Psalms 119:37

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

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity - (, end.) Hengstenberg for "vanity" translates 'deceit:' all the worldly idols in which happiness and peace are sought apart from God-power, wealth (), pleasure, self-righteousness, man's praise or help, etc. (; ; ). Earthly goods appeal to the eye (so in Eve's case, ) and create "the lust of the eyes." May I see them as though I saw them not. The Hebrew proverb says, 'The eyes and the heart are the negotiating agents of sin' (, "Seek not after your own heart, and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring;" ; ; ; ; ). Our safety is in avoiding to look at temptation (Matthew 5:28; Matthew 6:22; ). Looking begets loving. Vain things seen beget lust, the parent of sin.

Quicken thou me in thy way - I am naturally dead to heavenly things, do thou give me spiritual life more and more (; ; ; ). Vanity or sin is death: spirituality is life.