Jon 2:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. soul fainted ... I remembered the Lord-- beautifully exemplifying the triumph of spirit over flesh, of faith over sense ( ; ). 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 ( ). As there he looks in believing prayer towards it, so here he regards his prayer as already heard.

‏ Jonah 2:7

7. soul fainted ... I remembered the Lord--beautifully exemplifying the triumph of spirit over flesh, of faith over sense (Psa 73:26; 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.