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133 Bible Verse to Start a Service
Before anything else, before any planned agenda, welcoming the Holy Spirit is key. Start by worshipping His presence and acknowledging the beauty of His holiness. It's that important.
Let's all, together, lift our hands in gratitude to the Lord for everything. Remembering God's goodness and His kindness in our lives is like unlocking the door to experiencing His presence.
It's in these moments that amazing things can happen – wonders, miracles, signs. Where His presence is honored, He shows up. You know what I mean?
The Bible is full of beautiful verses perfect for starting a church service. Remember, acknowledging God as Lord and Savior should always come first. Give Him the glory He deserves. He is faithful and just, and His mercies are new every morning.
You can find some great verses to open a worship service in the Bible1.
not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.
The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.
Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.
I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord! I will sing praises to you before foreigners!
Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
How lovely is the place where you live, O Lord who rules over all!Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.Even the birds find a home there, and the swallow builds a nest, where she can protect her young near your altars, O Lord who rules over all, my king and my God.How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)
O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.Who can know all his errors? Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion.May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness.
But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!I will sing praises to the Lord when he vindicates me.
By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!
I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!All he has made will give thanks to the Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you.They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power,so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts, and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.Every day I will praise you! I will praise your name continually!The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.My mouth will praise the Lord. Let all who live praise his holy name forever!The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!
Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!
O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house – your holy palace.
I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master! I will sing praises to you before foreigners!
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”
The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him, along with the seas and everything that swims in them!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds,you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children!Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise – the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the Lord!Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky!Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!For forty years I was continually disgusted with that generation, and I said, ‘These people desire to go astray; they do not obey my commands.’So I made a vow in my anger, ‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’”Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration!
What should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, but I will also sing praises with my mind.
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
Then I heard every creature – in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them – singing: “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!”
Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.
Who is this majestic king? The Lord who commands armies! He is the majestic king! (Selah)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!
May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.
Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,to give you thanks, and to tell about all your amazing deeds.O Lord, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.
Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.
They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!Praise him with the blast of the horn! Praise him with the lyre and the harp!Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with clanging cymbals!Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the Lord’s splendor filled God’s temple.
At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!
For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.”
He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the lord is your strength.”
Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life?Not only this, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned –for before the law was given, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin when there is no law.Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam (who is a type of the coming one) transgressed.But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!And the gift is not like the one who sinned. For judgment, resulting from the one transgression, led to condemnation, but the gracious gift from the many failures led to justification.For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!Consequently, just as condemnation for all people came through one transgression, so too through the one righteous act came righteousness leading to life for all people.For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!Sing to the Lord, for he has done magnificent things, let this be known throughout the earth!Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!”
Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his presence! Worship the Lord in holy attire!
Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – 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.
O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor your name continually!
For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.
So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.
Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah)
Shout out praise to God, all the earth!For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer.You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place.I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.For our God is indeed a devouring fire.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp.
The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done magnificent things, let this be known throughout the earth!
Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!
Always rejoice,constantly pray,in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,
He met with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.”
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.
For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised.
I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.
O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!
But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.