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The LORD appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of
Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was
growing hot. Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he
saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and
bowing to the ground, he said: "Sir, if I may ask you this
favor, please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be
brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves
under the tree. Now that you have come this close to your servant,
let me bring you a little food, that you may refresh yourselves;
and afterward you may go on your way." "Very well,"
they replied, "do as you have said." [GEN 18:1-5]
The two angels reached Sodom in the evening, as
Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up
to greet them; and bowing down with his face to the ground, he
said, "Please, gentlemen, come aside into your servant's
house for the night, and bathe your feet; you can get up early to
continue your journey." But they replied, "No, we shall
pass the night in the town square." He urged them so
strongly, however, that they turned aside to his place and entered
his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking cakes without
leaven, and they dined. [GEN 19:1-3]
Abraham, however, began to bow low before the
local citizens, the Hittites, while he appealed to them: "If
you will allow me room for burial of my dead, listen to me!
Intercede for me with Ephron, son of Zohar, asking him to sell me
the cave of Machpelah that he owns; it is at the edge of his
field. Let him sell it to me in your presence, at its full price,
for a burial place." Now Ephron was present with the
Hittites. So Ephron the Hittite replied to Abraham in the hearing
of the Hittites who sat on his town council: "Please, sir,
listen to me! I give you both the field and the cave in it; in the
presence of my kinsmen I make this gift. Bury your dead!" But
Abraham, after bowing low before the local citizens, addressed
Ephron in the hearing of these men: "Ah, if only you would
please listen to me! I will pay you the price of the field. Accept
it from me, that I may bury my dead there." Ephron replied to
Abraham, "Please, sir, listen to me! A piece of land worth
four hundred shekels of silver - what is that between you and me,
as long as you can bury your dead?" Abraham accepted Ephron's
terms; he weighed out to him the silver that Ephron had stipulated
in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver at
the current market value. Thus Ephron's field in Machpelah, facing
Mamre, together with its cave and all the trees anywhere within
its limits, was conveyed to Abraham by purchase in the presence of
all the Hittites who sat on Ephron's town council. After this
transaction, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the
field of Machpelah, facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of
Canaan. Thus the field with its cave was transferred from the
Hittites to Abraham as a burial place. [GEN 23:7-20]
The man then bowed down in worship to the LORD,
saying: "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham,
who has not let his constant kindness toward my master fail. As
for myself also, the LORD has led me straight to the house of my
master's brother."
[Taken from GEN 24:26-27]
"I had scarcely finished saying this prayer
to myself when Rebekah came out with a jug on her shoulder. After
she went down to the spring and drew water, I said to her, 'Please
let me have a drink.' She quickly lowered the jug she was carrying
and said, 'Take a drink, and let me bring water for your camels,
too.' So I drank, and she watered the camels also. When I asked
her, 'Whose daughter are you?' she answered, 'The daughter of
Bethuel, son of Nahor, borne to Nahor by Milcah.' So I put the
ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. Then I bowed
down in worship to the LORD, blessing the LORD, the God of my
master Abraham, who had led me on the right road to obtain the
daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. If, therefore, you
have in mind to show true loyalty to my master, let me know; but
if not, let me know that, too. I can then proceed
accordingly." Laban and his household said in reply:
"This thing comes from the LORD; we can say nothing to you
either for or against it. Here is Rebekah, ready for you; take her
with you, that she may become the wife of your master's son, as
the LORD has said." When Abraham's servant heard their
answer, he bowed to the ground before the LORD. Then he brought
out objects of silver and gold and articles of clothing and
presented them to Rebekah; he also gave costly presents to her
brother and mother. After he and the men with him had eaten and
drunk, they spent the night there. When they were up the next
morning, he said, "Give me leave to return to my
master." Her brother and mother replied, "Let the girl
stay with us a short while, say ten days; after that she may
go." But he said to them, "Do not detain me, now that
the LORD has made my errand successful; let me go back to my
master." They answered, "Let us call the girl and see
what she herself has to say about it." So they called Rebekah
and asked her, "Do you wish to go with this man?" She
answered, "I do." At this they allowed their sister
Rebekah and her nurse to take leave, along with Abraham's servant
and his men. [Taken from GEN 24:45-59]
Finally his father Isaac said to him, "Come
closer, son, and kiss me." As Jacob went up and kissed him,
Isaac smelled the fragrance of his clothes. With that, he
blessed him, saying, "Ah, the fragrance of my
son is like the fragrance of a field that the LORD has
blessed! "May God give to you of the dew of the
heavens And of the fertility of the earth abundance of
grain and wine. "Let peoples serve you, and nations pay
you homage; Be master of your brothers, and may your
mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you,
and blessed be those who bless you." [GEN 27:26-29]
Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, accompanied
by four hundred men. So he divided his children among Leah, Rachel
and the two maidservants, putting the maids and their children
first, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. He
himself went on ahead of them, bowing to the ground seven times,
until he reached his brother. Esau ran to meet him, embraced him,
and flinging himself on his neck, kissed him as he wept. When Esau
looked about, he saw the women and children. "Who are these
with you?" he asked. Jacob answered, "They are the
children whom God has graciously bestowed on your servant."
