Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'praises' occurs 36 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'praises' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 47:6-7 (5 in 2 verses)

 47:6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

 47:7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.




Ether 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 27 0 27
NT 2 0 2
BM 6 0 6
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 36 0 36

Ex. 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

2 Sam. 22:50
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

2 Chr. 29:30
Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Ps. 9:11
Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

Ps. 18:49
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

Ps. 22:3
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Ps. 27:6
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

Ps. 47:6
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

Ps. 47:7
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

Ps. 56:12
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

Ps. 68:4
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

Ps. 68:32
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

Ps. 75:9
But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

Ps. 78:4
We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

Ps. 92:1
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

Ps. 108:3
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

Ps. 135:3
Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

Ps. 144:9
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

Ps. 146:2
While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

Ps. 147:1
Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Ps. 149:3
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

Ps. 149:6
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

Isa. 60:6
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.

Isa. 63:7
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

1 Pet. 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

2 Ne. 31:13
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism-- yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.

Mosiah 2:28
I say unto you that I have caused that ye should assemble yourselves together that I might rid my garments of your blood, at this period of time when I am about to go down to my grave, that I might go down in peace, and my immortal spirit may join the choirs above in singing the praises of a just God.

Mosiah 24:22
And they gave thanks to God, yea, all their men and all their women and all their children that could speak lifted their voices in the praises of their God.

Morm. 7:7
And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end.

Ether 6:9
And they did sing praises unto the Lord; yea, the brother of Jared did sing praises unto the Lord, and he did thank and praise the Lord all the day long; and when the night came, they did not cease to praise the Lord.

D&C 138:24
Their countenances shone, and the radiance from the presence of the Lord rested upon them, and they sang praises unto his holy name.