Psalm 119:126
New International Version
It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.

New Living Translation
LORD, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions.

English Standard Version
It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken.

Berean Standard Bible
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

King James Bible
It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

New King James Version
It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your law as void.

New American Standard Bible
It is time for the LORD to act, For they have broken Your Law.

NASB 1995
It is time for the LORD to act, For they have broken Your law.

NASB 1977
It is time for the LORD to act, For they have broken Thy law.

Legacy Standard Bible
It is time for Yahweh to act, For they have broken Your law.

Amplified Bible
It is time for the LORD to act; They have broken Your law.

Christian Standard Bible
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have violated your instruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have violated Your instruction.

American Standard Version
It is time for Jehovah to work; For they have made void thy law.

Contemporary English Version
Do something, LORD! They have broken your Law.

English Revised Version
It is time for the LORD to work; for they have made void thy law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It is time for you to act, O LORD. Even though people have abolished your teachings,

Good News Translation
LORD, it is time for you to act, because people are disobeying your law.

International Standard Version
It is time for the LORD to act, since they have violated your instruction.

Majority Standard Bible
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

NET Bible
It is time for the LORD to act--they break your law!

New Heart English Bible
It is time to act, LORD, for they break your Law.

Webster's Bible Translation
It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

World English Bible
It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.

Young's Literal Translation
Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

Smith's Literal Translation
The time to work to Jehovah: they let go thy law.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law.

Catholic Public Domain Version
It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.

New American Bible
It is time for the LORD to act; they have disobeyed your law.

New Revised Standard Version
It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
It is time to serve the LORD; for they have nullified thy law.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
It is time to serve LORD JEHOVAH, and now they have canceled your Law.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
It is time for the LORD to work; They have made void Thy law.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
It is time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law.
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
125I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. 126It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law. 127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.…

Cross References
Isaiah 24:5
The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.

Jeremiah 9:13-14
And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice. / Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

Ezekiel 22:26
Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

Hosea 4:1-2
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Amos 2:4
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

Malachi 2:8-9
But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Matthew 15:3-6
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? / For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ ...

Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Mark 7:8-9
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” / He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

Luke 11:42
Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

John 7:19
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

Acts 7:53
you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”

Romans 2:23-24
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? / As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

Romans 3:31
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

Galatians 3:10
All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”


Treasury of Scripture

It is time for you, LORD, to work: for they have made void your law.

time

Psalm 9:19
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Psalm 102:13
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

Genesis 22:10,11,14
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son…

to work.

Jeremiah 18:23
Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

Malachi 3:17
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

by an ellipsis of the noun.

they

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.

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Psalm 119
1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
2. Aleph.
9. Beth
17. Gimel
25. Daleth
33. He
41. Waw
49. Zayin
57. Heth
65. Teth
73. Yodh
81. Kaph
89. Lamedh
97. Mem
105. Nun
113. Samekh
121. Ayin
129. Pe
137. Tsadhe
145. Qoph
153. Resh
161. Sin and Shin
169. Taw














It is time
The phrase "It is time" in Psalm 119:126 suggests a sense of urgency and divine timing. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "עֵת" (et), which denotes a specific period or season. This implies that there is a divinely appointed time for action. In the biblical context, God's timing is perfect and sovereign, often beyond human understanding. This phrase encourages believers to recognize and respond to God's timing in their lives, trusting that He knows the best moment for every action and intervention.

for the LORD
The term "for the LORD" refers to Yahweh, the covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible. This name emphasizes God's eternal, self-existent nature and His faithfulness to His promises. In the context of this verse, it underscores that the action being called for is not just any action, but one that is initiated and executed by God Himself. It reminds believers of the power and authority of God to act in His creation and in the lives of His people.

to act
The phrase "to act" is derived from the Hebrew verb "עָשָׂה" (asah), which means to do, make, or accomplish. This verb is often used in the context of God's creative and redemptive work. Here, it suggests that the psalmist is calling upon God to intervene and bring about His will. It reflects a deep trust in God's ability to bring justice and righteousness, and a recognition that human efforts are insufficient without divine intervention.

for they have broken
The phrase "for they have broken" indicates a violation or transgression. The Hebrew word "הֵפֵרוּ" (heferu) means to break, violate, or annul. This suggests that the people have not just ignored God's laws, but have actively opposed or nullified them. It highlights the seriousness of the offense and the need for God to restore order and justice. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the importance of adhering to God's commandments.

Your law
"Your law" refers to the Torah, the divine instruction given by God to His people. In Hebrew, the word "תּוֹרָתֶךָ" (toratecha) is used, emphasizing the personal nature of God's law as belonging to Him. The Torah is not just a set of rules, but a guide for living in covenant relationship with God. The breaking of this law signifies a breach in the relationship between God and His people, necessitating divine action to restore and renew. This underscores the centrality of God's word in guiding and shaping the lives of believers.

(126) They have made void thy law.--Some treat the verse as parenthetical, but is it not that the irreligion of the wicked makes the Law even more dear to the psalmist? What they reject is to him priceless,

"Faithful found;

Among the faithless, faithful only he."

Verse 126. - It is time for thee, Lord, to work; or, "to act;" i.e. to lay aside quiescence, and come forward as the active Ruler of the universe. For they have made void thy Law. The wicked have cast thy Law behind their back, and, so far as lay in their power, "made it void" - repealed it, cancelled it.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
It is time
עֵ֭ת (‘êṯ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

for the LORD
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

to act,
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

[for] they have broken
הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּ (hê·p̄ê·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate

Your law.
תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ (tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law


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