Then the maidservants and their children came forward and bowed
low; next, Leah and her children came forward and bowed low;
lastly, Rachel and her children came forward and bowed low. [Taken from GEN
33:1-7]
Once Joseph had a dream, which he told to his
brothers: "Listen to this dream I had. There we were, binding
sheaves in the field, when suddenly my sheaf rose to an upright
position, and your sheaves formed a ring around my sheaf and bowed
down to it." "Are you really going to make yourself king
over us?" his brothers asked him. "Or impose your rule
on us?" So they hated him all the more because of his talk
about his dreams. Then he had another dream, and this one, too, he
told to his brothers. "I had another dream," he said;
"this time, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing
down to me." When he also told it to his father, his father
reproved him. "What is the meaning of this dream of
yours?" he asked. "Can it be that I and your mother and
your brothers are to come and bow to the ground before you?"
So his brothers were wrought up against him but his father
pondered the matter. [GEN 37:5-11]
The steward then brought the men inside Joseph's
house. He gave them water to bathe their feet, and got fodder for
their donkeys. Then they set out their gifts to await Joseph's
arrival at noon, for they had heard that they were to dine there.
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had
brought inside, while they bowed down before him to the ground.
After inquiring how they were, he asked them, "And how is
your aged father, of whom you spoke? Is he still in good
health?" "Your servant our father is thriving and still
in good health," they said, as they bowed respectfully. When
Joseph's eye fell on his full brother Benjamin, he asked, "Is
this your youngest brother, of whom you told me?" Then he
said to him, "May God be gracious to you, my boy!" With
that, Joseph had to hurry out, for he was so overcome with
affection for his brother that he was on the verge of tears. He
went into a private room and wept there. [Taken from GEN 43:24-30]
When the time approached for Israel to die, he called his son
Joseph and said to him: "If you really wish to please me, put
your hand under my thigh as a sign of your constant loyalty to me;
do not let me be buried in Egypt. When I lie down with my
ancestors, have me taken out of Egypt and buried in their burial
place." "I will do as you say," he replied. But his
father demanded, "Swear it to me!" So Joseph swore to
him. Then Israel bowed at the head of the bed. [GEN 47:29-31]
Then Israel said to Joseph, "I never
expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see
your descendants as well!" Joseph removed them from his
father's knees and bowed down before him with his face to the
ground. Then Joseph took the two, Ephraim with his right hand, to
Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand, to Israel's right,
and led them to him.
[GEN 48:11-13]
"You, Judah, shall your brothers praise -
your hand on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father shall bow down to you."
[Taken from GEN 49:8]
The LORD said to Aaron, "Go into the desert
to meet Moses." So he went, and when they met at the mountain
of God, Aaron kissed him. Moses informed him of all the LORD had
said in sending him, and of the various signs he had enjoined upon
him. Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the
Israelites. Aaron told them everything the LORD had said to Moses,
and he performed the signs before the people. The people believed,
and when they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had
seen their affliction, they bowed down in worship. [EX 4:27-31]
Then the people bowed down in worship, and the Israelites went and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
[Taken from EX 12:27-28]
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down before him, and kissed him. Having greeted each other, they went into the tent.
[EX 18:7]
"I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you
out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not
have other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for
yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the
earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow
down before them or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a
jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers' wickedness
on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth
generation; but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation,
on the children of those who love me and keep my
commandments." [Taken from EX 20:2-6]
"See, I am sending an angel before you, to
guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared.
Be attentive to him and heed his voice. Do not rebel against him,
for he will not forgive your sin. My authority resides in him. If
you heed his voice and carry out all I tell you, I will be an
enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. My angel will go
before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites,
Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites; and I will wipe them out.
Therefore, you shall not bow down in worship before their gods,
nor shall you make anything like them; rather, you must demolish
them and smash their sacred pillars. The LORD, your God, you shall
worship; then I will bless your food and drink, and I will remove
all sickness from your midst; no woman in your land will be barren
or miscarry; and I will give you a full span of life." [Taken from EX
23:20-26]
Moses then cut two stone tablets like the former, and early the
next morning he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him,
taking along the two stone tablets. Having come down in a cloud,
the LORD stood with him there and proclaimed his name,
"LORD." Thus the LORD passed before him and cried out,
"The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to
anger and rich in kindness and fidelity, continuing his kindness
for a thousand generations, and forgiving wickedness and crime and
sin; yet not declaring the guilty guiltless, but punishing
children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for
their fathers' wickedness!" Moses at once bowed down to the
ground in worship. Then he said, "If I find favor with you, O
Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed a stiff-necked
people; yet pardon our wickedness and sins, and receive us as your
own." [EX 34:4-9]
But the ass said to Balaam, "Am I not your own beast, and have you not always ridden upon me until now? Have I been in the habit of treating you this way before?" "No," replied Balaam.
Then the LORD removed the veil from Balaam's eyes, so that he too saw the angel of the LORD standing on the road with sword drawn; and he fell on his knees and bowed to the ground.
