Jonah 2 – A Psalm of Thanksgiving

BIBLE TEXT

Jonah 2:1–10

SUMMARY

While inside the fish’s belly, Jonah prays to God, thanking God for rescuing him from the deep.

ANALYSIS

Scholars label the prayer in Jonah 2 a prayer of thanksgiving and compare it to psalms such as Psalm 30, 40, and 42. The prayer already assumes a rescue by God.