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Psalms 119:126

119:125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

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It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law.

It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.

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

119:127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

What does Psalms 119:126 mean?

Psalms 119:126 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֵת (ʻêth), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh).

Hebrew interlinear

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It
is
timeעֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
for
thee,
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
to
work:עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
for
they
have
made
voidפָּרַרpârar/paw-rar'/H6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
thy
law.תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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Zeal, Religious

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:126.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:21

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:126 say?

Psalms 119:126 (King James Version) reads: "It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law."

Is Psalms 119:126 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:126 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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