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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said: "I am God the Almighty. Walk in my presence and be blameless. Between you and me I will establish my covenant, and I will multiply you exceedingly." When Abram prostrated himself, God continued to speak to him
[Taken from GEN 17:1-3]
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 4:31]
Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. [EX 34:8]
Keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the
LORD. [LEV 19:30]
Honor him as sacred who offers up the food of your God; treat
him as sacred, because I, the LORD, who have consecrated him, am
sacred. [LEV 21:8]
Keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
[LEV 26:2]
For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh
there shall be a solemn meeting in honor of the LORD, your God; on
that day you shall not do any sort of work. [DEUT 16:8]
You shall then keep the feast of Weeks in honor of the LORD,
your God, and the measure of your own freewill offering shall be
in proportion to the blessing the LORD, your God, has bestowed on
you. [DEUT 16:10]
For seven days you shall celebrate this pilgrim feast in honor
of the LORD, your God, in the place which he chooses; since the
LORD, your God, has blessed you in all your crops and in all your
undertakings, you shall do nought but make merry. [DEUT 16:15]
"If you are not careful to observe every word of the law which is written in this book, and to revere the glorious and awesome name of the LORD, your God, he will smite you and your descendants with severe and constant blows, malignant and lasting maladies."
[DEUT 28:58-59]
Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give to the LORD, the God
of Israel, glory and honor by telling me what you have done; do
not hide it from me." [JOSH 7:19]
Mountains trembled in the presence of the LORD, the One of
Sinai, in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel. [JUDG 5:5]
This, therefore, is the oracle of the LORD, the God of Israel:
'I said in the past that your family and your father's family
should minister in my presence forever. But now,' the LORD
declares, 'away with this! for I will honor those who honor me,
but those who spurn me shall be accursed.' [1SAM 2:30]
But he answered: "I have sinned, yet honor me now before
the elders of my people and before Israel. Return with me that I
may worship the LORD your God." [1SAM 15:30]
"You know that my father David, because of the enemies
surrounding him on all sides, could not build a temple in honor of
the LORD, his God, until such a time as the LORD should put these
enemies under the soles of his feet. But now the LORD, my God, has
given me peace on all sides. There is no enemy or threat of
danger. So I purpose to build a temple in honor of the LORD, my
God, as the LORD predicted to my father David when he said: 'It is
your son whom I will put upon your throne in your place who shall
build the temple in my honor.'" [1KGS 5:17-19]
"When my father David wished to build a temple to the honor of the LORD, the God of Israel, the LORD said to him, 'In wishing to build a temple to my honor, you do well. It will not be you, however, who will build the temple; but the son who will spring from you, he shall build the temple to my honor.' And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise that he made: I have succeeded my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD foretold, and I have built this temple to honor the LORD, the God of Israel. I have provided in it a place for the ark in which is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt."
[1KGS 8:17-21]
"Whatever the direction in which you may send your people forth to war against their enemies, if they pray to you, O LORD, toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built in your honor, listen in heaven to their prayer and petition, and defend their cause." [1KGS
8:44-45]
Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." When they had done so, he repaired the altar of the LORD which had been destroyed. He took twelve stones, for the number of tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD had said, "Your name shall be Israel." He built an altar in honor of the LORD with the stones, and made a trench around the altar large enough for two seahs of grain. [1KGS
18:30-32]
Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, "The
LORD is God! The LORD is God!" [1KGS 18:39]
For great is the LORD and highly to be praised; and awesome is he, beyond all gods. For all the gods of the nations are things of
nought, but the LORD made the heavens. Splendor and majesty go before him;
praise and joy are in his holy place. Give to the LORD, you families of nations,
give to the LORD glory and praise; Give to the LORD the glory due his name!
