this juncture is no certain sign of piety. After all, he prays at 4:2 also, and in that prayer Jonah is clearly shown to be a hypocrite.”4 The psalm begins with the generally expected summary statement, “I cried to Yahweh and he heard me.” This sounds like an appropriate way to begin a cry of repentance; however, as the psalm continues, the pious-sounding words focus more on Jonah than on Yahweh. Not once in the psalm is there even a hint of repentance or even an acknowledgment of sin. Even the format