Psalms 119:126
It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 paralysed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.
Matthew 15:6he shall not honour 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 →