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your law is being broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />LORD, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> time for <i>thee</i>, LORD, to work: <i>for</i> they have made void thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> time for <i>You</i> to act, O LORD, <i>For</i> they have regarded Your law as void.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, <i>For</i> they have broken Your Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, For they have broken Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, <i>For</i> they have broken Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is time for Yahweh to act, <i>For</i> they have broken Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act; They have broken Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, for they have violated your instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, for they have violated Your instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It is time for Jehovah to work; For they have made void thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do something, LORD! They have broken your Law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to work; for they have made void thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is time for you to act, O LORD. Even though people have abolished your teachings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, it is time for you to act, because people are disobeying your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, since they have violated your instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act--they break your law! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It is time to act, LORD, for they break your Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The time to work to Jehovah: they let go thy law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:126>It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act; they have disobeyed your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It is time to serve the LORD; for they have nullified thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />It is time to serve LORD JEHOVAH, and now they have canceled your Law.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It is time for the LORD to work; They have made void Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-126.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15698" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">125</span>I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. <span class="reftext">126</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">It is time</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">for the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to act,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: hê·p̄ê·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">for they have broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">Your law.</a> </span><span class="reftext">127</span>Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Isaiah 24:5</a></span><br />The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13-14</a></span><br />And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice. / Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a></span><br />Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-8.htm">Malachi 2:8-9</a></span><br />But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Matthew 15:3-6</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? / For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-8.htm">Mark 7:8-9</a></span><br />You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” / He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-19.htm">John 7:19</a></span><br />Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-53.htm">Acts 7:53</a></span><br />you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-23.htm">Romans 2:23-24</a></span><br />You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? / As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-31.htm">Romans 3:31</a></span><br />Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10</a></span><br />All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">It is time for you, LORD, to work: for they have made void your law.</p><p class="hdg">time</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Psalm 102:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt arise, <i>and</i> have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-10.htm">Genesis 22:10,11,14</a></b></br> And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son… </p><p class="hdg">to work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-23.htm">Jeremiah 18:23</a></b></br> Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay <i>me</i>: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal <i>thus</i> with them in the time of thine anger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a></b></br> And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.</p><p class="hdg">by an ellipsis of the noun.</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-8.htm">Jeremiah 8:8</a></b></br> How do ye say, We <i>are</i> wise, and the law of the LORD <i>is</i> with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he <i>it</i>; the pen of the scribes <i>is</i> in vain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Habakkuk 1:4</a></b></br> Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-8.htm">Malachi 2:8</a></b></br> But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Act</a> <a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/119-38.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/psalms/119-109.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/119-60.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Void</a> <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Act</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-10.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/121-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Void</a> <a href="/psalms/128-2.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the Bible, God's timing is often emphasized, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1</a>, which speaks of a time for every purpose under heaven. The psalmist recognizes that human efforts have failed, and only God's action can bring justice and restoration. This echoes the cries of the prophets, such as Habakkuk, who questioned why God seemed to delay in addressing the wickedness around him (<a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2-4</a>). The call for God to act is rooted in the belief that He is sovereign and just, and His intervention is both necessary and imminent.<p><b>for they have broken Your law</b><br>The breaking of God's law refers to the disobedience and rebellion against His commandments. In the context of ancient Israel, the law was central to the covenant relationship between God and His people, as outlined in the Torah. The psalmist's lament highlights the seriousness of this transgression, which is not merely a legal issue but a spiritual one, affecting the community's relationship with God. This breaking of the law can be seen throughout Israel's history, leading to periods of judgment and exile, as recorded in the books of Kings and Chronicles. The law itself is a reflection of God's character and will, and breaking it signifies a rejection of His authority. This phrase also points forward to the New Testament, where Jesus fulfills the law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and offers a new covenant through His sacrifice, addressing the ultimate consequence of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing for God's intervention and justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is called upon to act in response to the violation of His law.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law (Torah)</a></b><br>Refers to God's instructions and commandments given to His people, which have been broken by those who oppose His will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_divine_intervention.htm">The Urgency of Divine Intervention</a></b><br>Recognize the times when it is necessary to call upon God to act, especially when His laws are being flagrantly violated.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_law.htm">The Importance of God's Law</a></b><br>Understand that God's law is not just a set of rules but a reflection of His character and will for humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_believer_in_a_lawless_society.htm">The Role of the Believer in a Lawless Society</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to uphold God's standards and be a light in a world that often disregards His commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>While we may desire immediate action, trust that God knows the perfect time to intervene and bring justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_the_world.htm">Intercession for the World</a></b><br>Like the Psalmist, we should intercede for our world, asking God to act and bring people back to His truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_anthropology_show_moral_evolution.htm">How does anthropology show moral evolution rather than fixed divine laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_situational_ethics.htm">Is situational ethics supported by the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_memorizing_scripture_important.htm">Why is memorizing Scripture important?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_adam_and_eve_of_caucasian_descent.htm">Is His Word prioritized over His Name?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(126) <span class= "bld">They have</span> <span class= "bld">made void thy law.</span>--Some treat the verse as parenthetical, but is it not that the irreligion of the wicked makes the Law even more dear to the psalmist? What they reject is to him priceless,<p>"Faithful found;<p>Among the faithless, faithful only he."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 126.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It is time for thee, Lord, to work</span>; or, "to act;" <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. to lay aside quiescence, and come forward as the active Ruler of the universe. <span class="cmt_word">For they have made void thy Law</span>. The wicked have cast thy Law behind their back, and, so far as lay in their power, "made it void" - repealed it, cancelled it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-126.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It is time</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֭ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to act,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[for] they have broken</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·p̄ê·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your law.</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:126 It is time to act Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-125.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:125"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:125" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-127.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:127"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:127" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>