'Before God' in the Bible

The earth also was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence.

And Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses's father-in-law before God.

And Joshua convened all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-sacrifices and peace-offerings before God.

Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou didst hear his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and didst humble thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

Yes, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

For God giveth to a man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth toil, to gather, and to amass, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God, and all the people:

Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou hast come. Now therefore we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from God.

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Now we know that whatever things the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.

Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.

To the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

And I saw the seven angels who stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the angel's hand.

And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

And the four and twenty elders, who sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God,

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.