Bible Verses About Meditation

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

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon 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.

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on 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 Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned; Then spake I with my tongue:

My mouth shall speak 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;

When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.

If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;

Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.

Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.

And I said, This is my infirmity; But I will rememberthe years of the right hand of the Most High.

I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah; For I will remember thy wonders of old.

I will meditate also upon all thy work, And muse on thy doings.

Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.