Nehemiah 8:6

Good News Translation

Ezra said, “Praise the Lord, the great God!” All the people raised their arms in the air and answered, “Amen! Amen!” They knelt in worship, with their faces to the ground.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

Abram answered, “I solemnly swear before the Lord, the Most High God, Maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 24:26

Then the man knelt down and worshiped the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:36

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! Praise him now and forever! Then all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.

1 Chronicles 29:10

There in front of the whole assembly King David praised the Lord. He said, “Lord God of our ancestor Jacob, may you be praised forever and ever!

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David commanded the people, “Praise the Lord your God!” And the whole assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and gave honor to the Lord and also to the king.

2 Chronicles 20:18

Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low, with his face touching the ground, and all the people bowed with him and worshiped the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:10

“I have now decided to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that he will no longer be angry with us.

2 Chronicles 29:30

The king and the leaders of the nation told the Levites to sing to the Lord the songs of praise that were written by David and by Asaph the prophet. So everyone sang with great joy as they knelt and worshiped God.

2 Chronicles 6:4

He said, “Praise the Lord God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David when he said to him,

Nehemiah 5:13

Then I took off the sash I was wearing around my waist and shook it out. “This is how God will shake any of you who don't keep your promise,” I said. “God will take away your houses and everything you own, and will leave you with nothing.” Everyone who was present said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. And the leaders kept their promise.

Nehemiah 8:7

Then they rose and stood in their places, and the following Levites explained the Law to them: Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah.

Psalm 134:2

Raise your hands in prayer in the Temple, and praise the Lord!

Psalm 141:2

Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.

Psalm 28:2

Hear me when I cry to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.

Psalm 41:13

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! Praise him now and forever! Amen! Amen!

Psalm 63:4

I will give you thanks as long as I live; I will raise my hands to you in prayer.

Psalm 95:3

For the Lord is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.

Exodus 12:27

you will answer, ‘It is the sacrifice of Passover to honor the Lord, because he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. He killed the Egyptians, but spared us.’” The Israelites knelt down and worshiped.

Exodus 4:31

They believed, and when they heard that the Lord had come to them and had seen how they were being treated cruelly, they bowed down and worshiped.

Jeremiah 28:6

“Wonderful! I hope the Lord will do this! I certainly hope he will make your prophecy come true and will bring back from Babylonia all the Temple treasures and all the people who were taken away as prisoners.

Lamentations 3:41

Let us open our hearts to God in heaven and pray,

Leviticus 9:24

Suddenly the Lord sent a fire, and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat parts on the altar. When the people saw it, they all shouted and bowed down with their faces to the ground.

Matthew 26:39

He went a little farther on, threw himself face downward on the ground, and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, take this cup of suffering from me! Yet not what I want, but what you want.”

Matthew 6:13

Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.’

1 Corinthians 14:16

When you give thanks to God in spirit only, how can ordinary people taking part in the meeting say “Amen” to your prayer of thanksgiving? They have no way of knowing what you are saying.

Ephesians 1:3

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.

1 Timothy 2:8

In every church service I want the men to pray, men who are dedicated to God and can lift up their hands in prayer without anger or argument.

1 Peter 1:3

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope,

Revelation 7:11

All the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. Then they threw themselves face downward in front of the throne and worshiped God,