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Forכִּיhe has inclinedהִטָּהhis earאָזְנוֹto me,לִיand in my daysוּבְיָמַיI will call.אֶקְרָא
Psalms 116:2
Study it in the app“For he has inclined his ear to me, and in my days I will call.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:2, word by word
- he has inclinedהִטָּהhita
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hita” appears- his earאָזְנazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- and in my daysיָמַyama
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yama” appears- I will callאֶקְרָאekra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekra” appears
The context
1I love, for YHWH hears my voice, my supplications.
2 · This verse (above)
3The cords of death encompassed me, and the distresses of Sheol found me; distress and sorrow I found.