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Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity [ looking at worthless things ]; and quicken thou me in thy way. – Psalms 119:37

Dearly beloved brethren, I beseche you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to give right attitude to the eternity defining prayer of king David, in this particular passage. See it yourself.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity [ looking at worthless things ]; and quicken thou me in thy way. – Psalms 119:37

Beloved see other versions of the same passage.

NLT

Psalms 119:37 – Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.

AMP BIBLE

Psalm 119:37 – Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity (idols and idolatry); and restore me to vigorous life and health in Your ways.

In addition, beloved brethren, see it amplified.

1. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity. Let me not be distracted from thy service by the “vanities” of the world—wealth, honor, power, glory, and the like; rather, quicken thou me in thy way. Give me increased life, strength, and vigor, to walk continually in the way of thy commandments.

2. Turn away mine eyes 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.

Dearly beloved, why have I taken you in particular, through all of these?

It is because of the earthly and eternal dangers that awaits anyone and everyone, caught in this sinful lifestyle

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity [ looking at worthless things ]; and quicken thou me in thy way. – Psalms 119:37

Look at what the Bible says shall be the lots of those living a lifestyle of vanities.

1 Timothy 5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Isaiah 22:13-14 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Luke 12:19-20 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

Revelation 18:7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity [ looking at worthless things ]; and quicken thou me in thy way. – Psalms 119:37

Beloved see how the Bible describes their lifestyles, which informed why such condemnations shall come their ways. See their lifestyles yourself and check up whether you also is living such lifestyle.

Job 21:11-15 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Psalms 73:5-7 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

Amos 6:5-6 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Luke 12:19-20 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

Luke 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

James 5:5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity [ looking at worthless things ]; and quicken thou me in thy way. – Psalms 119:37

Beloved , please sincerely examine yourself, are you guilty of this hell bound teansgressions? Your response should be affirmative yes. But if your response is no, repent wholeheartedly, like king David, did on the issue of Uriah, the husband of Betsheba.

It was true that God forgave David, but the stigma lived with him all his life, even to the new testament. See it.

Matthew 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

It was because of this, king David prayed that prayer ,for him not to fall into the sin again.

Achan was not as lucky as king David, he and his households were stoned and burned for this same sin. See it yourself.

Joshua 7:20-26 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. And
they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

Beloved, the Bible exhorts you to learn from the undoing of those in Bible days and avoid it.

Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

1 Corinthians 10:11-13 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

May the good Lord help you in particular to be wise unto salvation in Jesus name.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity [ looking at worthless things ]; and quicken thou me in thy way. – Psalms 119:37

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Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, your instructions, laws a; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart – Psalms 119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, your instructions, laws and observe your ways.; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart – Psalms 119:34 

Dearly beloved brethren, let us determindly apply the principles of the scriptures. Then it will be very easy to get our prayers answered.

Either in the old or new testaments, if God will grant any request of anyone, it must align with the scriptures and His perfect will See this.

1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

This principle was what king David applied here to get God to give him understanding of the law, which was the desire of his heart.

Either in the old or new testaments, God had commanded His people, to love and serve Him, with their whole heart. See them.

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, your instructions, laws and observe your ways.; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart – Psalms 119:34 

Jesus Christ our Lord, emphasized same in the new testament.

Mark 12:28-33 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Now king David promised God that, he would observe his words with his whole heart, if God would give him understanding of the law.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, your instructions, laws and observe your ways.; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart – Psalms 119:34 

See the whole heart re emphasized.

Psalms 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

See it amplified.

AMP

Psalm 119:34
[34]Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law; yes, I will observe it with my whole heart.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, your instructions, laws and observe your ways.; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart – Psalms 119:34 

No doubt, God is the giver of understanding and wisdom.

Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Beloved follow this principle of the scriptures. Always ensure what you wanted from God align with His revealed perfect will in the scriptures.

Then like God gave king David understanding of the law, He shall grant your own requests too, according to His words in Jesus name.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, your instructions, laws and observe your ways.; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart – Psalms 119:34 

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Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, decrees, commandments, ordinances and rules; and I shall keep it unto the end. – Psalms 119:33

Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, decrees, commandments, ordinances and rules; and I shall keep it unto the end. – Psalms 119:33 

Dearly beloved brethren, a lot of people in past generations and this present dispensation have discovered some treasures but failed to take advantage of them.

But then king David discovered something and took advantage of it to the fullest and that was the singular reason for him living eternally with God.

He discovered that God was a teacher of repute with no comparison. You too must discover this, if you have not. See this.

Job 36:22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

For those who discovered God as a teacher of renown like David. He gave a commitment to teach them.

Psalms 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

You are going to discover that when God teaches,. He does it to profit the pupil here and hereafter.

Isa 48:17 — Isa 48:18 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit,
which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

Beloved see how king David took advantage of the teaching ministry of God and was obedient to His teachings till the end of his life.

Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, decrees, commandments, ordinances and rules; and I shall keep it unto the end. – Psalms 119:33 

Eight different times ,in Psalm 119, king David reached out to God to teach him. See them.

