Jonah 2:9 - Exposition

But I —who know better than idolaters, and who have learned a new lesson of trust in God— I will sacrifice. Pusey notes that the Hebrew denotes rather, "I fain would sacrifice," as it depended, not on him, but on God, whether he was able to worship again in the Holy Land. His sacrifice of thanksgiving (Le 7:12, etc) should be offered with prayer and praise ( Psalms 42:5 ). That which I have vowed ( Psalms 1:1-6 :14; Psalms 66:13 ). Salvation is of the Lord. This is the conclusion to which his trial has brought him, the moral of the whole canticle ( Psalms 3:8 ; Psalms 118:14 , Psalms 118:21 ; Revelation 7:10 ). The LXX . and the Vulgate join this clause to the preceding, thus: "That which I have vowed I will pay to the Lord for my salvation." This is tame, and not in strict accordance with the Hebrew.