Reverence to the King

Yet God is my King of old,

Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

You divided the [Red] Sea by Your strength;

You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan (Egypt);

You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

You broke open fountains and streams;

You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;

You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.

You have defined and established all the borders of the earth [the divisions of land and sea and of the nations];

You have made summer and winter. (Psalm 74:12-17) Fear God [with awe and reverence], and give Him glory [and honor and praise in worship], because the hour of His judgment has come; [with all your heart] worship Him who created the heaven and the earth, the sea and the springs of water. (Revelation 14:7) So that you and your son and your grandson may fear and worship the LORD your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to keep [and actively do] all His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you, all the days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged. Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one [the only God]! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being]. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be [written] on your heart and mind. (Deuteronomy 6:2,4-6) You shall fear [only] the LORD your God; and you shall serve Him [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and swear [oaths] by His name [alone]. You shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you, for the LORD your God who is among you is a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]--otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled and burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth. You shall diligently keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively do] the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you. (Deuteronomy 6:13-15,17) So the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear [and worship] the LORD our God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] for our good always and so that He might preserve us alive, as it is today. It will be [considered] righteousness for us [that is, right standing with God] if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God--just as He has commanded us. (Deuteronomy 6:24-25)