that his choices have only made him miserable, and he's ready to do God's will.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 458; Heaven and Hell 6; Jonah 2:1-10)