[NUM 22:30-31]
'I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out
of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have
other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for yourselves in
the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in
the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow down before them
or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God,
inflicting punishments for their fathers' wickedness on the
children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth
generation but bestowing mercy, down to the thousandth generation,
on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments.' [Taken
from DEUT 5:6-10]
'When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us,
imposing hard labor upon us, we cried to the LORD, the God of our
fathers, and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil and
our oppression. He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand
and outstretched arm, with terrifying power, with signs and
wonders; and bringing us into this country, he gave us this land
flowing with milk and honey. Therefore, I have now brought you the
first fruits of the products of the soil which you, O LORD, have
given me.' And having set them before the LORD, your God, you
shall bow down in his presence. Then you and your family, together
with the Levite and the aliens who live among you, shall make
merry over all these good things which the LORD, your God, has
given you. [Taken from DEUT 26:6-11]
While Joshua was near Jericho, he raised his
eyes and saw one who stood facing him, drawn sword in hand. Joshua
went up to him and asked, "Are you one of us or of our
enemies?" He replied, "Neither. I am the captain of the
host of the LORD and I have just arrived." Then Joshua fell
prostrate to the ground in worship, and said to him, "What
has my lord to say to his servant?" The captain of the host
of the LORD replied to Joshua, "Remove your sandals from your
feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy." And
Joshua obeyed. [JOSH 5:13-15]
When Manoah and his wife saw
this, they fell prostrate to the ground; but the angel of the LORD
was seen no more by Manoah and his wife. [Taken from JUDG 13:20-21]
David also stepped out of the cave, calling to Saul, "My lord
the king!" When Saul looked back, David bowed to the ground
in homage and asked Saul: "Why do you listen to those who
say, 'David is trying to harm you'? You see for yourself today
that the LORD just now delivered you into my grasp in the cave. I
had some thought of killing you, but I took pity on you instead. I
decided, 'I will not raise a hand against my lord, for he is the
LORD'S anointed and a father to me.'"
[Taken from 1SAM 24:9-11]
When David's servants came to Abigail in Carmel,
they said to her, "David has sent us to you that he may take
you as his wife." Rising and bowing to the ground, she
answered, "Your handmaid would become a slave to wash the
feet of my lord's servants." She got up immediately, mounted
an ass, and followed David's messengers, with her five maids
following in attendance upon her. [Taken from 1SAM 25:40-42]
When the woman saw Samuel, she shrieked at the
top of her voice and said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me?
You are Saul!" But the king said to her, "Have no fear.
What do you see?" The woman answered Saul, "I see a
preternatural being rising from the earth." "What does
he look like?" asked Saul. And she replied, "It is an
old man who is rising, clothed in a mantle." Saul knew that
it was Samuel, and so he bowed face to the ground in homage.
[1SAM 28:12-14]
After the death of Saul, David returned from his
defeat of the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. On the
third day a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and
dirt on his head. Going to David, he fell to the ground in homage.
David asked him, "Where do you come from?" He replied,
"I have escaped from the Israelite camp." [Taken from
2SAM 1:1-3]
Then the king said to Joab: "I hereby grant
this request. Go, therefore, and bring back young Absalom."
Falling prostrate to the ground in homage and blessing the king,
Joab said, "This day I know that I am in good favor with you,
my lord the king, since the king has granted the request of his
servant." [Taken from 2SAM 14:21-22]
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without
appearing before the king. Then he summoned Joab to send him to
the king, but Joab would not come to him. Although he summoned him
a second time, Joab refused to come. He therefore instructed his
servants: "You see Joab's field that borders mine, on which
he has barley. Go, set it on fire." And so Absalom's servants
set the field on fire. Joab's farmhands came to him with torn
garments and reported to him what had been done. At this, Joab
went to Absalom in his house and asked him, "Why have your
servants set my field on fire?" Absalom answered Joab:
"I was summoning you to come here, that I may send you to the
king to say: 'Why did I come back from Geshur? I would be better
off if I were still there!' Now, let me appear before the king. If
I am guilty, let him put me to death." Joab went to the king
and reported this. The king then called Absalom, who came to him
and in homage fell on his face to the ground before the king. Then
the king kissed him. [2SAM 14:28-33]
Then Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, "Let me
run to take the good news to the king that the LORD has set him
free from the grasp of his enemies." But Joab said to him:
"You are not the man to bring the news today. On some other
day you may take the good news, but today you would not be
bringing good news, for in fact the king's son is dead." Then
Joab said to a Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have
seen." The Cushite bowed to Joab and sped away. [2SAM 18:19-21]
They crossed over the ford to bring the king's
household over and to do whatever he wished. When Shimei, son of
Gera, crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king and said to
him: "May my lord not hold me guilty, and may he not remember
and take to heart the wrong that your servant did the day my lord
the king left Jerusalem. For your servant knows that he has done
wrong. Yet realize that I have been the first of the whole house
of Joseph to come down today to meet my lord the king." [2SAM
19:19-21]
King David answered, "Call Bathsheba
here." When she re-entered the king's presence and stood
before him, the king swore, "As the LORD lives, who has
delivered me from all distress, this very day I will fulfill the
oath I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, that your son
Solomon should reign after me and should sit upon my throne in my
place." Bowing to the floor in homage to the king, Bathsheba
said, "May my lord, King David, live forever!" [Taken from 1KGS
1:28-31]
Wielding the mantle which had fallen from
Elijah, he struck the water in his turn and said, "Where is
the LORD, the God of Elijah?" When Elisha struck the water it
divided and he crossed over. The guild prophets in Jericho, who
were on the other side, saw him and said, "The spirit of
Elijah rests on Elisha." They went to meet him, bowing to the
ground before him.
[2KGS 2:14-15]
While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned
around and saw the king, and his four sons who were with him,
without recognizing them. But as David came on toward him, he
looked up and saw that it was David. Then he left the threshing
floor and bowed down before David, his face to the ground. [1CHRON
21:20-21]
Then David besought the whole assembly, "Now bless the LORD your God!" And the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, bowing down and prostrating themselves before the LORD and before the king.
