Topic
Meditation
40 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 24:63ISBE · Nave INSTANCE OF — Isaac
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.
- Joshua 1:8ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
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.
- Psalms 1:2ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
- Psalms 19:14ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
- Psalms 49:3ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
- Psalms 63:6ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
- Psalms 104:34ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
- Psalms 119:15ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
- Psalms 119:23ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
- Psalms 143:5ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
- 1 Chronicles 16:9ISBE
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
- Psalms 4:4Nave General scriptures concerning
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
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- Psalms 5:1 ISBE
- Psalms 5:2 ISBE
- Psalms 39:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 63:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 73:12–22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 77:10–12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 105:2 ISBE
- Psalms 119:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:48 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:55 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:59 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:78 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:97 ISBE
- Psalms 119:97–99 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 119:99 ISBE
- Psalms 119:148 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 139:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 139:18 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 33:18 ISBE
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 14:20 ISBE
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:1 ISBE
- 2 Esdras 10:5 ISBE
- Luke 21:14 ISBE
- Philippians 4:8 ISBE
- Colossians 3:2 ISBE
- 1 Timothy 4:13–15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Timothy 4:15 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 24 references
med-i-ta'-shun (haghuth, sichah): "Meditation" is the translation of haghuth, from haghah, "to murmur," "to have a deep tone," hence, "to meditate" (Ps 49:3); of haghigh, "sighing," "moaning" (Ps 5:1; see Ps 5:2); of higgayon, "the murmur" or dull sound of the harp, hence, meditation (Ps 19:14, "Let .... the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight"); of siach, "speech," "meditation" (Ps 104:34, "Let my meditation be sweet unto him"); of sichah, a "bowing down," "musing" (Ps 119:97,99; /RAPC 2Es 10:5). "To meditate" is the translation of haghah (Jos 1:8; Ps 1:2; 63:6; Isa 33:18 the King James Version); of suach (Ge 24:63); of siach (Ps 119:15,23, etc.; Ps 143:5, the King James Version "muse"; 1Ch 16:9; Ps 105:2 margin). In Apocrypha we have "to meditate" (Ecclesiasticus 14:20, "Blessed is the man that shall mediate in wisdom," the Revised Version margin "most authorities read come to an end" (teleutesei); Ecclesiasticus 39:1, "meditateth in the law of the Most High" (dianoeomai)). The lack of meditation is a great want in our modern religious life. In the New Testament, we have "to meditate" (promeletao, "to take care beforehand"), Lu 21:14, and "meditate" (meletao, "to take care"), 1Ti 4:15 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "be diligent"); compare Php 4:8; Col 3:2.
W. L. Walker
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Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.