“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”
— 1 Chronicles 16:29
"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" — Jesus told the woman at the well that location was never the point. These verses describe what is. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from 1 Chronicles 16:29 to Revelation 14:7.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about worship here is 1 Chronicles 16:29: "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness." Psalms 5:7 follows close behind: "But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
1 Chronicles 16:29
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.
Psalms 5:7
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
Psalms 29:2
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
Psalms 96:9
Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
Psalms 99:5
Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
Psalms 100:2
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
Psalms 122:1
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”
Psalms 132:7
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise Yahweh!
Psalms 134:2
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
Psalms 138:2
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.
Psalms 149:1
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.
John 4:23
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 4:24
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
Hebrews 12:28
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”
Revelation 14:7
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