Why We Stand When We sing:

"And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on High".?  II Chronicles 20:19

 

"Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto His name, for it is pleasant".  Psalm 135:2-3 

 

Why We Clap Our Hands:

"O clap your hands, all ye people:  shout unto God with the voice of triumph". Psalm 47:1 

 

Why We Lift our Hands:

"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord". Psalm 134:2

 

"Thus will I bless thee while I live:  I will lift up my hands in thy name".  

Psalm 63:4

 

"I will therefore that men everywhere, lift up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." I Timothy 2:8 

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Why We Bow and Kneel:   

"O come, let us worship and bow down.  Let us kneel before the Lord our maker."  Psalm 95:6

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Why We Audibly Praise God:   

"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name".?  Psalms 103:1

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"I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth". Psalm 34:1

 

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands." Psalm 100:1  

 

"And these things, I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation and glory and honor and power, unto the Lord our God. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia; for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Revelation 19:1, 6