Psalms 116:2
For his mercy has been abundant toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
In Context
1Alleluia. + 116:1 Rom. 15. 11. Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye peoples.
Cross References
Psalms 28:6And he will beat them small, even Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.
Psalms 31:3Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.
Psalms 88:1A Psalm of instruction for Ætham the Israelite.
Jonah 2:3and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord , I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped… Read the whole commentary →