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Psalm 116:2

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

1I love the LORD, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.
2Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
4Then I called on the LORD’s name: “LORD, I beg you, deliver my soul.”
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A turned ear makes prayer personal here: the resolve to keep calling on God grows from having been heard by him.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 40:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.Both psalms describe God turning toward a person who cries to him, making his hearing central to the testimony.
Psalm 145:18–19The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.Both passages speak of calling on God and his response: Psalm 116 names his hearing, while Psalm 145 names his nearness.
Psalm 17:6I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.The turned ear links these prayers: Psalm 17 asks God to hear, while Psalm 116 says he has heard.
Philippians 4:6In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.Both passages turn speech toward God: the psalm promises ongoing prayer, and Philippians directs requests to him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 55:16–17As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.Both speakers declare their resolve to call on God, with Psalm 116 recalling his hearing and Psalm 55 expecting his salvation.
Luke 18:1He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,Both texts describe prayer that continues: the psalm pledges it for life, and Jesus teaches people not to give up.
2 Chronicles 6:40“Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.Psalm 116 affirms that God has turned his ear, while Chronicles asks for God’s ears to attend to prayer.
Colossians 4:2Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,Continuing in prayer is the shared thread: the psalm makes a lifelong pledge, and Colossians instructs believers to persist.
Genesis 13:4to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on the LORD’s name.Calling on the LORD links these texts: Abram does so at an altar, and the psalmist pledges to continue for life.
2 Samuel 22:4I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.Both speakers declare that they call on the LORD; Psalm 116 recalls being heard, while Samuel anticipates rescue from enemies.
Isaiah 38:20The LORD will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in the LORD’s house.Psalm 116 commits to lifelong prayer after being heard; Isaiah commits to lifelong song in hope of God’s salvation.
Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?Job asks whether a person will call on God at all times; the psalm declares a resolve to do so.
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Encouragement

The surrounding lines include trouble and sorrow. A lifetime of calling on God has room for cries for mercy; his attentive ear is the reason to keep praying.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).