Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Jonah 2:7

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Jonah 2:7 - 2:7

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Jonah 2:7 - 2:7

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soul fainted ... I remembered the Lord - beautifully exemplifying the triumph of spirit over flesh, of faith over sense (Psa 73:26; Psa 42:6). For a time troubles shut out hope; but faith revived when Jonah “remembered the Lord,” what a gracious God He is, and how now He still preserves his life and consciousness in his dark prison-house.

into thine holy temple - the temple at Jerusalem (Jon 2:4). As there he looks in believing prayer towards it, so here he regards his prayer as already heard.