2 Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?
Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
I -- to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me. Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,
Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications. In a day of my distress I call Thee, For Thou dost answer me.
Near `is' Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth. The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth `us' always to pray, and not to faint,
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Commentary on Psalms 116 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 116
This is a thanksgiving psalm; it is not certain whether David penned it upon any particular occasion or upon a general review of the many gracious deliverances God had wrought for him, out of six troubles and seven, which deliverances draw from him many very lively expressions of devotion, love, and gratitude; and with similar pious affections our souls should be lifted up to God in singing it. Observe,
These are such breathings of a holy soul as bespeak it very happy.
Psa 116:1-9
In this part of the psalm we have,
Psa 116:10-19
The Septuagint and some other ancient versions make these verses a distinct psalm separate from the former; and some have called it the Martyr's psalm, I suppose for the sake of v. 15. Three things David here makes confession of:-