Psalms 116:1-2
What is written? (ESV)
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
What does it say?
I love God because He has heard my plea for mercy and responded, so I will worship all the days of my life.
What is its immediate context?
A psalm/song without attribution but extolling personal thanksgiving to God for his deliverance and the demonstration of public worship as a result.
How Psalms 116:1-2 is applied across Bible answers
What does it mean to ‘call on the name of the Lord?’
Those who love God worship Him as they "will call on Him as long as they live."
This entire song is a tribute to calling on the name of the Lord. The song goes on to mention "calling on the name of the Lord" three more times through specific, formal worship acts of prayer (vs 4), praising Him (vs 13), and giving thanks through payment of our "vows to the Lord" (vs 17).
