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Psalms 119:126
126Lord, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions.
Psalms 119:126 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.
- New International Version (NIV)It is time for you to act, Lord; your law is being broken.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is time for You to act, O Lord, For they have regarded Your law as void.
Context of Psalms 119:126
124I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love, and teach me your decrees. 125Give discernment to me, your servant; then I will understand your laws. Lord, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions. 127Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold. 128Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:126 word by word
עֵ֭ת לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּ תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:126
- Psalms 9:19Arise, O Lord! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!
- Psalms 102:13You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem— and now is the time to pity her, now is the time you promised to help.
- Genesis 22:10And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
- Deuteronomy 32:36“Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
- Isaiah 42:14He will say, “I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant.
- Jeremiah 18:23Lord, you know all about their murderous plots against me. Don’t forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. Let them die before you. Deal with them in your anger.
- Malachi 3:17“They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.
- Jeremiah 8:8“‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,” when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?
- Habakkuk 1:4The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.
- Malachi 2:8But you priests have left God’s paths. Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Matthew 15:6In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
- Romans 3:31Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.
- Romans 4:14If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:126
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 126It 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.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 126It is time for thee, Lord, to work - literally, “Time to do for Yahweh;” and the construction might be either that it is time to do (something) for Yahweh; or, that it is time for Yahweh himself to do (something). The direct address to the Lord in the latter part of the sentence would seem, however, to show that the latter is the true interpretation: to wit, that since people make void the law of God, it is time for him to work, that is, to interpose by…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 121-128Verses 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 God's mercy, and refer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 121-128Ayin (ע) is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The servant of the Lord struggles to endure the evil around him. He confidently asks the Lord to rescue him right away!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 121-126121-126. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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