“ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. ”
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...
Turn away mine (d) eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way. (d) Meaning, all his senses.
CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginning with one of the twenty-two letters of the Heb. a...
way. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "ways" (plural)
37. Turn away mine eyes. By these words we are taught that all our senses are so filled with vanity, that, until refined and rectified, their alienation from the pursuit of righteousness is...
DISCOURSE: 701 THE VANITIES OF THIS WORLD AN OBSTACLE TO SPIRITUAL PROGRESS Psalms 119:37 . Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way . THE depths of the human h...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. From beholding vanity - An idol, worldly pleasure, beauty, finery; any thing that is vain, empty, or transitory. Let me no...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity - ( Isaiah 33:15 , end.) Hengstenberg for "vanity" translates 'deceit:' al...
The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences with the same Hebrew letter. The subject is practically the...
From beholding vanity. — Perhaps from looking on idols.
Psalms 119:1-176 IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of the Law; and the beauty and power of the psalm lie i...
Love for God's Commands Psalms 119:33-48 Twice over the psalmist says, “thy commandments which I have loved,” and then proceeds to give the key to perfect love of them in the words, “I will me...
Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately; but the term, "The Law," should be understood in its widest sign...
HE. How very beautiful is this portion of the psalm, considered as descriptive of the work of the Holy Ghost. It is his blessed province, and from his great love to the persons of Christ's people, h...
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 a...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way. Ver. 37. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity ] Lest looking cause liking and lusting, 1 John 2:16 . In Hebrew th...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity The vain things of this world, such as riches, honours, pleasures; from beholding them with desire or affection. Quicken thou me in thy way Make me liv...
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Here, 1. David prays for restraining grace, that he might be prevented and kept back from that which w...
Vanity; the vain things and lusts of this present evil world, such as riches, honours, pleasures; from beholding them, to wit, with admiration and inordinate affection; for such a sight of the eyes...
INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David, before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril ( Psalms 119:9 ; Psalms 119:23 ; Psalms 119:46 ; Psalms 119:141...
By the help of God's Holy Spirit, this psalm may serve for the purposes of self-examination, for we may ask ourselves as we read, «Do I feel in that way? Are my prayers like those of this good man? I...
That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the head of each distich; and the couplets are mos...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way. An exemplary prayer This prayer includes three things:-- I. Diversion from the false. 1. Vanity is a bad thing....
EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses, every verse in each stanza beginning with its own...
He. The Constancy of the Believer Upheld and Nourished by God's Word.
1 John 2:16 ; 2 Samuel 11:2 ; Isaiah 33:15 ; Job 31:1 ; Joshua 7:21 ; Matthew 5:28 ; Numbers 15:39 ; Proverbs 23:5 ; Proverbs 4:25 ; Psalms 119:25 ; Psalms 119:40
Vanity — The vain things of this present world, such as riches, honours, pleasures: from beholding them, with desire or affection. Quicken — Make me lively, vigorous and fervent in thy service.