Psalms 116:2

Psalms 116:2. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

That same blessed experience which is a reason for love is also an argument for continued prayer. "As he has heard me, he shall still hear me; as he has listened to me, he shall listen to me again; - at least, it shall not be for want of my cries that he doth not listen." That expression, "He hath inclined his ear unto me," seems to me to mean, "He has stooped down to me to catch my faintest words; he has been favorable to me; he has smiled as he has heard my broken prayers and cries; he has inclined his ear unto me. It was not a mere hearing such as his omniscience might warrant me to expect; but it was such a favorable hearing as only infinite love would have given to me; and, oh! if he is so favorable as to hear, can I be so ungrateful as not to pray?" Here was the case that David had laid before the Lord.