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,Isaiah 49:16; he loveth the streets the better they dwell in, the air the better they breathe in, Psalms 87:5,6 .
For behold he prayeth] He never prayed till now, though a strict Pharisee. So Daniel 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, Zechariah 7:5,6. Prayer is the breath of the spirit, Romans 8:26; Judges 1:20. And prayer without the spirit is but an empty ring, a tinkling cymbal.