Bring gifts, and enter his presence; worship the LORD in holy attire. Tremble before him, all the earth;
he has made the world firm, not to be moved. [1CHRON 16:25-30]
David said to Solomon: "My son, it was my purpose to build
a house myself for the honor of the LORD, my God. But this word of
the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood, and you have waged
great wars. You may not build a house in my honor, because you
have shed too much blood upon the earth in my sight. However, a
son is to be born to you. He will be a peaceful man, and I will
give him rest from all his enemies on every side. For Solomon
shall be his name, and in his time I will bestow peace and tranquility
on Israel. It is he who shall build a house in my honor; he shall
be a son to me, and I will be a father to him, and I will
establish the throne of his kingship over Israel forever.' Now, my
son, the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the
house of the LORD your God, as he has said you shall. May the LORD
give you prudence and discernment when he brings you to rule over
Israel, so that you keep the law of the LORD, your God. Only then
shall you succeed, if you are careful to observe the precepts and
decrees which the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be brave and
steadfast; do not fear or lose heart. See, with great effort I
have laid up for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents
of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron in such
great quantities that they cannot be weighed. I have also stored
up wood and stones, to which you must add. Moreover, you have
available an unlimited supply of workmen, stonecutters, masons,
carpenters, and every kind of craftsman skilled in gold, silver,
bronze, and iron. Set to work, therefore, and the LORD be with
you!" David also commanded all of Israel's leaders to help
his son Solomon: "Is not the LORD your God with you? Has he
not given you rest on every side? Indeed, he has delivered the
occupants of the land into my power, and the land is subdued
before the LORD and his people. Therefore, devote your hearts and
souls to seeking the LORD your God. Proceed to build the sanctuary
of the LORD God, that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and
God's sacred vessels may be brought into the house built in honor
of the LORD." [1CHRON 22:7-19]
David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel, the
heads of the tribes, the commanders of the divisions who were in
the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and of
hundreds, the overseers of all the king's estates and possessions,
and his sons, together with the courtiers, the warriors, and every
important man. King David rose to his feet and said: "Hear
me, my brethren and my people. It was my purpose to build a house
of repose myself for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the
footstool for the feet of our God; and I was preparing to build
it. But God said to me, 'You may not build a house in my honor,
for you are a man who fought wars and shed blood.' However, the
LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from all my father's family to
be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, then
one family of Judah, that of my father; and finally, among all the
sons of my father, it pleased him to make me king over all Israel.
And of all my sons - for the LORD has given me many sons - he has
chosen my son Solomon to sit on the LORD'S royal throne over
Israel. For he said to me: 'It is your son Solomon who shall build
my house and my courts, for I have chosen him for my son, and I
will be a father to him. I will establish his kingdom forever, if
he perseveres in keeping my commandments and decrees as he keeps
them now.' Therefore, in the presence of all Israel, the assembly
of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, I exhort you to keep
and to carry out all the commandments of the LORD, your God, that
you may continue to possess this good land and afterward leave it
as an inheritance to your children forever. As for you, Solomon,
my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a perfect
heart and a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and
understands all the mind's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let
himself be found by you; but if you abandon him, he will cast you
off forever. See, then! The LORD has chosen you to build a house
as his sanctuary. Take courage and set to work." Then David
gave to his son Solomon the pattern of the portico and of the
building itself, with its storerooms, its upper rooms and inner
chambers, and the room with the propitiatory. He provided also the
pattern for all else that he had in mind by way of courts for the
house of the LORD, with the surrounding compartments for the
stores for the house of God and the stores of the votive
offerings, as well as for the divisions of the priests and
Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD,
and for all the liturgical vessels of the house of the LORD. He
specified the weight of gold to be used in the golden vessels for
the various services and the weight of silver to be used in the
silver vessels for the various services; likewise for the golden
lampstands and their lamps he specified the weight of gold for
each lampstand and its lamps, and for the silver lampstands he
specified the weight of silver for each lampstand and its lamps,
depending on the use to which each lampstand was to be put. He
specified the weight of gold for each table to hold the showbread,
and the silver for the silver tables; the pure gold to be used for
the forks and pitchers; the amount of gold for each golden bowl
and the silver for each silver bowl; the refined gold, and its
weight, to be used for the altar of incense; and, finally, gold
for what would suggest a chariot throne: the cherubim that spread
their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. He
had successfully committed to writing the exact specifications of
the pattern, because the hand of the LORD was upon him. Then David
said to his son Solomon: "Be firm and steadfast; go to work
without fear or discouragement, for the LORD God, my God, is with
you. He will not fail you or abandon you before you have completed
all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. The classes
of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the
house of God; they will help you in all your work with all those
who are eager to show their skill in every kind of craftsmanship.
Also the leaders and all the people will do everything that you
command."
[1CHRON 28:1-21]
Then David blessed the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, praying in these words:
"Blessed may you be, O LORD,
God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity. Yours, O LORD, are grandeur and power,
majesty, splendor, and glory.
For all in heaven and on earth is yours;
yours, O LORD, is the sovereignty;
you are exalted as head over all. Riches and honor are from you,
and you have dominion over all.
