Psalm 119:37

  • An Empty Life

    Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless, and revive me in Your ways.  Psalm 119:37  NASB Worthless – “That the primary meaning of šāwʾ is ‘emptiness, vanity’ no one can challenge. It designates anything that is unsubstantial, unreal, worthless, either materially or morally. Hence, it is a word for idols (in the same way…

  • Seeing What Isn’t There

    Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways. Psalm 119:37 NASB Vanity – Take a look at your life. Take a hard look! How much of what you “see” is really worthless, false or empty? How much of it is just the same squirrel cage routine? How much of…

  • Dismissed!

    Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways. Psalm 119:37 NASB Looking at vanity – The NIV renders the verse, “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.” A footnote explains that two manuscripts of the Masoretic text and the Dead Sea scrolls…