Psalms 116:2 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

Psalms 116:2 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 145:18-19
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. …
Psalms 40:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalms 55:16-17
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. …
Psalms 86:6-7
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. …
Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Topics

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-9)

In this part of the psalm we have, I. A general account of David’s experience, and his pious resolutions (Ps. 116:1, 2), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an idea of it. 1. He had experienced God’s goodness to him in answer to prayer: He has heard my voice and my supplications. David, in straits, had humbly and earnestly begged mercy of God, and God had heard him, that is, had…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 2)

Psa 116:1-19. The writer celebrates the deliverance from extreme perils by which he was favored, and pledges grateful and pious public acknowledgments. 1-2. A truly grateful love will be evinced by acts of worship, which calling on God expresses (Psa 116:13; Psa 55:16; 86:7; compare Psa 17:6; 31:2).