[1CHRON 29:20]
All Judah was standing before the LORD, with
their little ones, their wives, and their young sons. And the
spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of
Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the clan of
Asaph, in the midst of the assembly, and he said: "Listen,
all of Judah, inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! The
LORD says to you: 'Do not fear or lose heart at the sight of this
vast multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's. Go down
against them tomorrow. You will see them coming up by the ascent
of Ziz, and you will come upon them at the end of the wadi which
opens on the wilderness of Jeruel. You will not have to fight in
this encounter. Take your places, stand firm, and see how the LORD
will be with you to deliver you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear
or lose heart. Tomorrow go out to meet them, and the LORD will be
with you.'" Then Jehoshaphat knelt down with his face to the
ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down
before the LORD in worship. [2CHRON 20:13-18]
King Hezekiah and the princes then commanded the
Levites to sing the praises of the LORD in the words of David and
of Asaph the seer. They sang praises till their joy was full, then
fell down and prostrated themselves. [2CHRON 29:30]
Ezra opened the scroll so that all the people
might see it (for he was standing higher up than any of the
people); and, as he opened it, all the people rose. Ezra blessed
the LORD, the great God, and all the people, their hands raised
high, answered, "Amen, amen!" Then they bowed down and
prostrated themselves before the LORD, their faces to the ground.
[NEH 8:5-6]
Then Ezra said: "It is you, O LORD, you are the only one; you made the heavens, the highest heavens and all their host, the earth and all that is upon it, the seas and all that is in them. To all of them you give life, and the heavenly hosts bow down before you." [Taken
from NEH 9:6]
"I will now tell you the whole truth; I
will conceal nothing at all from you. I have already said to you,
'A king's secret it is prudent to keep, but the works of God are
to be made known with due honor.' I can now tell you that when
you, Tobit, and Sarah prayed, it was I who presented and read the
record of your prayer before the Glory of the Lord; and I did the
same thing when you used to bury the dead. When you did not
hesitate to get up and leave your dinner in order to go and bury
the dead, I was sent to put you to the test. At the same time,
however, God commissioned me to heal you and your daughter-in-law
Sarah. I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who enter and serve
before the Glory of the Lord." Stricken with fear, the two
men fell to the ground. But Raphael said to them: "No need to
fear; you are safe. Thank God now and forever." [Taken from
TOBIT 12:11-17]
Then they went out to the gate of the city of
Bethulia and found Uzziah and the elders of the city, Chabri and
Charmis, standing there. When these men saw Judith transformed in
looks and differently dressed, they were very much astounded at
her beauty and said to her, "May the God of our fathers bring
you to favor, and make your undertaking a success, for the glory
of the Israelites and the exaltation of Jerusalem." Judith
bowed down to God. Then she said to them, "Order the gate of
the city opened for me, that I may go to carry out the business we
discussed." So they ordered the youths to open the gate for
her as she requested. When they did so, Judith and her maid went
out. The men of the city kept her in view as she went down the
mountain and crossed the valley; then they lost sight of her.
[JDTH 10:6-10]
All the people were greatly astonished. They bowed down and worshiped God, saying with one accord, "Blessed are you, our God, who today have brought to nought the enemies of your people."
[JDTH 13:17]
All the king's servants who were at the royal
gate would kneel and bow down to Haman, for that is what the king
had ordered in his regard. Mordecai, however, would not kneel and
bow down. The king's servants who were at the royal gate said to
Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's order?" When
they had reminded him day after day and he would not listen to
them, they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's explanation
was acceptable, since he had told them that he was a Jew. When
Haman observed that Mordecai would not kneel and bow down to him,
he was filled with anger. Moreover, he thought it was not enough
to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Since they had told Haman of
Mordecai's nationality, he sought to destroy all the Jews,
Mordecai's people, throughout the realm of King Ahasuerus. [ESTH
3:2-6]
Recalling all that the Lord had done, he prayed to him and said: "O Lord God, almighty King, all things are in your power, and there is no one to oppose you in your will to save Israel. You made heaven and earth and every wonderful thing under the heavens. You are Lord of all, and there is no one who can resist you, Lord. You know all things. You know, O Lord, that it was not out of insolence or pride or desire for fame that I acted thus in not bowing down to the proud
Haman. Gladly would I have kissed the soles of his feet for the salvation of Israel. But I acted as I did so as not to place the honor of man above that of God. I will not bow down to anyone but you, my Lord. It is not out of pride that I am acting thus. And now, Lord God, King, God of Abraham, spare your people, for our enemies
plan our ruin and are bent upon destroying the inheritance that was yours from the beginning. Do not spurn your portion, which
you redeemed for yourself out of Egypt. Hear my prayer; have pity on your inheritance and turn our sorrow into joy: thus we shall live to sing praise to your name, O Lord. Do not silence those who praise you." All Israel, too, cried out with all their strength, for death was staring them in the face. [ESTH
C:1-11]
We must provide for the future, so as to render the kingdom undisturbed
and peaceful for all men, taking advantage of changing conditions and deciding always with equitable treatment matters coming to our attention. "For instance,
Haman, son of Hammedatha, a Macedonian, certainly not of Persian blood, and very different from us in generosity, was hospitably received by us. He so far enjoyed the good will which we have toward all peoples that he was proclaimed
'father of the king', before whom everyone was to bow down; he attained the rank second to the royal throne. But, unequal to this dignity, he strove to deprive us of kingdom and of life; and by weaving intricate webs of deceit, he demanded the destruction of Mordecai, our savior and constant benefactor, and of Esther, our blameless royal consort, together with their whole race. For by such measures he hoped to catch us defenseless and to transfer the rule of the Persians to the Macedonians. But we find that the Jews, who were doomed to extinction by this
archcriminal, are not evildoers, but rather are governed by very just laws and are the children of the Most High, the living God of majesty, who has maintained the kingdom in a flourishing condition for us and for our forebears."
