Quotes about Prostration

She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,

Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.

He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.

The supreme thing is worship. The attitude of worship is the attitude of a subject bent before the King... The fundamental thought is that of prostration, of bowing down.