More on Bowing

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Romans 14:11

Every knee to bow: D&C 88:104

Webster's Definition is helpful 

BOW intransitive verb
1:  to cease from competition or resistance :  submit, yield

2:  to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame

3:  to incline the head or body in salutation or assent or to acknowledge applause

There are many ways to bow. We can bow our heads like we do for prayer in the typical LDS fashion.  We can bow  at the waist  as Asian cultures do to greet and honor one another.  Or we can even  bow down  to the ground as is done in the Muslim prayer rituals.

This form of prayer has always seemed to be a way of expressing deep  humility. As displayed by they King of the Lamanites when he  prayed to God to be forgiven of his sins.

He not  only bows down but then he stretches out his hands in  what we call in the yoga world Child Pose.

 

  "...the king did bow down before the Lord, upon his knees; yea, even he did prostrate himself upon the earth, and cried mightily...   Alma 22:16-17

We should BOW to our God. 

The Hymn  Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head- was  written by My  Grandfather Listen to  it here