[Taken from ESTH E:8-16]
Then Judas and his brothers said, "Now that
our enemies have been crushed, let us go up to purify the
sanctuary and rededicate it." So the whole army assembled,
and went up to Mount Zion. They found the sanctuary desolate, the
altar desecrated, the gates burnt, weeds growing in the courts as
in a forest or on some mountain, and the priests' chambers
demolished. Then they tore their clothes and made great
lamentation; they sprinkled their heads with ashes and fell with
their faces to the ground. And when the signal was given with
trumpets, they cried out to Heaven.
[1MACC 4:36-40]
He is God and he does not relent; the helpers of Rahab bow beneath him. [Taken
from JOB 9:13]
And now, kings, give heed; take warning, rulers on earth. Serve the LORD with fear; with trembling bow down in homage, Lest God be angry and you perish from the way in a sudden blaze of anger.
Happy are all who take refuge in God! [PS 2:10-11]
All the ends of the earth will worship and
turn to the LORD; All the families of nations will bow
low before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler
over the nations. All who sleep in the earth will bow low
before God; All who have gone down into the dust will
kneel in homage. And I will live for the LORD; my descendants
will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the
Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the
deliverance you have brought. [PS 22:28-32]
Give to the LORD, you heavenly beings, give to the LORD glory and might; Give to the LORD the glory due God's name. Bow down before the LORD'S holy splendor! [PS
29:1-2]
Foul and festering are my sores because of
my folly. I am stooped and deeply bowed; all day I go about
mourning. My loins burn with fever; my flesh is afflicted. I
am numb and utterly crushed; I wail with anguish of heart. My
Lord, my deepest yearning is before you; my groaning is not hidden
from you. My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me; the
very light of my eyes has failed. Friends and companions shun my
pain; my neighbors stand far off. Those who seek my life lay
snares for me; they seek my misfortune, they speak of
ruin; they plot treachery all the day. [PS 38:6-13]
Awake! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Rise up!
Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face; why
forget our pain and misery? We are bowed down to the
ground; our bodies are pressed to the earth. Rise up, help
us! Redeem us as your love demands. [PS 44:24-27]
They have set a trap for my feet; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me. May they fall into it themselves!
[Taken from PS 57:7]
May he rule from sea to sea, from the river
to the ends of the earth. May his foes kneel before him, his
enemies lick the dust. May the kings of Tarshish and the islands
bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer gifts. May
all kings bow before him, all nations serve him. For he
rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no
one to help. He shows pity to the needy and the poor and
saves the lives of the poor. From extortion and violence he frees
them, for precious is their blood in his sight. [PS 72:8-14]
All the nations you have made shall come to bow before you, Lord,
and give honor to your name. For you are great and do wondrous deeds; and you alone are
God. [PS 86:9-10]
Enter, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us. For this is our God, whose people we are, God's well-tended flock. [Taken from PS
95:6-7]
Give to the LORD, you families of
nations, give to the LORD glory and might; give to the LORD
the glory due his name! Bring gifts and enter his courts; bow
down to the LORD, splendid in holiness. Tremble before God, all
the earth; say among the nations: The LORD is king. The world
will surely stand fast, never to be moved. God rules the
peoples with fairness. [PS 96:7-10]
All who serve idols are put to shame, who glory in worthless
things; all gods bow down before you. [PS 97:7]
Exalt the LORD, our God; bow down before his footstool; holy is God!
[PS 99:5]
Exalt the LORD, our God; bow down before his
holy mountain; holy is the LORD, our God. [PS 99:9]
I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise your name for your fidelity and love. For you have exalted over all your name and your promise.
[PS 138:2]
The LORD supports all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.
[PS 145:14]
Happy those whose help is Jacob's
God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God, The maker of
heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them, Who
keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives
food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free; the LORD
gives sight to the blind. The LORD raises up those who are
bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD protects
the stranger, sustains the orphan and the widow, but
thwarts the way of the wicked. The LORD shall reign
forever, your God, Zion, through all
generations! Hallelujah!
[PS 146:5-10]
Evil men must bow down before the good, and the
wicked, at the gates of the just. [PROV 14:19]
Endear yourself to the assembly; before a ruler bow your head.
[SIRACH 4:7]
There is the wicked man who is bowed in
grief, but is full of guile within; He bows his head and
feigns not to hear, but when not observed, he will take
advantage of you: Even though his lack of strength keeps him from
sinning, when he finds the opportunity, he will do harm.
[SIRACH 19:22-24]
The sons of Aaron would sound a blast, the
priests, on their trumpets of beaten metal; A blast to
resound mightily as a reminder before the Most High. Then all
the people with one accord would quickly fall prostrate to
the ground In adoration before the Most High, before the
Holy One of Israel. [Taken from SIRACH 50:16-17]
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are upon beasts and cattle; They must be borne up on shoulders, carried as burdens by the weary.
[Taken from ISA 46:1]
There are those who pour out gold from a purse
and weigh out silver on the scales; Then they hire a goldsmith to
make it into a god before which they fall down in worship. [ISA
46:6]
Thus says the Lord GOD: See, I will lift up
my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the
peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, and
your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. Kings shall be
your foster fathers, their princesses your nurses; bowing to
the ground, they shall worship you and lick the dust at your
feet. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, and those
who hope in me shall never be disappointed.
