The best Bible verses for worship (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for worship (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”"Romans 15:9
"and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”"Romans 15:9
"I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word."Psalms 138:2
"All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah"Psalms 66:4
"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble."Daniel 4:37
"Then I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son."Genesis 24:48
"I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever."Psalms 86:12
"Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!"Psalms 99:9
"“With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?"Micah 6:6
"O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure."Isaiah 25:1
"Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders."Psalms 107:32
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for worship (ESV) are Romans 15:9, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 138:2. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to worship (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for worship (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.