31 Bible Verses about Meditation

Happy the man who went not in the counsel of the unjust, and he stood not in the way of the sinful, and sat not in the seat of those scoffing. But his delight is in the law of Jehovah, and in his law he will meditate day and night And he was as a tree planted by the streams of water which will give its fruit in its time; his leaf shall not fall away, and all which he shall do shall be prospered.

The saying of my mouth and the meditation of my heart shall be for acceptance before thee, O Jehovah, my rock and my redeemer.

My meditating upon him shall be sweet: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever venerable, whatever just, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever prosperous; if any ability, and if any praise, reckon up these things.

Observe what I say; for may the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

I set Jehovah before me always: for from my right hand I shall not be moved.

When I remembered thee upon my bed in the watches, I will meditate upon thee.

In thy charges I will meditate, and I will look upon thy ways. In thy laws I will delight: I will not forget thy word.

And the book of this law shall not depart from thy mouth; and meditate thou in it day and night, so that thou shalt watch to do according to all written in it: for then thou shalt prosper thy ways, and then thou shalt be wise.

And I meditated in all thy work, and I will think upon all thy doings.

Great the works of Jehovah, sought out to all their desires.

I remembered the days of old and I meditated in all thy work, and I will meditate upon the work of thy hands.

I will speak the splendor of the honor of thy majesty, and the words of thy wonders.

To the overseer upon the stringed instrument, chanting of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how mighty thy name in all the earth! who will set thy majesty over the heavens. Out of the mouth of children and sucklings thou hast founded strength on account of thine enemies, to cause the enemy and the avenger to cease. For I shall see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou didst prepare.read more.
What is man that thou wilt remember him? and the son of man that thou wilt review him? And thou wilt diminish him a little more than the messengers, and thou wilt surround him with glory and honor. And thou wilt give him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou didst put all under his feet: Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the cattle of the field; And the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, passing through the paths of the seas. O Jehovah our Lord, how mighty thy name in all the earth!

Praise Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God thou wert great exceedingly; thou didst put on strength and honor: Being covered with light as a garment: stretching forth the heavens as a curtain: Framing his upper chambers in the waters: setting the clouds his chariot: going upon the wings of the wind.read more.
Making his messengers spirits; his servants a fire of flame: Founding the earth upon her bases, she shall not be moved forever and even The deep thou coveredst it as a garment: the waters will stand upon the mountains. From thy rebuke they shall flee; from the voice of thy thunder they shall be terrified. They shall go up the mountains; they shall go down into the valleys to the place: this thou didst found for them. Thou didst set a bound they shall not pass over; they shall not turn bark to cover the earth. Sending forth fountains into the valleys, they will go between the mountains. They shall water all the beasts of the field: the wild asses shall break their thirst. Upon them the birds of the heavens shall dwell, from between their boughs they shall give a voice. Watering the mountains from. his upper chambers: with the fruit of thy work shall the earth be filled. Causing grass to spring up for the cattle, and the green herb for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth: And wine will gladden the heart of man, to cause the face to shine from oil, and bread will support the heart of man. And the trees of Jehovah shall be satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon which he planted; Where there the sparrows will nest: the stork, the cypresses her house. The high mountains for the wild goats; the rocks a refuge for the conies. He made the moon for the appointments: the sun knew his going down. Thou didst set darkness and it will be night: in it all the beasts of the forest shall creep. The young lions roaring for prey, and to seek from God their food. The sun shall rise, they will be gathered together, and in their dens they will lie down. Man will go forth to his work, and to his labor even to evening. How thy works were multiplied. O Jehovah! in wisdom thou madest them all: the earth was filled with thy possessions. This great and broad sea, hands there of the creeping thing, and no number of the beasts, small with great There the ships will go: the sea monster thou didst form to play in it They will all wait for thee to give their food in its time. Thou wilt give to them, they will gather up: thou wilt open thy hand, they will be filled with good. Thou wilt hide thy face, they will tremble: thou wilt take away their spirit, they shall expire and turn back to dust Thou wilt send forth thy spirit, they will be created: thou wilt renew the face of the earth. The glory of Jehovah shall be forever: Jehovah, shall rejoice in his works. Looking upon the earth and it will tremble: he will touch up the mountains and they will smoke. I will sing to Jehovah in my living: I will play on the harp to my God in my enduring. My meditating upon him shall be sweet: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise:

Look ye upon the fowls of heaven; for they neither sow, nor reap, nor collect into stores; and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Do ye not rather differ from them Which of you, being anxious, can add one cubit to his size? And about dress, why are ye anxious? Consider the white lilies of the field, how they grow; they are not wearied, neither do they spin:read more.
And I say to you that neither Solomon in all his glory was surrounded as one of these. And if the grass of the field, being this day, and to morrow cast into the furnace, God so clothes much rather you, ye of little faith!

Consider the ravens: for they sow not neither do they reap; to them there is not store-house nor store; and God nourishes them: how much more have ye preeminence of the fowls? And which of you having anxiety can add to his size one cubit? If then ye cannot do the least, why have ye anxiety for the rest?read more.
Consider the white lilies, how they grow; they are not wearied, neither do they spin; and I say to you, neither was Solomon in all his glory clothed as one of these.

