Commentary for Berakhot 64:5

TO MY TEARS DO NOT BE SILENT. The Gemara presents this verse as proof that although the gates of prayer are closed in the period following the destruction of the temple, the gates of tears remains open. King David prayed “to my tears do not be silent”. How do we see from this verse that the gates of tears are open even when the gates of prayer are not? Rashi explained that this can be deduced not from the simple meaning of the verse, but rather from a deduction. Since the verse does not ask of Hashem “and see my tears”, we know that tears are always seen by Hashem, and we need only pray that they be accepted.