Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Chronicles 20:18

"And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah." — 2 Chronicles 20:18 (ASV)

What a sight! That is the kind of ritualism one likes—when the posture is suggested by the feelings, when a person feels that there is nothing else to do but to bow before the Lord. The king could not speak; he was too full of gratitude—too joyous at the thought that God had appeared for him so powerfully. And he felt that the only thing he could do was in silence to bow his head and prostrate himself before God.

Have you not sometimes felt so full of gratitude that you could not express yourself? "A sacred silence checks our songs and praise sits silent on our tongues." Now, while they were worshipping, and just as they had finished that silent adoration, joyful music was heard. They had paused for breath.