Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
In Context
36Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
38Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
Cross References
Psalms 71:20Thou hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!
Psalms 119:40Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
Proverbs 23:5Wilt thou let thine eyes fly toward them? They are gone! For riches truly make to themselves wings; They fly away like the eagle toward heaven.
Matthew 5:28But I say to you, that whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:36-37
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. He had before prayed to God to enlighten his understanding, that he might know his duty, and not mistake concerning it; here he prays to God to bow his will, and quicken the active powers of his soul, that he might do his duty; for it is God that works in us both to will and to do, as well as to understand, what is good, Phil. ii. 13 . Both the good head and the good heart… Read the whole commentary →