Meditação
A meditação na Palavra de Deus é prática espiritual essencial. Diferente da meditação oriental, a meditação bíblica é reflexão profunda sobre as Escrituras — ruminar a Palavra dia e noite.
Meditar na Palavra dia e noite
Bem-aventurado o homem que medita na lei do Senhor de dia e de noite. Ele é como árvore plantada junto a ribeiros de águas.
Blessed is the ish that walketh not
in the Etzah (counsel, scheme) of the Resha’im,
nor standeth in the Derech Chatta’im,
nor sitteth in the Moshav (seat) of the Leitzim (scornful, ones mocking and reviling).
But his delight is in the Torat Hashem;
and in His torah doth he meditate yomam v’lailah.
This Sefer HaTorah shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate on it yomam valailah so that thou mayest be shomer to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy derech prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
O how I love Thy torah!
It is my meditation kol hayom.
Thou through Thy mitzvot hast made me wiser than mine enemies:
for they are ever with me.
I have more understanding than every melamed of mine:
for Thy edot are my meditation.
I understand more than the zekenim,
for I keep Thy pikkudim.
I will meditate in Thy pikkudim,
and consider Thy orkhot (paths).
I will delight myself in Thy chukkim;
I will not forget Thy Davar.
ג GIMEL
And I will delight myself in Thy mitzvot,
which I love.
My palms also will I lift up unto Thy mitzvot,
which I love;
and I will meditate on Thy chukkim.
ז ZAYIN
I rose before the dawn, and cried out for help;
I hoped in Thy Davar.
Mine eyes are awake through the ashmurot (night watches),
that I might meditate on Thy word.
Frutos da meditação
A meditação produz entendimento, alegria e adoração. Quem medita na Palavra encontra direção, paz e renovação espiritual.
Keep back Thy eved also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me;
then shall I be upright,
and I shall be innocent from the peysha rav (great transgression).
Bnei Adam and bnei ish,
ashir (rich) and evyon (poor) alike,
And I said, This is my affliction;
but I will remember the shanot of the Yemin Elyon (Right Hand of the Most High).
I will remember the deeds of Hashem;
surely I will remember Thy wonders mikedem (of old, of long ago).
I remember yamim mikedem (days of old),
I meditate on all Thy works;
I muse on the ma’aseh (work) of Thy hands.
As we have heard, so have we seen
in the Ir Hashem Tzva’os,
in the Ir Eloheinu;
Elohim will establish it ad olam.
Selah
I will sing unto Hashem as long as I live;
I will sing praise to Elohai while I have my being.
May my si’akh (musing, meditation) be acceptable to Him;
I will have simchah in Hashem.