Parallel Verses
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.
Darby Translation
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
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
HeÊ&Frac14;
36
Incline my heart to your laws and not to dishonest gain.
37
And
Cross References
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil.
Psalm 119:25
I cleave to the dust. Revive me according to your word (as you promised).
Proverbs 23:5
Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird.
Numbers 15:39
When you look at the threads in the tassel, you will remember all Jehovah's commandments and obey them. Then you will not do whatever you want and go after whatever you see, as if you were chasing after prostitutes.
Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a quality Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. I hid them in the earth in the middle of my tent.
2 Samuel 11:2
Late one afternoon, David got up from his nap and went to the palace roof. He walked around on the roof. He saw a woman taking a bath. She was very beautiful.
Job 31:1
I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.
Psalm 71:20
You who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalm 119:40
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me through your righteousness.
Proverbs 4:25
Let your eyes look straight ahead. Let you own eyes gaze (be fixed) straight in front of you.
Matthew 5:28
However, I tell you that whoever looks at a woman with lustful thoughts commits adultery with her in his heart.
1 John 2:16
The entire world, the desire of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of material wealth, is not from the Father, but is from the world.