63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
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I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 62-67)Isaac and Rebekah are, at length, happily brought together. Observe, I. Isaac was well employed when he met Rebekah: He went out to meditate , or pray, in the field, at the even-tide , Gen. 24:62 , 63 . Some think he expected the return of his servants about this time, and went out on purpose to meet them. But, it should seem, he went out on another errand, to take the advantage of a silent evenin…
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