Psalms 119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, decrees, commandments, ordinances and rules; and I shall keep it unto the end. – Psalms 119:33 

Psalms 119:64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

Psalms 119:124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

When king David did this, God according to His promise showed him the way to walk that led him to life eternal See the promise

Amplified. Bible

Psalm 119:33
[33]Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep it to the end [steadfastly]

Amplified

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes. This is the main prayer of the psalm—a prayer for spiritual enlightenment. ). And I shall keep it unto the end. Either “to the end of my life,”

God’s unchanging promise.

Isaiah 30:20 -21 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, decrees, commandments, ordinances and rules; and I shall keep it unto the end. – Psalms 119:33 

Beloved like king David, you also should discover that our Lord Jesus Christ was the teacher who was sent from God.

John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

In addition, you must discover that the principal ministry of the blessed Holy Spirit, sent by Christ to His church, is to teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance.

Jn 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Beloved do you know like king David, your own eternity with God, can be secured too?

All it will take you is to apply yourself to the teachings of Christ our Lord, through the blessed Holy Spirit and here and hereafter, you shall be abundantly profited in Jesus name..

See the way the blessed Holy Spirit is leading you to follow, please be obedient to Him implicitly.

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

The good Lord shall help you in particular to be wise unto salvation in Jesus name.

Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, decrees, commandments, ordinances and rules; and I shall keep it unto the end. – Psalms 119:33 

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I have stuck, cling and cleave to your statutes and testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. – Psalms 119:31

I have stuck, cling and cleave to your statutes and testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. – Psalms 119:31 

Dearly beloved brethren always remember to follow what is good.

3Jo 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

1Th 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

King David has chosen to remain faithful to God by doing away with every falsehood.

He was now very resolute to continue for a lifetime godly lifestyle, even though he was afraid of relapsing into the former ungodly attitude.

He consecrated himself as a living sacrifice, bounded on the altar of God.

I have stuck, cling and cleave to your statutes and testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. – Psalms 119:31 

Psa 118:27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light:bind the sacrifice with cords,even unto the horns of the altar.

Rom 12:1 — Rom 12:2. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

I have stuck, cling and cleave to your statutes and testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. – Psalms 119:31 

See king David’s consecration to God.

I have stuck, cling and cleave to your statutes and testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. – Psalms 119:31 

Amplified. Bible.

Psalm 119:31 – I cleave to Your testimonies; O Lord, put me not to shame!

See the passage amplified.

I have stuck unto thy testimonies; or, “cleaved” (Psalms 119:25); ie kept firm and steadfast to them. The writer does not mean to assert sinlessness, but only sincerity of intention, and a general endeavor to do right. O Lord, put me not to shame. Suffer me not to fall from thee in such sort that I am put to an open shame

Beloved since you have discovered that, this kind of resolution, if done faithfully shall guarantee your living with God in eternity, so plug into it and remain their till Christ comes..

The grace of God shall keep you from falling, you need not entertain the fear of relapsing.

The good Lord shall help you in particular in Jesus name.

I have stuck to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. – Psalms 119:31 

See you at the top in Jesus name

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LESSONS FROM PSALMS | I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. – Psalms 119:30

LESSONS FROM PSALMS | I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. – Psalms 119:30 

Dearly beloved brethren, it is very very easy to differentiate between a believer and an unbeliever. It is not difficult to discover whether a person is a saint or sinner.

It is very easy to know who is walking on the narrow road, the way of holiness and the one who is walking on the broad road, the way of destruction.

How, then can you know all these? Simply by the choices such people are making.

A sinner will never choose to fear God or think about Him. He or she will never think about his or her eternal well being.

Proverbs 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Psa 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:God is not in all his thoughts.

John 3:19-21 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

LESSONS FROM PSALMS | I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. – Psalms 119:30 

But then on the contrary, the saint and the believer are always making godly choices and thinking about God and their eternal well being. See these saints.

Joshua

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Mary.

Luk 10:38 — Luk 10:42 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Saints in early church.

2 John 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

Pause here and place yourself, where you belong. What kind of choices are you making? Are you always thoughtful about your eternal well being? Your answer should be affirmative yes. But if not, something is deadly wrong.

See, in the previous verse, David resolved to do away with falsehood. So his choices are now godly and places right premium on God’s eternal, unchanging and unfailing words. See it.

LESSONS FROM PSALMS | I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. – Psalms 119:30 

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 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. – Psalms 119:30 

Present.

Psalms 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

Amplified.

Psalm 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth and faithfulness; Your ordinances have I set before me.

Psalms 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalms 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Psalms 119:173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

See this passage Amplified.

I have chosen the way of truth. The converse of “the way of lying” (Psalms 119:29), the path of true religion, of faithfulness and steadfastness to God. Thy judgments have I laid before me. Thy commandments have I set before my eyes as rules to be observed constantly.

So David did: I have chosen the way of truth. Note, 1. The way of serious godliness is the way of truth; the principles it is founded on are principles of eternal truth, and it is the only true way to happiness. 2. We must choose to walk in this way, not because we know no other way, but because we know no better; nay we know no other safe and good way. Let us choose that way for our way, which we will walk in, though it be narrow.

II. That those who have chosen the way of truth must have a constant regard to the word of God as the rule of their walking: Thy judgments have I laid before me,

Beloved, follow this exemplary lifestyle of David at this time. It is noteworthy.

May the good Lord find you faithfil in Jesus name.

LESSONS FROM PSALMS | I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. – Psalms 119:30 

See you at the top in Jesus name

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