Psalm 118:37 Douay-Rheims

Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: quicken me in thy way.

Augustine of Hippo

A.D. 354–430 Patristic

The next words in the Psalm which we have undertaken to expound are, "O turn away my eyes, lest they behold vanity: and quicken Thou me in Your way" [Psalm 119:37]. Vanity and truth are directly contrary to one another. The desires of this world are vanity: but Christ, who frees us from the world, is truth. He is the way, too, wherein this man wishes to be quickened, for He is also the life: "I am the way, the truth, and the life," [John 14:6] are His own words.

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A.D. 430 · on Ps 119:37 (Exposition on Psalm 119)

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