Psalms 119:126 (ASV)

Passage

It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:126 It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law.

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

Psalms 119:128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way. PE.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "jehovah", and "void". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 125's "I am thy servant give me understanding..." into verse 127's "Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold...", so "time" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "time" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.