“Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.”
Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call upon him as long as I live. God's receptiveness ('inclined his ear') guarantees the speaker's continued prayer ('call upon him as long as I live'). The permanence ('as long as I live') establishes lifelong commitment. This verse indicates that divine listening creates perpetual openness to prayer.
Church Fathers on Psalms 116:2
1. “I have loved, since the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer” Psalm 114:1. Let the soul that is sojourning in absence from the Lord sing thus, let that sheep which had strayed sing thus, let that son who had “died and returned to life,” who had “been lost and was found;” Luke 15:6, 24 let our soul sing thus, brethren, and most beloved sons. Let us be taught, and let us abide, and let us sing thus with the Saints: “I have loved: since the Lord will hear the voice of my…
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