Worship the Lord with holiness

Holy attire

What is the holy attire?

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament 477 הָדַר

הָדָר (hādār). Ornament, splendor, honor. This substantive appears twenty-nine times in the OT of which sixteen are in the Psalms.

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (477 הָדַר)

The children of God have no indigenous glory of their own. If God departs the glory departs. Hence, this is a gift from God but it is still revocable.

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament 477 הָדַר

In our biblical passages then, the major emphasis is on the Lord and his appearance, not on the worshipper except as the realization of God’s actual presence evokes awe. A third translation could be: “prostrate yourselves before the Lord when he appears in holiness.”