Psalm 119:37 “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.”

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.

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Cross references

“Turn”

1 John 2:16 Proverbs 4:25 Isaiah 33:15 Numbers 15:39 Job 31:1 Proverbs 23:5

1 John 2:16 · BSB

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Proverbs 4:25 · BSB

Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.

Isaiah 33:15 · BSB

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

Numbers 15:39 · BSB

These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.

Job 31:1 · BSB

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

Proverbs 23:5 · BSB

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

“quicken”

Psalm 119:40 Psalm 119:25

Psalm 119:40 · BSB

How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.

Psalm 119:25 · BSB

My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.

Also

Psalm 71:20

Psalm 71:20 · BSB

Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

38Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.

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