"O how I Love thy Law! It is MY MEDITATION all the day." (Ps.119:97)
"I have more Understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies ARE MY MEDITATION." (verse 99)
It means to read the bible through meditation.
Through prayer, meditation, and daily Bible reading.
I like to do the following:listening to sermons, and to christian shows;studying the bible,and reading literature on the bible;praying,and meditation.
Lectio Divina is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's Word. Studying the Bible may involve meditation and prayer but generally Bible study involves some helps such as a concordance, a commentary or dictionary or possibly other people.
A Catholic reads the Bible to become familiar with Scripture and to meditate on the Word of God..Catholic AnswerCatholic prayer using the Bible is called Lectio Divina (literally Divine Reading) and is when you use the Bible for meditation, for an explanation, please see the links below. Meditation is beginning prayer for a Catholic (outside of Vocal Prayer and Liturgical Prayer, but even Vocal Prayer should include Meditation or Mental Prayer: if you're not thinking about what you're saying, you're not praying). Advanced prayer is contemplation and is something that we, ourselves, cannot do, it is something given to us by God.
Meditate is found in the King James Version 14 times. Meditation is found 6 times.
Among other ways....The Bible may be used as a devotional guide for meditation and prayer, especially in times of great joy or sorrow.The Bible is also the source for Christian doctrine, that is, truths about God.When you need to learn how to live your life, many Christians turn to the Bible for guidance.Christian worship should be guided by what is found in the Bible.
In the King James versionthe word - meditation - appears 6 timesPsa 5:1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.Psa 49:3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.Psa 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.Psa 119:97 O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.Psa 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
The word prayer is forst seen in the Bible in 1 Samuel 2:1 Although other versions of the Bible may have a different answer. Other people Before 1 Samuel 2:1 in the Bible communicated with God but it does not say if it was through prayer, meditation or other form of communication.
In the King James version the word - meditate - appears 14 times the word - meditation - appears 6 times
There are no specific Bible verses that mention closing our eyes during prayer or meditation. However, some verses encourage focusing on God with a humble and sincere heart, such as Psalm 145:18 which says, "The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." It is more about the attitude of the heart than the physical act of closing one's eyes.
dhikr :)