Let Us Worship And Bow Down - Jon Haley
Worship - Defining the Heart of Worship
Worship Reality Check
What is worship?
One may always consult Webster’s Dictionary for the precise meaning of worship (adore, idolize, esteem worthy, reverence, homage, etc.). Yet truly defining worship proves more difficult because it is both an attitude and an act.
We Worship Because We Are Invited
The word here rendered “come” is not the same which is used in ver. 1. Its literal meaning is come, and it is an earnest exhortation to come and worship. It is not a particle merely calling attention to a subject, but it is an exhortation to approach—to enter—to engage in a thing.
חָוָה (ḥāwâ). vb. to bow down, worship. Refers to bowing down in an act of worship, reverence, or respect.
προσκυνέω (proskyneō). vb. to bow down, worship. To bow down before a human as a sign of respect or before a divine figure as an act of worship.