[ISA 49:22-23]
But now, hear this, O afflicted one, drunk,
but not with wine, Thus says the LORD, your Master, your God,
who defends his people: See, I am taking from your hand the
cup of staggering; The bowl of my wrath you shall no
longer drink. I will put it into the hands of your
tormentors, those who ordered you to bow down, that they
might walk over you, While you offered your back like the
ground, like the street for them to walk on. [ISA 51:21-23]
Would that today you might fast so as to make your
voice heard on high! Is this the manner of fasting I wish, of
keeping a day of penance: That a man bow his head like a
reed, and lie in sackcloth and ashes? Do you call this a
fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? This, rather, is the
fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying
the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking
every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the
oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when you see
them, and not turning your back on your own. Then your light
shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly
be healed; Your vindication shall go before you, and the
glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call,
and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will
say: Here I am! [Taken from ISA 58:4-9]
For the people or kingdom shall perish that
does not serve you; those nations shall be utterly destroyed. The
glory of Lebanon shall come to you: the cypress, the plane
and the pine, To bring beauty to my sanctuary, and glory
to the place where I set my feet. The children of your oppressors
shall come, bowing low before you; All those who
despised you shall fall prostrate at your feet. They
shall call you "City of the LORD," "Zion of
the Holy One of Israel." Once you were forsaken, hated
and unvisited, Now I will make you the pride of the
ages, a joy to generation after generation. [ISA 60:12-15]
On the ground in silence sit the old men of daughter Zion; they strew dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth; the maidens of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.
[LAM 2:10]
He whose soul is deeply grieved, who walks bowed and feeble, with failing eyes and famished soul, will declare your glory and justice, LORD! [BARUCH 2:18]
Then he brought me into the inner court of the
LORD'S house, and there at the door of the LORD'S temple, between
the vestibule and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their
backs to the LORD'S temple and their faces toward the east; they
were bowing down to the sun. Do you see, son of man? he asked me.
Is it such a trivial matter for the house of Judah to do the
abominable things they have done here - for they have filled the
land with violence, and again and again they have provoked me -
that now they must also put the branch to my nose? Therefore I in
turn will act furiously: I will not look upon them with pity nor
will I show mercy. [EZEK 8:16-18]
"That is the meaning of the stone you saw hewn from the mountain without a hand being put to it, which broke in pieces the tile, iron, bronze, silver, and gold. The great God has revealed to the king what shall be in the future; this is exactly what you dreamed, and its meaning is sure."
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down and worshiped [Taken from DAN
2:45-46]
King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue made,
sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, which he set up in the
plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then ordered the
satraps, prefects, and governors, the counselors, treasurers,
judges, magistrates and all the officials of the provinces to be
summoned to the dedication of the statue which he had set up. The
satraps, prefects, and governors, the counselors, treasurers,
judges, and magistrates and all the officials of the provinces,
all these came together for the dedication and stood before the
statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. A herald cried out:
"Nations and peoples of every language, when you hear the
sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp, psaltery, bagpipe, and
all the other musical instruments, you are ordered to fall down
and worship the golden statue which King Nebuchadnezzar has set
up. Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be instantly cast
into a white-hot furnace." Therefore, as soon as they heard
the sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp, psaltery, bagpipe,
and all the other musical instruments, the nations and peoples of
every language all fell down and worshiped the golden statue which
King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. At that point, some of the
Chaldeans came and accused the Jews to King Nebuchadnezzar:
"O king, live forever! O king, you issued a decree that
everyone who heard the sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp,
psaltery, bagpipe, and all the other musical instruments should
fall down and worship the golden statue; whoever did not was to be
cast into a white-hot furnace. There are certain Jews whom you
have made administrators of the province of Babylon: Shadrach,
Meshach, Abednego; these men, O king, have paid no attention to
you; they will not serve your god or worship the golden statue
which you set up." Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and sent
for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were promptly brought
before the king. King Nebuchadnezzar questioned them: "Is it
true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you will not serve my
god, or worship the golden statue that I set up? Be ready now to
fall down and worship the statue I had made, whenever you hear the
sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp, psaltery, bagpipe, and
all the other musical instruments; otherwise, you shall be
instantly cast into the white-hot furnace; and who is the God that
can deliver you out of my hands?" Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego answered King Nebuchadnezzar, "There is no need for
us to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If our God, whom
we serve, can save us from the white-hot furnace and from your
hands, O king, may he save us! But even if he will not, know, O
king, that we will not serve your god or worship the golden statue
which you set up." Nebuchadnezzar's face became livid with
utter rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the
furnace to be heated seven times more than usual and had some of
the strongest men in his army bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
and cast them into the white-hot furnace. They were bound and cast
into the white-hot furnace with their coats, hats, shoes and other
garments, for the king's order was urgent. So huge a fire was
kindled in the furnace that the flames devoured the men who threw
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into it. But these three fell,
bound, into the midst of the white-hot furnace. They walked about
in flames, singing to God and blessing the Lord. [DAN 3:1-24]
With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow before God most high? [Taken
from MICAH 6:6]
God comes from Teman, the Holy One from
Mount Paran. Covered are the heavens with his glory, and
with his praise the earth is filled. His splendor spreads like the
light; rays shine forth from beside him, where his power is
concealed. Before him goes pestilence, and the plague follows
in his steps. He pauses to survey the earth; his look makes
the nations tremble. The eternal mountains are shattered, the
age-old hills bow low along his ancient ways. [Taken from HAB
3:3-6]
Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if
my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many
as seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, not
seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of
heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts
with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was
brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way
of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with
his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the
debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said,
'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.' Moved with
compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him
the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow
servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and
started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.' Falling
to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me,
and I will pay you back.' But he refused. Instead, he had him put
in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow
servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and
went to their master and reported the whole affair. His master
summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you
your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had
pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger
his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay
back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless
each of you forgives his brother from his heart." [MT 18:21-35]
He told his
disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so
that they would not crush him. He had cured many and, as a result,
those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And
whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him
and shout, "You are the Son of God." He warned them
sternly not to make him known. [Taken from MK 3:9-12]
There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for
twelve years. She had suffered greatly at the hands of many
doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but
only grew worse. She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him
in the crowd and touched his cloak. She said, "If I but touch
his clothes, I shall be cured." Immediately her flow of blood
dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her
affliction. Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him,
turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who has touched my
clothes?" But his disciples said to him, "You see how
the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched
me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. The woman,
realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and
trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole
truth. He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you.
