Psalms 119:37 (LSB)

Passage

Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, And revive me in Your ways.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:35 Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.

Psalms 119:36 Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain.

Psalms 119:37 Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, And revive me in Your ways.

Psalms 119:38 Cause Your word to be established for Your slave, As that which produces fear for You.

Psalms 119:39 Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away, For Your judgments are good.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "eyes", "turn", "away", "looking", "worthlessness", "revive", and "ways". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "Cause my heart to incline to Your..." into verse 38's "Cause Your word to be established for...", so "cause" and "eyes" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cause" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.