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Prayer » Postures in » Falling on the face
And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
Verse Concepts
And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?
And David, lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord there between earth and heaven, with an uncovered sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the responsible men, clothed in haircloth, went down on their faces.
Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?
Prayer » Postures in » Kneeling
O come, let us give worship, falling down on our knees before the Lord our Maker.
And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,
(For Solomon had made a brass stage, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had put it in the middle of the open space; on this he took his place and went down on his knees before all the meeting of Israel, stretching out his hands to heaven.)
And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.
Prayer » Postures in » Lifting up the hands
It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.
Up! give cries in the night, at the starting of the night-watches; let your heart be flowing out like water before the face of the Lord, lifting up your hands to him for the life of your young children who are falling down, feeble for need of food, at the top of every street.
Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
Prayer » Postures in » Standing
And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.
Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and stretching out his hands to heaven,
Prayer » Postures in » Spreading forth the hands
And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.
Prayer » Postures in » Bowing down
O come, let us give worship, falling down on our knees before the Lord our Maker.
Worship » Postures in » Bowing
Then Moses quickly went down on his face in worship.
Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth, and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave worship to the Lord, falling down before him.