What Does the Bible Say About Meditation?

“And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. to meditate: or, to pray”

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. have: or, do wisely”

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

“Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.”

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. strength: Heb. rock”

“My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,”

“My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”

“My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: marrow: Heb. fatness”

“When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.”

“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”

“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”

“For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was”

“If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.”

“When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; too: Heb. labour in mine eyes”

“Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.”

“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”

“How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.”

“As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.”

“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”

“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with”

“And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.”

“I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.”

“I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.”

“My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.”

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

“I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.”

“I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”

“Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.”

“My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.”

“I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.”

“I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.”

“Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.”

“MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”

“Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. they: Heb. it is ever with me”

“I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.”

“Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.”

“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!”

“If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.”

“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.”

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. perfect: Heb. peace, peace mind: or, thought, or, imagination”

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly .”

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. honest: or, venerable”

“Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.”

“Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”

“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. to all: or, in all things”