Psalms 116:2
Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
Young's Literal Translation
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 have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,
3Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.
Cross References
Psalms 28:6Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 31:3For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.
Psalms 55:16I — to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.
Psalms 88:1A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, 'Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' — An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,
Jonah 2:3When Thou dost cast me [into] the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the flood doth compass me, All Thy breakers and Thy billows have passed over me.
Philippians 4:6for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;
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 →