Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jonah 2:7
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7. soul fainted . . . I remembered the Lord —beautifully exemplifying the triumph of spirit over flesh, of faith over sense ( Psalms 73:26 ; Psalms 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 ( Jonah 2:4 ). As there he looks in believing prayer towards it, so here he regards his prayer as already heard. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"
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