In your hand are power and might; it is yours to give grandeur and strength to all. Therefore, our God, we give you thanks
and we praise the majesty of your name." [1CHRON 29:10-13]
"O LORD our God, all this wealth that we have brought together to build you a house in honor of your holy name comes from you and is entirely yours. I know, O my God, that you put hearts to the test and that you take pleasure in uprightness. With a sincere heart I have willingly given all these things, and now with joy I have seen your people here present also giving to you generously. O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such thoughts in the hearts and minds of your people forever, and direct their hearts toward you. Give to my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to keep your commandments, precepts, and statutes, that he may carry out all these plans and build the castle for which I have made preparation." 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 29:16-20]
Solomon gave orders for the building of a house to honor the
LORD and also of a house for his own royal estate. [2CHRON 1:18]
Moreover, Solomon sent this message to Huram, king of Tyre:
"As you dealt with my father David, sending him cedars to
build a house for his dwelling, so deal with me. I intend to build
a house for the honor of the LORD, my God, and to consecrate it to
him, for the burning of fragrant incense in his presence, for the
perpetual display of the showbread ... and for the sabbaths, new
moons, and festivals of the LORD, our God: such is Israel's
perpetual obligation. And the house I intend to build must be
large, for our God is greater than all other gods. Yet who is
really able to build him a house, since the heavens and even the
highest heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should
build him a house, unless it be to offer incense in his presence?
Now, send me men skilled at work in gold, silver, bronze and iron,
in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, and who know how to do
engraved work, to join the craftsmen who are with me in Judah and
Jerusalem, whom my father David appointed. Also send me boards of
cedar, cypress and cabinet wood from Lebanon, for I realize that
your servants know how to cut the wood of the Lebanon. My servants
will labor with yours in order to prepare for me a great quantity
of wood, since the house I intend to build must be lofty and
wonderful."
[Taken from 2CHRON 2:2-8]
Then Solomon said: "The LORD intends to dwell in the dark
cloud. I have truly built you a princely house and dwelling, where
you may abide forever." Turning about, the king greeted the
whole community of Israel as they stood. He said: "Blessed be
the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his own mouth made a promise
to my father David and by his own hands brought it to fulfillment.
He said: 'Since the day I brought my people out of the land of
Egypt, I have not chosen any city from among all the tribes of
Israel for the building of a temple to my honor, nor have I chosen
any man to be commander of my people Israel; but now I choose
Jerusalem, where I shall be honored, and I choose David to rule my
people Israel.' My father David wished to build a temple to the
honor of the LORD, the God of Israel, but the LORD said to him:
'In wishing to build a temple to my honor, you do well. However,
you shall not build the temple; rather, your son whom you will
beget shall build the temple to my honor.' Now the LORD has
fulfilled the promise that he made. I have succeeded my father
David and have taken my seat on the throne of Israel, as the LORD
foretold, and I have built the temple to the honor of the LORD,
the God of Israel. And I have placed there the ark, in which
abides the covenant of the LORD which he made with the
Israelites."
[2CHRON 6:1-11]
Let no one enter the LORD'S house except the priests and those
Levites who are ministering. They may enter because they are holy;
but all the other people must observe the prescriptions of the
LORD. [2CHRON 23:6]
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the LORD'S people. And all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed its altars and images, and they slew Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. Then Jehoiada gave the charge of the LORD'S temple into the hands of the levitical priests, to whom David had assigned turns in the temple... Moreover, he stationed guards at the gates of the LORD'S temple so that no one unclean in any respect might enter.
[Taken from 2CHRON 23:16-19]
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he
reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Abia,
daughter of Zechariah. He pleased the LORD just as his forefather
David had done. It was he who, in the first month of the first
year of his reign, opened the doors of the LORD'S house and
repaired them. He summoned the priests and Levites, gathered them
in the open space to the east, and said to them: "Listen to
me, you Levites! Sanctify yourselves now and sanctify the house of
the LORD, the God of your fathers, and clean out the filth from
the sanctuary. Our fathers acted faithlessly and did evil in the
eyes of the LORD, our God. They abandoned him, turned away their
faces from the LORD'S dwelling, and turned their backs on him.
They also closed the doors of the vestibule, extinguished the
lamps, and refused to burn incense... in the sanctuary to the
honor of the God of Israel. Therefore the anger of the LORD has
come upon Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of
terror, astonishment and mockery, as you see with your own eyes.
For our fathers, as you know, fell by the sword, and our sons, our
daughters and our wives have been taken captive because of this.
