Psalms 116:2

116:1 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 upon him as long as I live. as long: Heb. in my days

KJV

Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

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

Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call on him as long as I live.

116:3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. gat: Heb. found me

What does Psalms 116:2 mean?

Psalms 116:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָטָה (nâṭâh), אֹזֶן (ʼôzen), קָרָא (qârâʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Because

hath

inclinedנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

his

earאֹזֶןʼôzen/o'-zen/H241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

unto

me,

therefore

will

callקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

upon

him

long

live.יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

long:

Heb.

days

Topics

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 116:2.

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 12:8

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 20:8

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

Genesis 5:2

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 116:2 say?

Psalms 116:2 (King James Version) reads: "Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. as long: Heb. in my days"

Is Psalms 116:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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