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Prayer » Postures in » Falling on the face
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Verse Concepts
And he said, No; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What saith my lord to his servant?
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Prayer » Postures in » Kneeling
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed.
(For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards heaven,)
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
Prayer » Postures in » Lifting up the hands
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands towards him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to thee, when I lift my hands towards thy holy oracle.
Prayer » Postures in » Standing
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards Heaven:
Prayer » Postures in » Spreading forth the hands
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Prayer » Postures in » Bowing down
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Worship » Postures in » Bowing
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head towards the earth, and worshiped.
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.