Psalms 119:126
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.
In Context
125I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
Cross References
Psalms 102:13Thou wilt arise and have pity upon Zion, For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
Isaiah 42:14“I have long held my peace; I have been still and refrained myself; But now will I cry like a woman in travail; I will destroy and swallow up at once.
Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law faileth, And judgment is not pronounced according to truth; For the wicked encompasseth the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment is pronounced.
Matthew 15:6he shall not honor his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the law of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:125-126
124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. Here is, 1. David's petition for divine instruction: " Teach me thy statutes; give me to know all my duty; when I am in doubt, and know not for certain what is my duty, direct me, and make it plain to me; now that I am afflicted, oppressed, and my eyes are ready to fail for thy salvation, let me know what my duty is in this condition." In difficult times we… Read the whole commentary →