He said, "I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.
This marvelous prayer which God heard and answered was not offered from any formal position such as kneeling, standing, etc.  "The Bible shows by example that men may pray in any posture."[15]  The Scriptures show that men prayed kneeling (1 Kings 8:54), standing  (Nehemiah 9:5; Luke 18:13), bowing down on the earth with face between the knees (1 Kings 18:42), lying in a sickbed and turning the face to the wall (2 Kings 20:2), failing prostrate upon the ground  (Matthew 26:39), and walking along or standing in public (John 11:41,42; 12:28f).