Now, I intend to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel,
that his burning anger may withdraw from us. My sons, be not
negligent any longer, for it is you whom the LORD has chosen to
stand before him, to minister to him, to be his ministers and to
offer incense." Then the Levites arose: Mahath, son of
Amasai, and Joel, son of Azariah, descendants of the Kohathites;
of the sons of Merari... They gathered their brethren together and
sanctified themselves; then they came as the king had ordered, to
cleanse the LORD'S house in keeping with his words. The priests
entered the interior of the LORD'S house to cleanse it; and
whatever they found in the LORD'S temple that was unclean they
brought out to the court of the LORD'S house, where the Levites
took it from them and carried it out to the Kidron Valley. They
began the work of consecration on the first day of the first
month, and on the eighth day of the month they arrived at the
vestibule of the LORD; they consecrated the LORD'S house during
eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month, they had
finished. Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said:
"We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD... All the
articles which King Ahaz during his reign had thrown away because
of his apostasy, we have restored and consecrated, and they are
now before the LORD'S altar." [Taken from 2CHRON 29:1-12,15-19]
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]
Hezekiah sent a message to all Israel and Judah, and even wrote
letters to Ephraim and Manasseh saying that they should come to
the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover in
honor of the LORD, the God of Israel. The king, his princes, and
the entire assembly in Jerusalem had agreed to celebrate the
Passover during the second month, for they could not celebrate it
at the time of the restoration: the priests had not sanctified
themselves in sufficient numbers, and the people were not gathered
at Jerusalem. When this proposal had been approved by the king and
the entire assembly, they issued a decree to be proclaimed
throughout all Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan, that everyone should
come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover in honor of the LORD,
the God of Israel; for not many had kept it in the manner
prescribed. Accordingly the couriers, with the letters written by
the king and his princes, traversed all Israel and Judah, and at
the king's command they said: "Israelites, return to the
LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to
you, the remnant left from the hands of the Assyrian kings. Be not
like your fathers and your brethren who proved faithless to the
LORD, the God of their fathers, so that he delivered them over to
desolation, as you yourselves now see. Be not obstinate, as your
fathers were; extend your hands to the LORD and come to his
sanctuary that he has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD,
your God, that he may turn away his burning anger from you." [2CHRON
30:1-8]
While Ezra prayed and acknowledged their guilt, weeping and
prostrate before the house of God, a very large assembly of
Israelites gathered about him, men, women, and children; and the
people wept profusely. [EZRA 10:1]
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]
On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together fasting and in sackcloth, their heads covered with dust. Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all who were of foreign extraction, then stood forward and confessed their sins and the guilty deeds of their fathers. When they had taken their places, they read from the book of the law of the LORD their God, for a fourth part of the day, and during another fourth part they made their confession and prostrated themselves before the LORD their God.
The Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah,
Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Arise, bless the
LORD, your God, from eternity to eternity!" The Israelites
answered with the blessing, "Blessed is your glorious name,
and exalted above all blessing and praise." 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." [NEH 9:1-3,5-6]
Remember this to my credit, O my God! Let not the devotion
which I showed for the house of my God and its services be
forgotten! [NEH 13:14]
At that time, then, she spread out her hands, and facing the
window, poured out this prayer: "Blessed are you, O Lord,
merciful God! Forever blessed and honored is your holy name; may
all your works forever bless you." [TOBIT 3:11]
Raphael called the two men aside privately and said to them:
"Thank God! Give him the praise and the glory. Before all the
living, acknowledge the many good things he has done for you, by
blessing and extolling his name in song. Before all men, honor and
proclaim God's deeds, and do not be slack in praising him. A king's secret it is prudent to keep, but the works of God are
to be declared and made known. Praise them with due honor. Do
good, and evil will not find its way to you." [TOBIT 12:6-7]
"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.'" [TOBIT 12:11]
Exalt him before every living being, because he is the Lord our God,
our Father and God forever. [Taken from TOBIT 13:4]
All the men of Israel cried to God with great fervor and did
penance - they, along with their wives, and children, and domestic animals. All their resident aliens, hired laborers, and slaves also girded themselves with sackcloth. And all the Israelite men, women and children who lived in Jerusalem prostrated themselves in front of the temple building, with ashes strewn on their heads, displaying their sackcloth covering before the Lord. The altar, too, they draped in sackcloth; and with one accord they cried out fervently to the God of Israel not to allow their children to be seized, their wives to be taken captive, the cities of their inheritance to be ruined, or the sanctuary to be profaned and mocked for the nations to gloat
over. [JDTH
4:9-12]
At this the people fell prostrate and worshiped God; and they cried out: "Lord, God of heaven, behold their arrogance! Have pity on the lowliness of our people, and look with favor this day on those who are consecrated to you."
