Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Holman Bible
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in Your ways.
International Standard Version
Turn my eyes away from gazing at worthless things, and revive me by your ways.
A Conservative Version
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and enliven me in thy ways.
American Standard Version
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Amplified
Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.
Bible in Basic English
Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.
Julia Smith Translation
Cause mine eyes to pass from seeing vanity; make me live in thy way.
King James 2000
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive me in your way.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Turn away my eyes from looking at [what is] worthless; revive me in your ways.
Modern King James verseion
Turn away my eyes from seeing vanity; in Your way give me life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
NET Bible
Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!
New Heart English Bible
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
The Emphasized Bible
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
Webster
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive thou me in thy way.
World English Bible
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
Youngs Literal Translation
Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Themes
Earthly » Vision a source of temptation » To achan
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Vanity » Saints » Pray to be kept from
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » The danger of the misuse of
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
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36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way. 38 Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Cross References
Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:
Psalm 119:25
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
Proverbs 23:5
wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.
Numbers 15:39
and it shall be unto you for a tassel, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them; and that ye seek not after the lusts of your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye go a whoring;
Joshua 7:21
I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
2 Samuel 11:2
And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;
Job 31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
Psalm 71:20
Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;
Psalm 119:40
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Proverbs 4:25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Matthew 5:28
But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
1 John 2:16
because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.