In Psalm 40:2, God lifts the psalmist from a pit of miry clay; Jonah's being surrounded by waters echoes the same cry for deliverance from deep distress.

In Psalm 69:1, the same phrase 'waters are come in unto my soul' appears; Jonah uses this exact lament of being overwhelmed by flood.

In Psalm 69:2, sinking in deep mire and overflow of waters parallels Jonah's description of depths closing around and weeds wrapping his head.

In Lamentations 3:54, waters flow over the speaker's head with a sense of being cut off; Jonah's waters closed round about and weeds wrapped his head convey the same despair.

In Psalm 18:16, God draws the psalmist out of many waters; Jonah's distress in waters anticipates similar divine rescue.