Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. 2. (n.) One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural. 3. (n.) A particular power and practice of poetry. 4. (n.) A poet; a bard. 5. (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate. 6. (n.) To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study. 7. (n.) To wonder. 8. (v. t.) To think on; to meditate on. 9. (v. t.) To wonder at. 10. (n.) Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study. 11. (n.) Wonder, or admiration. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MUSE; MUSING muz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate" (Psalm 39:3, chaghigh; Psalm 143:5, siach); in the New Testament once (Luke 3:15, dialogizomai, where the Revised Version (British and American) reads "reasoned").

Multi-Version Concordance Muse (5 Occurrences) Psalms 77:3 I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah (See JPS NIV) Psalms 77:6 I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search. (DBY NIV) Psalms 77:12 I will meditate also upon all thy work, And muse on thy doings. (See JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV) Psalms 143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Isaiah 33:18 Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed the tribute ? where is he that counted the towers? (See JPS ASV RSV)