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I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah. I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search. And I will meditate upon all thy work, and muse upon thy doings.
Romans 1:18-32 ESV / 6 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.
Study the meaning of Muse; Musing in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Learn more about the biblical context and references of Muse; Musing.
- Meditate Or Muse–Is There A difference?
- Patterns of Musing on God’s Word
- 7 Practical Points on How to Muse on God’s Word
Since a number of translations use the word “meditate” instead of “muse,” it is worthwhile to consider the difference. The dictionary defines “meditate” as to “think about something deeply, to reflect on it or to ponder on it.” The definition of “muse,” however, conveys something further. To muse is to comment upon something, to ruminate upon it—li...
The Pattern of Joshua, the leader of Israel
In Joshua 1:8, God commanded Joshua, the leader of Israel, saying, For Joshua to be successful in leading God’s people to possess the good land, God charged him to be occupied with the Scripture by musing on it day and night. Such a practice would make his way prosperous. Similarly, for us to abide in Christ as our good land, we also need to muse on the Scripture day and night (Col. 2:7; 3:16). Such a daily practice will make our spiritual pathway prosperous.
The Practice of the God-seeking Psalmists
The ancient psalmists practiced musing on God’s word as expressed in Psalms 119:147-149, Musing upon God’s word, in the context of Psalms 119:147-149, is sandwiched between our “crying out” and God’s “hearing our voice.” So an open mouth with audible expressions is strongly associated with musing on God’s word and may distinguish it from meditation.
The Practice of George Müller of Bristol
Let us consider the example of a man of faith and prayer named George Müller (1805-1898) from Bristol, England as referred to in his booklet entitled, “Soul Nourishment First.” There Müller said, What was Müller’s actual practice of “meditating?” He wasn’t just trying to think about, understand or memorize Bible verses. Rather, after asking the Lord’s blessing upon His word, Müller would begin to muse on the Word, searching into every verse to get blessing out it—simply for the sake of obtain...
The following are seven points that I am endeavoring to practice in order to enter into the practice of musing on God’s Word: 1. Begin first thing in the morning. From George Müller’s testimony, the best time to start musing is when the world around you is the most quiet. For most of us that would be first thing in the morning. Müller said in that ...
; mūz , mūz´ing : The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of 'meditate' ( Psalm 39:3 , ḥāghı̄gh ; Psalm 143:5 , sı̄aḥ ); in the New Testament once (Luke 3:15 , dialogizomai, where the Revised Version (British and
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muz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate" ( Ps 39:3, chaghigh; Ps 143:5, siach); in the New Testament once ( Lu 3:15, dialogizomai, where the Revised Version (British and American) reads "reasoned").