[JDTH 6:18-19]
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]
"Strike up the instruments, a song to my God with
timbrels,
chant to the Lord with cymbals; Sing to him a new song, exalt and
acclaim his name." [JDTH 16:1]
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."
[ESTH C:1-7]
All the people prostrated themselves and adored and praised
Heaven, who had given them success. [1MACC 4:55]
Priests prostrated themselves in their priestly robes before
the altar, and loudly begged him in heaven who had given the law
about deposits to keep the deposits safe for those who had made
them. [2MACC 3:15]
When he was about to die under the blows, he groaned and said:
"The Lord in his holy knowledge knows full well that,
although I could have escaped death, I am not only enduring
terrible pain in my body from this scourging, but also suffering
it with joy in my soul because of my devotion to him." [2MACC
6:30]
You in fact do away with piety, and you lessen devotion toward God, Because your wickedness instructs your mouth,
and you choose to speak like the crafty. [JOB 15:4-5]
But it is idle to say God does not hear or that the Almighty does not take notice. Even though you say that you see him not,
the case is before him; with trembling should you wait upon him. [JOB 35:13-14]
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 2:11]
You are not a god who delights in evil; no wicked person finds refuge with you; the arrogant cannot stand before you.
You hate all who do evil; you destroy all who speak falsely. Murderers and deceivers
the LORD abhors. But I can enter your house because of your great love.
I can worship in your holy temple because of my reverence for you, LORD. [PS 5:5-8]
Those who honor your name trust in you; you never forsake those
who seek you, LORD. [PS 9:11]
LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
Whoever walks without blame, doing what is right,
speaking truth from the heart; Who does not slander a neighbor,
does no harm to another, never defames a friend; Who disdains the wicked, but honors those who fear the LORD; Who keeps an oath despite
the cost, lends no money at interest, accepts no bribe against the innocent.
Whoever acts like this shall never be shaken.
[PS 15:1-5]
The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, my
savior! [PS 18:47]
"You who fear the LORD, give praise! All descendants of
Jacob, give honor; show reverence, all descendants of Israel!" [PS
22:24]
All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who
have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage. [PS 22:30]
Give to the LORD the glory due God's name. Bow down before the
LORD'S holy splendor! [PS 29:2]
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all who dwell in the world show reverence. For he spoke, and it came to be,
commanded, and it stood in place. The LORD foils the plan of nations,
frustrates the designs of peoples. But the plan of the LORD stands forever,
wise designs through all generations. [PS 33:8-11]
A king is not saved by a mighty army, nor a warrior delivered by great strength. Useless is the horse for safety;
its great strength, no sure escape. But the LORD'S eyes are upon the reverent,
upon those who hope for his gracious help, Delivering them from death,
keeping them alive in times of famine. [PS 33:16-19]
And put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our God. Many shall
look on in awe and they shall trust in the LORD. [PS 40:4]
Come and see the works of the LORD, who has done fearsome deeds on earth; Who stops wars to the ends of the earth,
breaks the bow, splinters the spear, and burns the shields with fire; Who says: "Be still and confess that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
exalted on the earth." [PS 46:9-11]
All you peoples, clap your hands; shout to God with joyful cries. For the LORD, the Most High, inspires awe,
the great king overall the earth [Taken from PS 47:2-3]
"Those who offer praise as a sacrifice honor me; to the obedient
I will show the salvation of God." [PS 50:23]
Shout joyfully to God, all you on earth;
sing of his glorious name; give him glorious praise. Say to God: "How awesome your deeds!
Before your great strength your enemies cringe. All on earth fall in worship before you;
they sing of you, sing of your name!" [Taken from PS 66:2-4]
Sing to God, praise the divine name; exalt the rider of the
clouds. Rejoice before this God whose name is the LORD. [PS 68:5]
Cover their faces with shame, till they pay you homage, LORD. Show them you alone are the LORD,
the Most High over all the earth. [PS 83:17,19]
All the nations you have made shall come to bow before you,
Lord, and give honor to your name. [PS 86:9]
Mighty your arm, strong your hand, your right hand is ever
exalted. [PS 89:14]
Enter, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD
who made us. [PS 95:6]
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.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; let the plains be joyful and all that is in them.
