Come,let us worshipand bowdown,Let us kneelbeforethe LORDour Maker.
When Solomonhad finishedprayingthisentireprayerand supplicationto the LORD,he arosefrom beforethe altarof the LORD,from kneelingon his kneeswith his handsspreadtoward heaven.
While the wholeassemblyworshiped,the singersalso sangand the trumpetssounded;allthis [continued] untilthe burntofferingwas finished.
Now at the completionof the burntofferings,the kingand allwho were presentwith him boweddownand worshiped.
Moreover, KingHezekiahand the officialsorderedthe Levitesto singpraisesto the LORDwith the wordsof Davidand Asaphthe seer.So they sangpraiseswith joy,and boweddownand worshiped.
NowSolomonhad madea bronzeplatform,fivecubitslong,fivecubitswideand threecubitshigh,and had setit in the midstof the court;and he stoodon it, knelton his kneesin the presenceof allthe assemblyof Israeland spreadout his handstoward heaven.
But at the eveningofferingI arosefrom my humiliation,even with my garmentand my robetorn,and I fellon my kneesand stretchedout my handsto the LORDmy God;
"But noone says,'Whereis Godmy Maker,Who givessongsin the night,
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
Your handsmademe and fashionedme; Giveme understanding,that I may learnYour commandments.
For You formedmy inwardparts;You woveme in my mother'swomb.
Let Israelbe gladin his Maker;Let the sonsof Zionrejoicein their King.
Let the nomadsof the desertbowbeforehim, And his enemieslickthe dust.
O come,let us singfor joyto the LORD,Let us shoutjoyfullyto the rockof our salvation.
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
Rememberalso your Creatorin the daysof your youth,beforethe evildayscomeand the yearsdrawnearwhenyou will say,"I havenodelightin them";
In that daymanwill haveregardfor his MakerAnd his eyeswill lookto the HolyOneof Israel.
Thussaysthe LORDwho madeyou And formedyou from the womb,who will helpyou, 'Do not fear,O JacobMy servant;And you Jeshurunwhom I have chosen.
"For your husbandis your Maker,Whose nameis the LORDof hosts;And your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel,Who is calledthe Godof allthe earth.
But now,O LORD,You are our Father,We are the clay,and You our potter;And allof us are the workof Your hand.
Now whenDanielknewthat the documentwas signed,he enteredhis house(now in his roofchamberhe had windowsopentowardJerusalem);and he continued kneelingon his kneesthreetimesa day,prayingand givingthanksbeforehis God,as he had been doingpreviously.
"Come,let us returnto the LORD.For He has torn[us], but He will healus; He has wounded[us], but He will bandageus.
For Israelhas forgottenhis Makerand builtpalaces;And Judahhas multipliedfortifiedcities,But I will senda fireon its citiesthat it may consumeits palatialdwellings.
And after He had fastedfortydaysand fortynights,He thenbecame hungry.
and he saidto Him, "Allthese thingsI will giveYou, ifYou fall downand worshipme."
And He wenta littlebeyond[them], and fellto the groundand [began] to praythat ifit were possible,the hourmight passHim by.
And He withdrewfrom them abouta stone'sthrow,and He kneltdownand [began] to pray,
All thingscameinto beingthroughHim, and apartfrom Him nothingcame into being that has come into being.
When he had saidthese things,he kneltdownand prayedwith them all.
Whenour daysthere were ended,we leftand startedon our journey,while they all,with wivesand children,escortedus until[we were] out of the city.After kneelingdownon the beachand praying,we said farewellto one another.
Thenfallingon his knees,he criedout with a loudvoice,"Lord,do not holdthissinagainst them!" Having saidthis,he fell asleep.
For you have been boughtwith a price:thereforeglorifyGodin your body.
For thisreasonI bowmy kneesbeforethe Father,
sothat at the nameof JesusEVERYKNEEWILL BOW,of those who are in heavenand on earthand under the earth,
Therefore,thosealsowho sufferaccordingto the willof Godshall entrusttheir soulsto a faithfulCreatorin doing what is right.
The Spiritand the bridesay,"Come."And let the one who hearssay,"Come."And let the one who is thirstycome;let the one who wishestakethe waterof lifewithout cost.
I, John,am the one who heardand sawthese things.And whenI heardand saw,I fell downto worshipat the feetof the angelwho showedme these things.
