Psalms 116:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 116:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me - See the notes at Psalms 5:1 . Because he has been gracious to me, and has heard my prayers. This is a pood reason for serving God, or for devoting ours...
Psalms 116:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] (b) as long as I live. (b) That is in convenient time to seek help, which was when he was in distress.
Psalms 116:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXVI. A Song of Comfort in Affliction. There is nothing to justify the division into two Pss. ( a ) Psalms 116:1-9 , ( b ) Psalms 116:10-19 (LXX); the same theme in its double aspect is continue...
Psalms 116:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 689 THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE Psalms 116:1-7 . I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call...
Psalms 116:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Because he hath inclined his ear - The psalmist represents himself to be so sick and weak, that he could...
Psalms 116:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 2 . I will preach, proclaim, or sing aloud of his goodness. This place, and also Psalms 116:13-17 seem to require this sense of akra. Fenwick.
Psalms 116:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me - answering to the second clause of Psalms 116:1 , "becau...
Psalms 116:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 115-118 were probably the hymns sung by our Lord and His disciples. Some modern scholars, however, deny this, on the ground that, in Christ's time, the Hallel was only in its beginning, and co...
Psalms 116:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If we take translation (1) of Psalms 116:1 this verse will state the ground of the longing to pray. “I have longed for Jehovah to hear me now, for He, as in past times, inclines His ear to me.” The...
Psalms 116:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 116:1-19 THIS psalm is intensely individual. "I," "me," or "my" occurs in every verse but two ( Psalms 116:5 , Psalms 116:19 ). The singer is but recently delivered from some peril, and hi...
Psalms 116:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

He Delivered My Soul Psalms 116:1-11 Throughout this psalm we meet the pronoun in the first person. Only in two verses, Psalms 116:15 and Psalms 116:19 , does it not so occur. There is no fe...
Psalms 116:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the fourth song of the Hallel. In it the note of triumph over death, with which the last one closed, is elaborated. The singer had evidently been in some grave peril in which he had practical...
Psalms 116:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we compare scripture with scripture, and read that part of Psalms 91:1 , which evidently and plainly refers to Christ, I think the likeness between that scripture and this, may allow us to suppos...
Psalms 116:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me ,.... Not as hard of hearing, for his ear is not heavy that it cannot hear; he is quick of hearing, and his ears are always open to the righteous; it rather...
Psalms 116:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live. Ver 2. Because he hath inclined his ear ] As loth to lose any part of my prayer, though never so weakl...
Psalms 116:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I love the Lord Hebrew, I love, because the Lord hath heard my voice. “The soul, transported with gratitude and love, seems, at first, to express her affection without declaring its object, as th...
Psalms 116:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the L ORD , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he ha...
Psalms 116:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Heb. in my days ; as long as I have a day to live, as this phrase is used, 2 Kings 20:19 Isaiah 39:8 . Compare Job 27:6 .
Psalms 116:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is an evidence of the truth and depth of the religious life in individuals after the return from the Exile.… It reminds us of earlier Psalms, and especially of the Psalms of...
Psalms 116:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 116:1 . I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. You cannot help loving God if he has heard your prayers. Have you tried him? If you have, you can join with Da...
Psalms 116:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is scarcely doubted but David is the author of this psalm, and that he wrote it when in exile from Saul's persecution, or when Absalom rebelled, or on some similar occasion of danger and grief. It...
Psalms 116:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications. Christian experience and its results I. The psalm opens with a general declaration of gratitude to God, as the hearer of pr...
Psalms 116:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM of thanksgiving on deliverance from an imminent peril, placed in the mouth of an individual, but possibly intended for liturgical use on some occasion of a national delivera...
Psalms 116:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Extreme Perils. The psalmist proclaims the fact that he was saved from great dangers, celebrates his deliverance by giving praise to God alone, and pledges His pu...
Psalms 116:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 4:2 ; Job 27:10 ; Luke 18:1 ; Philippians 4:6 ; Psalms 145:18 ; Psalms 145:19 ; Psalms 55:16 ; Psalms 55:17 ; Psalms 86:6 ; Psalms 86:7 ; Psalms 88:1

Psalms 116:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 116:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 116:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 116:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 116:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 116:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 116:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 116:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 116:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 116:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 116:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 116:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 116:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 116:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 116:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge