Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Turn away mine eyes--literally, "Make my eyes to pass, not noticing evil."
vanity--literally, "falsehood;" all other objects of trust than God; idols, human power, etc. (Psalms 31:6; Psalms 40:4; Psalms 60:11; Psalms 62:9).
quicken . . . in thy way--make me with living energy to pursue the way marked out by Thee. Revive me from the death of spiritual helplessness (Psalms 119:17, Psalms 119:25, Psalms 119:40, Psalms 119:50; Psalms 116:3).
HE. (Psalms 119:33-40).
To encourage us in prayer for divine aid in adhering to His truth, we are permitted to believe that by His help we shall succeed.
the way of thy statutes--that is, the way or manner of life prescribed by them. The help we hope to obtain by prayer is to be the basis on which our resolutions should rest.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Psalms 119:33-38
Isaiah 33:15
1 John 2:16
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