Then let all the trees of the forest rejoice before the LORD who comes,
who comes to govern the earth, To govern the world with justice and the peoples with faithfulness. [PS 96:7-13]
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]
Tremble, earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob, Who turned rock into pools of water,
stone into flowing springs. [PS 114:7-8]
The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD raises up those who
are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. [Taken from PS
146:8]
Praise the LORD from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deep waters; You lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
storm winds that fulfill his command; You mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars; You animals wild and tame,
you creatures that crawl and fly; You kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all who govern on earth; Young men and women too,
old and young alike. Let them all praise the LORD'S name,
for his name alone is exalted,
majestic above earth and heaven. [PS 148:7-13]
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce; Then will your barns be filled with grain,
with new wine your vats will overflow. [PROV 3:9-10]
By kindness and piety guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the
LORD man avoids evil. [PROV 16:6]
Guard your step when you go to the house of God. Let
your approach be obedience, rather than the fools' offering of
sacrifice; for they know not how to keep from doing evil. [ECCL 4:17]
Because the sentence against evildoers is not promptly executed, therefore the hearts of men are filled with the desire to commit
evil - because the sinner does evil a hundred times and survives. Though indeed I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, for their reverence toward him; and that it shall not be well with the wicked man, and he shall not prolong his shadowy days, for his lack of reverence toward God. This is a vanity which occurs on earth: there are just men treated as though they had done evil and wicked men treated as though they had done justly. This, too, I say is vanity.
[ECCL 8:11-14]
[Wisdom] preserved him from foes, and secured him against
ambush, And she gave him the prize for his stern struggle that he
might know that devotion to God is mightier than all else. [Taken
from WISDOM 10:12]
With all your soul, fear God, revere his priests. With all your strength, love your Creator,
forsake not his ministers. Honor God and respect the priest; give him his portion as you have been commanded:
First fruits and contributions, due sacrifices and holy offerings. [SIRACH 7:29-31]
In generous spirit pay homage to the LORD, be not sparing of
freewill gifts. [SIRACH 35:7]
From him was to spring the man who won the favor of all:
Dear to God and men, Moses, whose memory is held in benediction. God's honor devolved upon him,
and the Lord strengthened him with fearful powers; God wrought swift miracles at his words
and sustained him in the king's presence.
He gave him the commandments for his people,
and revealed to him his glory. For his trustworthiness and meekness
God selected him from all mankind; He permitted him to hear his voice,
and led him into the cloud,
Where, face to face, he gave him the commandments, the law of life and understanding,
That he might teach his precepts to Jacob, his judgments and decrees to Israel. [SIRACH 45:1-5]
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. Then hymns would
re-echo, and over the throng sweet strains of praise resound. All
the people of the land would shout for joy, praying to the
Merciful One, As the high priest completed the services at the
altar by presenting to God the sacrifice due; Then coming down he
would raise his hands over all the congregation of Israel. The
blessing of the LORD would be upon his lips, the name of the LORD
would be his glory. Then again the people would lie prostrate to
receive from him the blessing of the Most High. [SIRACH 50:16-21]
For thus said the LORD to me, taking hold of me and warning me not to walk in the way of this people: Call not alliance what this people calls alliance,
and fear not, nor stand in awe of what they fear. But with the LORD of hosts make your
alliance -
for him be your fear and your awe. [ISA 8:11-13]
And say on that day: Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is
his name. [Taken ISA 12:4]
The Lord said: Since this people draws near with words only and honors me with their lips alone,
though their hearts are far from me,
And their reverence for me has become routine observance of the precepts of men, Therefore I will again deal with this people
in surprising and wondrous fashion: The wisdom of its wise men shall perish
and the understanding of its prudent men be hid. [ISA 29:13-14]
When his children see the work of my hands in his midst, They
shall keep my name holy; they shall reverence the Holy One of
Jacob, and be in awe of the God of Israel. [ISA 29:23]
Now will I rise up, says the LORD, now will I be exalted, now
be lifted up. [ISA 33:10]
If you hold back your foot on the sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day;
If you call the sabbath a delight, and the LORD'S holy day honorable;
If you honor it by not following your ways, seeking your own interests, or speaking with malice - Then you shall delight in the LORD,
and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;
I will nourish you with the heritage of Jacob, your father,
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. [ISA 58:13-14]
My hand made all these things when all of them came to be, says
the LORD. This is the one whom I approve: the lowly and afflicted
man who trembles at my word. [ISA 66:2]
At that time they will call Jerusalem the LORD'S throne; there
all nations will be gathered together to honor the name of the
LORD at Jerusalem, and they will walk no longer in their
hardhearted wickedness. [JER 3:17]
Should you not fear me, says the LORD, should you not tremble
before me? I made the sandy shore the sea's limit, which by
eternal decree it may not overstep. Toss though it may, it is to
no avail; though its billows roar, they cannot pass. [JER 5:22]
This wicked people who refuse to obey my words, who walk in the
stubbornness of their hearts, and follow strange gods to serve and
