(Ps 95, 1-6) Let us kneel before the LORD who made us
[1] Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; cry out to the rock of our salvation. [2] Let us greet him with a song of praise, joyfully sing out our psalms. [3] For the LORD is the great God, the great king over all gods, [4] Whose hand holds the depths of the earth; who owns the tops of the mountains. [5] The sea and dry land belong to God, who made them, formed them by hand. [6] Enter, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
(CCC 2628) Adoration is the first attitude of man acknowledging that he is a creature before his Creator. It exalts the greatness of the Lord who made us (Cf. Ps 95:1-6) and the almighty power of the Savior who sets us free from evil. Adoration is homage of the spirit to the "King of Glory" (Ps 24, 9-10) respectful silence in the presence of the "ever greater" God (Cf. St. Augustine, En. in Ps. 62, 16: PL 36, 757-758). Adoration of the thrice-holy and sovereign God of love blends with humility and gives assurance to our supplications.
