Thematic Bible: Postures in
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Prayer » Postures in » Falling on the face
And going forward a little he fell down on his face, praying and saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you [will]."
Verse Concepts
And he said, "Neither. I have come now [as] the commander of Yahweh's army." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and {he bowed down} and said to him, "What [is] my lord commanding his servant?"
And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
And they fell on their faces, and they said, "God, God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin and you become angry toward the entire community?"
Prayer » Postures in » Kneeling
Come in, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Yahweh, our maker.
And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw and {knelt down} [and] began to pray,
(For Solomon had made a platform of bronze five cubits long and five cubits wide and three cubits high, and placed it in the midst of the outer court.) And he stood upon it, then knelt down on his knees before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands to heaven.
And [when he] had said these [things], he fell to his knees [and] prayed with them all.
Prayer » Postures in » Lifting up the hands
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and dispute.
"Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches; pour out your heart like water, before the face of the Lord. Lift to him your hands, for the life of your children, who faint in starvation, at the head of all streets."
Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy inner sanctuary.
Prayer » Postures in » Standing
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive [him], so that your Father who [is] in heaven will also forgive you your sins."
Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all of the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands [to] the heavens,
Prayer » Postures in » Spreading forth the hands
And when you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I [will] not be listening. Your hands are full of blood.
Prayer » Postures in » Bowing down
Come in, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Yahweh, our maker.
Worship » Postures in » Bowing
And Moses hurried and knelt down to the earth and worshiped.
Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face down to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before Yahweh to worship Yahweh.