Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 116:2

"Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live." — Psalms 116:2 (ASV)

If we take translation (1) of Psalms 116:1, this verse will state the ground of the longing to pray: “I have longed for Jehovah to hear me now, for He, as in past times, inclines His ear to me.” The latter clause of the verse offers some difficulty. The literal rendering of the text, given by the Septuagint and Vulgate, is: “and in my days I will call (for help). But there is none.” 2 Kings 20:19 does not, as suggested, confirm the explanation “all the days of my life.” It would seem more natural to take the text as an equivalent of the common phrase “in the day when I call” (Psalms 56:10; Psalms 102:3, and other similar passages), and render the verse:

For He inclines His ear to me,
And that in the day when I call.