From time to time, a person will say to me: “I know that I am to meditate on Scripture, but I’m not sure how to do that.”

When I meditate on God’s Word, I try to break it down by asking myself some questions that will help me see what it suggests, implies, or commands.

Since Psalm 16:11 has been on my mind for several days, I’ll use it as an example of how I approach a verse of Scripture:

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence, there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11

• What does This Psalm mean when it says: You make known to me the path of life

1. There is more than one path in life that a person can follow.
2. If there is a path of life, is there a path of death?
3. God is the revealer of the path of light.
4. Companion Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

• What does This Psalm mean when it says: In your presence, there is fullness of joy

1. A person is either in or out of the presence of God.
2. If fullness is a characteristic of being in His presence, is there a sense of unfulfillment or a lack of satisfaction when a person is absent His presence?
3. If there is a correlation between joy in His presence, is there a lack of joyfulness in His absence?
4. Companion Scripture: Psalm 1

• What does this Psalm mean when it says: At your right hand are pleasures forevermore

1. If there is a place where there are pleasures evermore, is there a place where there are pleasures nevermore?
2. If these pleasures are associated with God’s right hand, what’s left when a person steps away from the hand of God’s provision?
3. If these pleasures can be recognized, they are to be utilized.
4. Companion Verse: Philippians 4:19

I hope this example of how I examine a verse of scripture will help you in your study of God’s Word.