Here "tongue" represents words or speech. This can be stated in active form. AT: "I praised him with my tongue" or "I praised him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
Here "would not have listened" implies that God would not have answered his prayer. This can be made clear in the translation. AT: "would not have heard me call out to him" or "he would not have answered my prayer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])