126, 127. Time for God to Work—David was greatly tried in his day in seeing men pouring contempt upon God’s law. Men threw off restraint, and depravity was the result. The law of God had become a dead letter to those whom God had created. Men refused to receive the holy precepts as the rule of their life. Wickedness was so great that David feared lest God’s forbearance should cease, and he sent up a heart-felt prayer to heaven, saying, “It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law. Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.”{3BC 1152.8}

126. 127. Tid til Gud for at arbejde. - David blev stærkt prøvet på hans dag da han så mennesker foragte Guds lov. Mennesker bortlagde sig reglerne, og resultetet var fordærv. Guds lov var blevet et dødt brev for dem som Gud havde skabt. Mennesker nægtede at tage imod de hellige forskrifter som regel for deres liv. Ondskaben var så stor at David var bange for at Guds overbærenhed ville ophøre, og han sendte en hjertefølt bøn op til himlen og sagde: “Det er tid for Herren at gribe ind, de har krænket din lov. Derfor elsker jeg dine bud fremfor guld og skatte.”