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Salmos 119:37
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Aparta mis ojos de mirar la vanidad, y vivifícame en tus caminos.
Aparta mis ojos, que no vean la vanidad; av�vame en tu camino.
Aparta mis ojos, que no vean la vanidad; av�vame en tu camino.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Turn: Heb. Make to pass, Numbers 15:39, Joshua 7:21, 2 Samuel 11:2, Job 31:1, Proverbs 4:25, Proverbs 23:5, Isaiah 33:15, Matthew 5:28, 1 John 2:16
quicken: Psalms 119:25, Psalms 119:40
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:7 - cast Judges 14:1 - Timnath Psalms 80:18 - quicken Psalms 101:3 - set Psalms 119:29 - Remove Psalms 143:11 - Quicken Proverbs 17:24 - the eyes Proverbs 23:31 - General Proverbs 30:8 - Remove Ecclesiastes 2:10 - whatsoever Ecclesiastes 5:11 - they Jeremiah 22:17 - thine eyes Ezekiel 23:16 - as soon as she saw them with her eyes Mark 9:47 - thine Luke 12:15 - Take Romans 7:21 - evil Colossians 3:2 - Set
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity,.... As the things of this world, the riches, honours, and pleasures of it, which are all vanity and vexation of spirit; and yet these catch the eye, and allure the heart: and all false doctrines, glided over with the specious pretence of truth; and all false worship and superstition, set off with pomp and pageantry, with which the eyes of the body or the eyes of the mind are taken, and by which the heart is ensnared; and therefore it is desirable to have the eyes turned away from such objects unto better;
[and] quicken thou me in thy way; so as to walk and even run in the path of truth, in the way of true religion and godliness; and, instead of looking upon vanity, press towards the mark for the prize; keep Christ in view, while running the race; and look to things unseen, and not things that are seen; and set the affections on things above, and serve the Lord fervently; all which is done when God quickens the hearts of his people, and the graces of his Spirit in them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity - Vain things; wicked things; things which would be likely to lead me astray from what is real and true. Compare Isaiah 33:15; Job 31:1. Margin, here, as in Hebrew, “make to pass.” Make my eyes to pass rapidly from such objects, that I may not look at them, may not contemplate them, may not dwell upon them. There is danger in looking on sin steadily; in surveying its features; in returning to contemplate it. An ugly object loses much of its deformity when we look often upon it; and this is a benevolent law, lest we should be miserable when we are under a necessity of looking on it. Sin follows this general law, and is to be avoided altogether, even in its contemplation, if we would be safe. A man should be thankful in this world that he has eyelids; and as he can close his eyes, so he should often do it.
And quicken thou me in thy way - Endow me with life, energy, vigor, that I may walk in thy way.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 119:37. From beholding vanity — An idol, worldly pleasure, beauty, finery; any thing that is vain, empty, or transitory. Let me not behold it; let me not dwell upon it. Let me remember Achan: he saw, - he coveted, - he took, - he hid his theft, and was slain for his sin.
