Psalms 119 · Verse 126

Psalms 119:126

It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.
Psalms 119:126, King James Version

Psalms 119:126 in other translations

BSBIt is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
WEBIt is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
ASVIt is time for Jehovah to work; For they have made void thy law.
YLTTime for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
DARBYIt is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
BBEIt is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.
WebsterIt is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

What does Psalms 119:126 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:121-126

121-126. On the grounds of his integrity, desire for God's word, and covenant relation to Him, the servant of God may plead for His protecting care against the wicked, gracious guidance to the knowledge of truth, and His effective vindication of the righteous and their cause, which is also His own.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work - The time is fulfilled in which thou hast promised deliverance to thy people. They - the Babylonians, Have made void thy law - They have filled up the measure of their iniquities.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:121-128

Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon…

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Psalms 119:126 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֵ֭ת'eta timeH6256
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sotto actH6213
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068
הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּhe.Fe.rupeople have brokenH6565
תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ\׃to.ra.Te.khalaw yourH8451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:126

  • Jeremiah 8:8

    How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

  • Habakkuk 1:4

    Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

  • Malachi 2:8

    But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Psalms 9:19

    Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

  • Romans 3:31

    Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

  • Matthew 15:6

    And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

  • Romans 4:14

    For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

  • Isaiah 42:14

    I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

  • Psalms 102:13

    Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

  • Deuteronomy 32:36

    For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

  • Genesis 22:14

    And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
time.
9:19; 102:13; Ge 22:10,11,14; De 32:36; Isa 42:14
to work.That is, "to take vengeance," as {âsah} signifies, Jer 18:23; Mal 3:17, by an ellipsis of the noun. When infidels, profligates, and Pharisees, "make void the law of God," generally, then it is time for God to arise to vindicate His own honour and maintain His cause among men.
they.
Jer 8:8; Hab 1:4; Mal 2:8; Mt 15:6; Ro 3:31; 4:14

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Context

  • Psalms 119:125

    I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

  • Psalms 119:126

    It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.

  • Psalms 119:127

    Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

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Psalms 119:126 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tiempo es de hacer, oh Jehová; disipado han tu ley.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il est temps que l’ Éternel agisse: ils ont annulé ta loi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es ist Zeit für Jehova zu handeln: sie haben dein Gesetz gebrochen.