Psalms 116:2
Because He hath inclined His ozen (ear) unto me, 1 therefore will I call upon Him while I have days. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
1I love Hashem, because He hath heard 1 my kol (voice), even my techinnah. 1
Cross References
Psalms 28:6Baruch Hashem, 1 because He hath heard the kol (voice) of my supplications. 1
Psalms 31:3Incline Thine ear to me; 1 deliver me speedily; 1 be Thou for me a Tzur Ma'oz, 1 a Bais Metzudot (fortress) to save me. 1
Psalms 55:16Let mavet seize upon them, 1 and let them go down chayyim into Sheol; 1 for ra'ot (evils) are in their dwellings, and among them. 1
Psalms 88:1(Shir. Mizmor of the Bnei Korach. For the one directing. According to Machalat le'annot. Maskil of Heman the Ezrachi) 1
Jonah 2:3And said, 1 I cried by reason of mine tzoros unto Hashem, 1 He heard me; 1 out of the belly of Sheol cried I, 1 and Thou heardest my voice. 1
Philippians 4:6Be anxious in nothing, + 4:6 Mt 6:25; 1K 5:7 but in everything by tefillah and by techinnah (supplication) with hodayah (thanksgiving), let your requests be made known before Hashem,
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 →