Mine eyes anticipated the watches to meditate in thy word.

I will praise Jehovah who counseled me: also the night my reins instructed me.

The day Jehovah will command his mercy, and in the night the song with me; the prayer to the God of my life.

Take now the law from his mouth, and set his words in thy heart

My heart was hot in the midst of me; in my heat the fire will burn: I spake with my tongue.

The proud shall be ashamed, for they acted perversely to me without cause: I will meditate in thy charges They fearing thee shall turn to me, and they shall know thy testimonies. My heart shall be blameless in thy laws, so that I shall not be ashamed.read more.
My soul failed for thy, salvation: I hoped for thy word. Mine eyes failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? I was as a bottle in smoke; I forgot not thy laws. How many the days of thy servant? when wilt thou do judgment upon them pursuing me? The proud dug pits for me which is not according to thy law. All thy commands are faithfulness; they pursued me without cause; help thou me. They almost finished me upon earth, and I forsook not thy charges. According to thy mercy make me live, and I will watch the testimonies of thy mouth. Forever, O Jehovah, thy word was set in the heavens. To generation and generation thy faithfulness: thou didst prepare the earth and it will stand. They stood according to thy judgments this day, for all are thy servants. Unless thy law was my delight I perished in mine affliction. Forever will I not forget thy charges, for in them thou didst make me live. I am to thee; save me; for I sought thy charges. The unjust waited for me to destroy me: I shall understand thy testimonies. I saw the end to all perfection: thy command is exceeding broad. How I loved thy law I all the day it is my meditation. Above mine enemies thou wilt make me wise from thy commands, for It is forever to me. Above all those teaching me I understood, for thy testimonies a meditation to me. I shall understand above the old men, for I watched thy charges. I withheld my feet from every evil way, so that I watch thy word. I departed not from thy judgments, for thou didst teach me. How smooth were thy words to my palate I more than honey to my mouth! From thy charges I shall understand: for this I hated every way of falsehood. Thy word a lamp to my feet, and a light to my beaten path. I sware, and I will cease to stand, to watch the judgments of thy justice. I was humbled even greatly: O Jehovah, cause me to live according to thy word, Accept now the voluntaries of my month, O Jehovah, and teach me thy judgments. My soul is in my hand always, and I, forgot not thy law. The unjust one gave a snare for me, and I wandered not from thy charges. I inherited thy testimonies forever: for they are the joy of my heart. I inclined my heart to do thy laws forever to the end. I hated dividings, and I loved thy law. Thou my hiding and my shield: I hoped for thy word. Depart from me, ye doing evil, and I will watch the commands of my God. Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and thou wilt not make me ashamed of my hope. Support me and I shall be saved: and I shall look upon thy laws always Thou didst make light of all going astray from thy laws, for their deceit is falsehood. The dross thou didst cause to cease, all the unjust of the earth: for this I loved thy testimonies. My flesh stood erect from thy fear, and I was afraid of thy judgments. I did judgment and justice: thou wilt not leave me to those oppressing me. Be surety for thy servant for good: the proud shall not oppress me. Mine eyes failed for thy salvation, and for the word of thy justice. Do with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy laws. I am thy servant; cause me to understand, and I shall know thy tesmonies. The time to work to Jehovah: they let go thy law. For this I loved thy commands above gold, and above fine gold. For this I made straight all thy charges, all: hated every way of falsehood. Thy testimonies are wonderful: for this my soul watched them. The entrance of thy words will enlighten; causing the simple to understand. I opened wide my mouth, and I shall pant: for I longed for thy commands. Look upon me and compassionate me according to the judgment to those loving thy name. Prepare my steps in thy word, and all iniquity shall not rule over me. Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will watch thy charges. Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy laws. Mine eyes will bring down streams of waters because they will not watch thy laws. Just art thou, O Jehovah, and upright thy judgments. Thos didst command justice thy testimonies, and faithfulness exceedingly. my jealousy cut me off; for mine enemies forgat thy words. Thy word is refined greatly, and thy servant loved it I am small and despised: I did not forget thy charges. Thy Justice is justice forever, and thy law the truth. Straits and distress found me: thy commands my delight Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live. I called with all my heart: answer me, O Jehovah: I will watch thy laws. I called to thee: save me, and I will watch thy testimonies. I anticipated the dawn, and I will cry: I hoped for thy words Mine eyes anticipated the watches to meditate in thy word.

And Mary kept together all these sayings, reflecting in her heart.

And having risen, he went: and, behold, an Ethiopian man, an eunuch of great power of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come going to worship in Jerusalem, And he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he read the prophet Esaias. And the Spirit said to Philip, Come near, and be joined to this chariot.read more.
And Philip running near, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and he said, Truly knowest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except somebody guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up to sit with him. And the passage of the writing which he read was this, As a sheep for slaughter was he brought; and as a lamb before him shearing it dumb, so he opened not his mouth: In his humiliation was his judgment taken away: and his generation who shall recount? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch having answered Philip, said, I pray thee, of whom speaks the prophet this of himself or of some other? And Philip having opened his mouth, and begun from this writing, announced to him the good news, Jesus.

In my heart I hid thy sayings, so that I shall not sin to thee.

I remembered thy name in the night, O Jehovah, and I will watch thy law.