Angels and praise of God

Angels worship God in his presence

Revelation 7:11 KJV 1900

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

See also Re 3:5; Re 8:2

Angels praise God for his works

Angels praise God’s work of creation

Job 38:4–7 KJV 1900

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

See also Ps 148:1–5; Ne 9:6

Angels praise God’s work of redemption

Lk 2:13–14 The angels are praising God for Jesus Christ’s birth.

See also Is 44:23; Is 49:13; Lk 15:10; Heb 1:6; Dt 32:43

Angels praise God’s kingdom

Psalm 103:19–21 KJV 1900

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, That excel in strength, that do his commandments, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

See also Ps 96:10–11; Ps 145:10–11; Re 11:15

Angelic beings praise God

Isaiah 6:2–4 KJV 1900

Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

See also Re 4:8; Re 5:8–10; Re 7:11–12

Thousands of angels worship God

Hebrews 12:22 KJV 1900

But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

See also Dt 33:2; Ps 68:17; Da 7:10; Re 5:11–12

Images of angelic beings decorate Israel’s sanctuaries

1 Kings 6:23–29 KJV 1900

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

See also Ex 26:1; Eze 41:18–20; Eze 41:25 The images of the cherubim represent the angels who worship God in heaven.

Angels are not to be worshipped

Revelation 22:8–9 KJV 1900

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

See also Mt 4:9–10; Ro 1:25; Col 2:18