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Psalms 119:37

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

KJV

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.

ASV

הַעֲבֵ֣ר עֵ֭ינַ/י מֵ/רְא֣וֹת שָׁ֑וְא בִּ/דְרָכֶ֥/ךָ חַיֵּֽ/נִי

Hebrew

Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

YLT

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
שָׁ֑וְא
shv'
noun · 52×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:16 — For 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.
  • 2Sam 11:2 — And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautif
  • 2Sam 11:2 — And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautif
  • Eccl 2:10 — And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
  • Isa 33:15 — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shuttet
  • Isa 33:15 — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shuttet
  • Job 31:1 — I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
  • Job 31:1 — I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
  • Josh 7:21 — When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid i
  • Josh 7:21 — When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid i
  • Judg 14:1 — And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
  • Mark 9:47 — And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
  • Matt 5:28 — But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
  • Num 15:39 — And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye
  • Prov 4:25 — Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
  • Prov 4:25 — Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
  • Prov 17:24 — Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
  • Prov 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
  • Prov 23:31 — Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
  • Prov 30:8 — Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
  • Ps 71:20 — Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
  • Ps 80:18 — So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
  • Ps 101:3 — I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
  • Ps 119:25 — My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
  • Ps 119:25 — My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
  • Ps 119:29 — Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
  • Ps 119:40 — Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
  • Ps 119:40 — Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
  • Ps 143:11 — Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
  • Rom 7:21 — I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.