Bible Verses About Worship: 20 Verses in Full Text

Worship means giving God the honor due to him. In the Bible, it is far more than music—it is a way of life. Here you will find 20 Bible verses about worship, from the Psalms to Revelation.

Come, let us worship

Invitations to worship.

Come, let us worship and kneel and fall down before the LORD, who made us.

Psalm 95:6
Give glory to the LORD’s name; worship the LORD in holy splendor!

Psalm 29:2
Worship the LORD in holy splendor; let all the world fear him!

Psalm 96:9
Exalt the LORD, our God, worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

Psalm 99:5
All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, LORD, and honor your name.

Psalm 86:9
But the time is coming—and is already here—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father wants those who worship him to worship in this way. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.

John 4:23-24
Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship God, your LORD, and serve him alone.’”

Matthew 4:10Devil Temptation
And Moses bowed himself down quickly to the ground and worshiped.

2 Samuel 34:8
I will worship at your holy temple and thank you for your goodness and faithfulness; for you have made your name glorious above all things by your word.

Psalm 138:2

Worship with your whole life

Worship is not limited to church services.

I now urge you, dear brothers, by the mercy of God, to offer your bodies as a living, holy, and pleasing sacrifice to God—this is your true worship.

Romans 12:1Health Sacrifice
And they went into the house and found the little child with Mary, his mother, and fell down and worshiped him, opening their treasures and presenting gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 2:11Epiphany
See, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and fell down before him.

Matthew 28:9
But he said, “LORD, I believe,” and worshiped him.

John 9:38
That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, whether in heaven or on earth or under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:10-11End times Jesus
Therefore, because we have received an unshakeable kingdom, we have grace through which we are to serve God and please him with reverence and awe.

Hebrews 12:28Thankfulness Assurance
The twenty-four elders fell down before the one who sat on the throne and worshiped the one who lives from eternity to eternity, and cast their crowns before the throne and said, “LORD, you are worthy to receive praise, glory, and strength; for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created.”

Revelation 4:10-11
And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and around the four living creatures, and each fell down before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen. Worthy is our God to receive praise, glory, wisdom, and thanks, honor, strength, and power, from now and forevermore! Amen.”

Revelation 7:11-12
Worship God!

Revelation 19:10bProphecy
And Ezra praised the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, amen!” with their hands raised, and they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6
For you are holy, you who dwell among the praises of Israel.

Psalm 22:4

Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.

What Is Worship?

The Hebrewic and Greek words for worship originally meant "to fall down" and "to bow down." Worship is the gesture with which you express: You are greater than I. In the Bible, it is reserved for God alone. When Satan offers Jesus the kingdoms of the world and worships him, Jesus answers with Deuteronomy 6:13: “You shall worship God, your LORD, and serve him alone” (Matthew 4:10).

Worship in Spirit and in Truth

At Jacob’s Well, a Samaritan woman asks where people must worship God properly—on Mount Gerizim or in Jerusalem. Jesus answers that the location does not matter: “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). Paul goes even further and calls the whole life that offers itself to God "true worship" (Romans 12:1). Worship happens in praise on Sunday, and just as much on Monday at the office. Learn more about Bible verses about praising God, Bible verses about singing, and Bible verses about reverence for God.