Go in peace and be cured of your affliction." [Taken from MK
5:25-34]
Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and
he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." He
took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be troubled and
distressed. Then he said to them, "My soul is sorrowful even
to death. Remain here and keep watch." He advanced a little
and fell to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the
hour might pass by him; he said, "Abba, Father, all things
are possible to you. Take this cup away from me, but not what I
will but what you will." When he returned he found them
asleep. He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you
not keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not
undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is
weak." [Taken from MK 14:32-38]
Then they sailed to the territory of the
Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. When he came ashore a man
from the town who was possessed by demons met him. For a long time
he had not worn clothes; he did not live in a house, but lived
among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down
before him; in a loud voice he shouted, "What have you to do
with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not
torment me!" For he had ordered the unclean spirit to come
out of the man. [Taken from LK 8:26-29]
And a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for
twelve years, who (had spent her whole livelihood on doctors and)
was unable to be cured by anyone, came up behind him and touched
the tassel on his cloak. Immediately her bleeding stopped. Jesus
then asked, "Who touched me?" While all were denying it,
Peter said, "Master, the crowds are pushing and pressing in
upon you." But Jesus said, "Someone has touched me; for
I know that power has gone out from me." When the woman
realized that she had not escaped notice, she came forward
trembling. Falling down before him, she explained in the presence
of all the people why she had touched him and how she had been
healed immediately. He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has
saved you; go in peace." [Taken from LK 8:43-48]
But at daybreak on the first day of the week
they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They
found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered,
they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were
puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared
to them. They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground.
They said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the
dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember what he
said to you while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man
must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the
third day." And they remembered his words. Then they returned
from the tomb and announced all these things to the eleven and to
all the others. [LK 24:1-9]
When he had said this, Jesus went out with his
disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden,
into which he and his disciples entered. Judas his betrayer also
knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his
disciples. So Judas got a band of soldiers and guards from the
chief priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns,
torches, and weapons. Jesus, knowing everything that was going to
happen to him, went out and said to them, "Whom are you
looking for?" They answered him, "Jesus the
Nazorean." He said to them, "I AM." Judas his
betrayer was also with them. When he said to them, "I
AM," they turned away and fell to the ground. So he again
asked them, "Whom are you looking for?" They said,
"Jesus the Nazorean." Jesus answered, "I told you
that I AM. So if you are looking for me, let these men go."
This was to fulfill what he had said, "I have not lost any of
those you gave me." [Taken from JN 18:1-9]
After this, aware that everything was now
finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus
said, "I thirst." There was a vessel filled with common
wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and
put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,
"It is finished." And bowing his head, he handed over
the spirit. [JN 19:28-30]
Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats
against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and
asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he
should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might
bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. On his journey, as he was
nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around
him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,
"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" He said,
"Who are you, sir?" The reply came, "I am Jesus,
whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city and you
will be told what you must do." The men who were traveling
with him stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could see
no one. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes
he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him
to Damascus. For three days he was unable to see, and he neither
ate nor drank. [ACTS 9:1-9]
About midnight, while Paul and Silas were
praying and singing hymns to God as the prisoners listened, there
was suddenly such a severe earthquake that the foundations of the
jail shook; all the doors flew open, and the chains of all were
pulled loose. When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors
wide open, he drew (his) sword and was about to kill himself,
thinking that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted out in a
loud voice, "Do no harm to yourself; we are all here."
He asked for a light and rushed in and, trembling with fear, he
fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and
said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said,
"Believe in the Lord Jesus and you and your household will be
saved." So they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to
everyone in his house. He took them in at that hour of the night
and bathed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized
at once. [ACTS 16:25-33]
"My brothers and fathers, listen to what I
am about to say to you in my defense." When they heard him
addressing them in Hebrew they became all the more quiet. And he
continued, "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but
brought up in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated
strictly in our ancestral law and was zealous for God, just as all
of you are today. I persecuted this Way to death, binding both men
and women and delivering them to prison. Even the high priest and
the whole council of elders can testify on my behalf. For from
them I even received letters to the brothers and set out for
Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem in chains for punishment those
there as well. On that journey as I drew near to Damascus, about
noon a great light from the sky suddenly shone around me. I fell
to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are
you persecuting me?' I replied, 'Who are you, sir?' And he said to
me, 'I am Jesus the Nazorean whom you are persecuting.' My
companions saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who
spoke to me. I asked, 'What shall I do, sir?' The Lord answered
me, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about
everything appointed for you to do.' Since I could see nothing
because of the brightness of that light, I was led by hand by my
companions and entered Damascus. A certain Ananias, a devout
observer of the law, and highly spoken of by all the Jews who
lived there, came to me and stood there and said, 'Saul, my
brother, regain your sight.' And at that very moment I regained my
sight and saw him. Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors
designated you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to
hear the sound of his voice; for you will be his witness before
all to what you have seen and heard. Now, why delay? Get up and
have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon his
name.'" [ACTS 22:1-16]
"Many times, in synagogue after synagogue,
I punished them in an attempt to force them to blaspheme; I was so
enraged against them that I pursued them even to foreign cities.