adore them, shall be like this loincloth which is good for
nothing. [JER 13:10]
Even though our crimes bear witness against us, take action, O
LORD, for the honor of your name - Even though our rebellions are
many, though we have sinned against you. [JER 14:7]
Do not follow strange gods to serve and adore them, lest you
provoke me with your handiwork, and I bring evil upon you. [JER
25:6]
Before me shall tremble the fish of the sea and the birds of
the air, the beasts of the field and all the reptiles that crawl
upon the ground, and all men who are on the land. Mountains shall
be overturned, and cliffs shall tumble, and every wall shall fall
to the ground. [EZEK 38:20]
But the angel of the Lord went down into the furnace with
Azariah and his companions, drove the fiery flames out of the
furnace, and made the inside of the furnace as though a dew-laden
breeze were blowing through it. The fire in no way touched them or
caused them pain or harm. Then these three in the furnace with one
voice sang, glorifying and blessing God: "Blessed are you, O
Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all
forever; And blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy
and exalted above all for all ages. Blessed are you in the temple
of you holy glory, praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and
exalted above all forever. Blessed are you who look into the
depths from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and
exalted above all forever. Blessed are you in the firmament of
heaven, praiseworthy and glorious forever. Bless the Lord, all you
works of the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever. Angels
of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all
forever. You heavens, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above
all forever. All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever. All you hosts of the Lord,
bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. Sun and
moon, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all
forever. Every shower and dew, bless the Lord; praise and exalt
him above all forever. All you winds, bless the Lord; praise and
exalt him above all forever. Fire and heat, bless the Lord; praise
and exalt him above all forever. (Cold and chill, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever. Dew and rain, bless the
Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever.) Frost and chill,
bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. Ice and
snow, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever.
Nights and days, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all
forever. Light and darkness, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him
above all forever. Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord; praise
and exalt him above all forever. Let the earth bless the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever. Mountains and hills, bless
the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. Everything
growing from the earth, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above
all forever. You springs, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him
above all forever. Seas and rivers, bless the Lord; praise and
exalt him above all forever. You dolphins and all water creatures,
bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. All you
birds of the air, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all
forever. All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord; praise and
exalt him above all forever. You sons of men, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever. O Israel, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever. Priests of the Lord, bless
the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. Servants of the
Lord, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord; praise and exalt
him above all forever. Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever. Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael,
bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. For he has
delivered us from the nether world, and saved us from the power of
death; He has freed us from the raging flame and delivered us from
the fire. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy
endures forever. Bless the God of gods, all you who fear the Lord;
praise him and give him thanks, because his mercy endures
forever." [Taken from DAN 3:49-90]
Then King Darius wrote to the nations and peoples of every language, wherever they dwell on the earth: "All peace to you! I decree that throughout my royal domain the God of Daniel is to be reverenced and feared:
"For he is the living God, enduring forever;
his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be
without end. [DAN 6:26-27]
But Daniel answered, "I adore the Lord, my God, for he is
the living God." [DAN 14:25]
But the LORD is in his holy temple; silence before him, all the
earth! [HAB 2:20]
Silence in the presence of the Lord GOD! for near is the day of
the LORD [Taken from ZEPH 1:7]
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. The LORD will possess Judah as his portion of the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem. Silence, all mankind, in the presence of the LORD! for he stirs forth from his holy
dwelling. [ZECH 2:14-17]
A son honors his father, and a servant fears his master; If
then I am a father, where is the honor due to me? And if I am a
master, where is the reverence due to me? - So says the LORD of
hosts to you, O priests, who despise his name. But you ask,
"How have we despised your name?" [MAL 1:6]
At once the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did
not ascribe the honor to God, and he... breathed his last. [Taken
from ACTS 12:23]
You who boast of the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the
law? [ROM 2:23]
With him we have sent the brother who is praised in all the churches for his preaching of the gospel. And not only that, but he has also been appointed our traveling companion by the churches in this gracious work administered by us for the glory of the Lord (himself) and for the expression of our eagerness. This we desire to avoid, that anyone blame us
about this lavish gift administered by us, for we are concerned for what is honorable not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of others.
