11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,



Ver. 11. The street called Straight] God’s people are so dear to him, that their walls are ever before him, Isa_49:16; he loveth the streets the better they dwell in, the air the better they breathe in, Psa_87:5-6.



For behold he prayeth] He never prayed till now, though a strict Pharisee. So Dan_9:13. The captives in Babylon prayed not in those 70 years; because they fasted to themselves, and prayed more to get off their chains than their sins, Zec_7:5-6. Prayer is the breath of the spirit, Rom_8:26; Jdg_1:20. And prayer without the spirit is but an empty ring, a tinkling cymbal.