King James Version

Psalms 119:126

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

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עֵ֭תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לַיהוָ֑הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּhefervbreakפָּרַרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “break”, a completed actionH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.תּוֹרָתֶֽךָtoratekhalawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

It is time for the LORD to work; they have made void Thy law.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

It is time for the LORD to work; they have made void Thy law.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

It is time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καιρὸς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ, διεσκέδασαν τὸν νόμον σου.