[2COR 8:18-21]
Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. [EPH
5:21]
Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality
with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found
human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to
death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted
him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at
the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and
on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. [PHIL 2:6-11]
To the king of ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God,
honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. [1TM 1:17]
First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers,
petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings
and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil
life in all devotion and dignity. This is good and pleasing to God
our savior, who wills everyone to be saved and to come to
knowledge of the truth. [1TM 2:1-4]
Similarly, (too,) women should adorn themselves with proper conduct, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hairstyles and gold ornaments, or pearls, or expensive clothes, but rather, as befits women who profess reverence for God, with good deeds.
[1TM 2:9-10]
I am writing you about these matters, although I hope to visit
you soon. But if I should be delayed, you should know how to
behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living
God, the pillar and foundation of truth. Undeniably great is the
mystery of devotion, Who was manifested in the
flesh, vindicated in the spirit, seen by
angels, proclaimed to the Gentiles, believed in
throughout the world, taken up in glory. [1TM 3:14-16]
Avoid profane and silly myths. Train yourself for devotion, for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.
[1TM 4:7-8]
But you, man of God, avoid all this. Instead, pursue
righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
[1TM 6:11]
As for yourself, you must say what is consistent with sound doctrine, namely, that older men should be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance. Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good, so that they may train younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers, under the control of their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.
[TI 2:1-5]
In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and
supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to
save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
[HEB 5:7]
By faith Noah, warned about what was not yet seen, with
reverence built an ark for the salvation of his household. Through
this he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that
comes through faith. [HEB 11:7]
Therefore, we who are receiving the unshakable kingdom should
have gratitude, with which we should offer worship pleasing to God
in reverence and awe. [HEB 12:28]
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you. [JMS
4:10]
Now if you invoke as Father him who judges impartially according to each one's works, conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished
lamb. He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
[1PT 1:17-21]
Likewise, you wives should be subordinate to your husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives' conduct when they observe your reverent and chaste behavior. Your adornment should not be an external one: braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing in fine clothes, but rather the hidden character of the heart, expressed in the imperishable beauty of a gentle and calm disposition, which is precious in the sight of God.
[1PT 3:1-4]
Now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good? But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame.
[1PT 3:13-16]
So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may
exalt you in due time. [1PT 5:6]
May grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge of
God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has bestowed on us
everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge
of him who called us by his own glory and power. Through these, he
has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that
through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after
escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil
desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your
faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with
self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with
devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with
love. If these are yours and increase in abundance, they will keep
you from being idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Anyone who lacks them is blind and shortsighted,
forgetful of the cleansing of his past sins. [Taken from 2PT
1:2-9]
We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, "This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased." We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.
[2PT 1:16-18]
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the
heavens will pass away with a mighty roar and the elements will be
dissolved by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be
found out. Since everything is to be dissolved in this way, what
sort of persons ought (you) to be, conducting yourselves in
holiness and devotion, waiting for and hastening the coming of the
day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved in
flames and the elements melted by fire. But according to his
promise we await new heavens and a new earth in which
righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you await these
things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him,
at peace. [2PT 3:10-14]
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 4:9-11]
After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one
could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They
stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes
and holding palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud
voice: "Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on
the throne, and from the Lamb." All the angels stood
around the throne and around the elders and the four living
creatures. They prostrated themselves before the throne, worshiped
God, and exclaimed: "Amen. Blessing and glory, wisdom and
thanksgiving, honor, power, and might be to our God forever and
ever. Amen." Then one of the elders spoke up and said to me,
"Who are these wearing white robes, and where did they come
from?" I said to him, "My lord, you are the one who
knows." He said to me, "These are the ones who have
survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they
stand before God's throne and worship him day and night in his
temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them. They
will not hunger or thirst anymore, nor will the sun or any heat
strike them. For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will
shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water, and
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." [RV 7:9-17]
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices
in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world now belongs to
our Lord and to his Anointed, and he will reign forever and
ever." The twenty-four elders who sat on their thrones before
God prostrated themselves and worshiped God and
said: "We give thanks to you, Lord God
almighty, who are and who were. For you have assumed
your great power and have established your reign." [RV
11:15-17]
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