On one such occasion I was traveling to Damascus with the
authorization and commission of the chief priests. At midday,
along the way, O king, I saw a light from the sky, brighter than
the sun, shining around me and my traveling companions. We all
fell to the ground and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew,
'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to
kick against the goad.' And I said, 'Who are you, sir?' And the
Lord replied, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. Get up now,
and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you for this purpose,
to appoint you as a servant and witness of what you have seen (of
me) and what you will be shown. I shall deliver you from this
people and from the Gentiles to whom I send you, to open their
eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power
of Satan to God, so that they may obtain forgiveness of sins and
an inheritance among those who have been consecrated by faith in
me.'" [Taken from ACTS 26:11-18]
Thus, tongues are a sign not for those who
believe but for unbelievers, whereas prophecy is not for
unbelievers but for those who believe. So if the whole church
meets in one place and everyone speaks in tongues, and then
uninstructed people or unbelievers should come in, will they not
say that you are out of your minds? But if everyone is
prophesying, and an unbeliever or uninstructed person should come
in, he will be convinced by everyone and judged by everyone, and
the secrets of his heart will be disclosed, and so he will fall
down and worship God, declaring, "God is really in your
midst." [1COR 14:22-25]
By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and "bowed in worship, leaning on the top of his staff."
[HEB 11:21]
Then I turned to see whose voice it was that
spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands and in
the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, wearing an
ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest. The hair of
his head was as white as white wool or as snow, and his eyes were
like a fiery flame. His feet were like polished brass refined in a
furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing water. In his
right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out
of his mouth, and his face shone like the sun at its brightest.
When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though
dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, "Do not be
afraid. I am the first and the last, the one who lives. Once I was
dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to
death and the netherworld. Write down, therefore, what you have
seen, and what is happening, and what will happen
afterwards." [Taken from RV 1:12-19]
The four living creatures, each of them with six
wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they
do not stop exclaiming: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come."
Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to
the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the
twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne
and worship him, who lives forever and ever. They throw down their
crowns before the throne, exclaiming: "Worthy are you, Lord
our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you
created all things; because of your will they came to be and
were created." [RV 4:8-11]
Then I saw standing in the midst of the throne
and the four living creatures and the elders, a Lamb that seemed
to have been slain. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are
the (seven) spirits of God sent out into the whole world. He came
and received the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on
the throne. When he took it, the four living creatures and the
twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of the elders
held a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the
prayers of the holy ones. They sang a new hymn: "Worthy
are you to receive the scroll and to break open its
seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased
for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.
You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they
will reign on earth." I looked again and heard the voices of
many angels who surrounded the throne and the living creatures and
the elders. They were countless in number, and they cried out in a
loud voice: "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to
receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and
glory and blessing." Then I heard every creature in heaven
and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, everything
in the universe, cry out: "To the one who sits on
the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor, glory and
might, forever and ever." The four living creatures answered,
"Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped. [RV
5:6-14]
After this I heard what sounded like the loud
voice of a great multitude in heaven,
saying: "Alleluia! Salvation, glory, and might belong to
our God, for true and just are his judgments. He has
condemned the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her
harlotry. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
They said a second time: "Alleluia! Smoke will rise from her
forever and ever." The twenty-four elders and the four living
creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne,
saying, "Amen. Alleluia." [RV 19:1-4]
And he said to me, "These words are
trustworthy and true, and the Lord, the God of prophetic spirits,
sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon."
"Behold, I am coming soon." Blessed is the one who keeps
the prophetic message of this book. It is I, John, who heard and
saw these things, and when I heard and saw them I fell down to
worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. But he
said to me, "Don't! I am a fellow servant of yours and of
your brothers the prophets and of those who keep the message of
this book. Worship God." [RV 22:6-9]
Also try:
kneel
/ knelt [K]
prostrate
[P18]
worship
[W12a]
honor
/ honors / honored / honorable [H16]
reverence
/ honor to God [R8]
respect
/ respected [R]
revere
/ revered [R]
tremble
[T8]
fear
of God / fear of the Lord [F7]
name
of Jesus / name of the Lord / name of God [N1a]
kingdom
/ kingdom of God [K2a]
Lord's
house / dwelling [L6a]
Mass
(links) [M]
Heaven
/ heaven / heavens / heavenly [H8a]
silence
/ silent [S17]
pray
/ prayed / prayer [P11a]
piety
/ pious [P]
humble
/ humbled / humbly / humility [H20]
Sacraments
[S2]
sacred
[S3]
sanctuary
[S6]
church
[C4]
glory
/ glorify / glorified / glorious [G3a]
great
/ greatly / greater / greatness [G8a]
venerable
[V]
holy
/ holiness [H14a]
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resources:
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