Psalms 119:126
It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
World English 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 your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
Cross References
Genesis 22:14Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.”
1 Kings 19:10He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Psalms 102:13You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
Isaiah 42:14“I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.
Matthew 15:6he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because 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 →