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Selected Verse: Psalms 119:37 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 119:37 |
Strong Concordance |
Turn away [05674] mine eyes [05869] from beholding [07200] vanity [07723]; and quicken [02421] thou me in thy way [01870]. |
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King James |
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Turn away mine eyes--literally, "Make my eyes to pass, not noticing evil."
vanity--literally, "falsehood;" all other objects of trust than God; idols, human power, &c. (Psa 31:6; Psa 40:4; Psa 60:11; Psa 62:9).
quicken . . . in thy way--make me with living energy to pursue the way marked out by Thee. Revive me from the death of spiritual helplessness (Psa 119:17, Psa 119:25, Psa 119:40, Psa 119:50; Psa 116:3). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity - Vain things; wicked things; things which would be likely to lead me astray from what is real and true. Compare Isa 33:15; Job 31:1. Margin, here, as in Hebrew, "make to pass." Make my eyes to pass rapidly from such objects, that I may not look at them, may not contemplate them, may not dwell upon them. There is danger in looking on sin steadily; in surveying its features; in returning to contemplate it. An ugly object loses much of its deformity when we look often upon it; and this is a benevolent law, lest we should be miserable when we are under a necessity of looking on it. Sin follows this general law, and is to be avoided altogether, even in its contemplation, if we would be safe. A man should be thankful in this world that he has eyelids; and as he can close his eyes, so he should often do it.
And quicken thou me in thy way - Endow me with life, energy, vigor, that I may walk in thy way. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Vanity - The vain things of this present world, such as riches, honours, pleasures: from beholding them, with desire or affection. Quicken - Make me lively, vigorous and fervent in thy service. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| From beholding vanity - An idol, worldly pleasure, beauty, finery; any thing that is vain, empty, or transitory. Let me not behold it; let me not dwell upon it. Let me remember Achan: he saw, - he coveted, - he took, - he hid his theft, and was slain for his sin. |
3 The sorrows [02256] of death [04194] compassed [0661] me, and the pains [04712] of hell [07585] gat hold [04672] upon me: I found [04672] trouble [06869] and sorrow [03015].
50 This is my comfort [05165] in my affliction [06040]: for thy word [0565] hath quickened [02421] me.
40 Behold, I have longed [08373] after thy precepts [06490]: quicken [02421] me in thy righteousness [06666].
25 DALETH. My soul [05315] cleaveth [01692] unto the dust [06083]: quicken [02421] thou me according to thy word [01697].
17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully [01580] with thy servant [05650], that I may live [02421], and keep [08104] thy word [01697].
9 Surely men [0120] [01121] of low degree are vanity [01892], and men [0376] of high degree are a lie [03577]: to be laid [05927] in the balance [03976], they are altogether [03162] lighter than vanity [01892].
11 Give [03051] us help [05833] from trouble [06862]: for vain [07723] is the help [08668] of man [0120].
4 Blessed [0835] is that man [01397] that maketh [07760] the LORD [03068] his trust [04009], and respecteth [06437] not the proud [07295], nor such as turn aside [07750] to lies [03577].
6 I have hated [08130] them that regard [08104] lying [07723] vanities [01892]: but I trust [0982] in the LORD [03068].
1 I made [03772] a covenant [01285] with mine eyes [05869]; why then should I think [0995] upon a maid [01330]?
15 He that walketh [01980] righteously [06666], and speaketh [01696] uprightly [04339]; he that despiseth [03988] the gain [01215] of oppressions [04642], that shaketh [05287] his hands [03709] from holding [08551] of bribes [07810], that stoppeth [0331] his ears [0241] from hearing [08085] of blood [01818], and shutteth [06105] his eyes [05869] from seeing [07200] evil [07451];