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Psalms 116:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 116:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 116:26 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הִטָּ֣הhiṭāh
he has inclinedverbH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
אָזְנ֣/וֹʾāzənwō
ear hisnounH241
advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···
לִ֑/יliy
pron
וּ/בְ/יָמַ֥/יwbəyāmay
and in days myconjH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
אֶקְרָֽאʾeqərāʾ
I will call outverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 116 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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