Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sing' occurs 146 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sing' in the standard works and contain 41.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 47:6-7 (5 in 2 verses)

Ps. 59:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 96:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 66:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 27:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 68:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 68:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 101:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 104:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 105:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 144:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 147:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 33:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 71:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 98:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 137:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 42:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 52:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 113 262 375
NT 6 84 90
BM 24 140 164
DC 3 134 137
PGP 0 12 12
TOTAL 146 632 778

Ex. 15:1
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Ex. 15:21
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Ex. 32:18
And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

Num. 21:17
Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

Judg. 5:3
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

1 Sam. 21:11
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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

1 Chr. 16:9
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

1 Chr. 16:23
Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

1 Chr. 16:33
Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.

2 Chr. 20:22
And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

2 Chr. 23:13
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

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.

Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Ps. 7:17
I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

Ps. 9:2
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

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

Ps. 13:6
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

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

Ps. 21:13
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

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. 30:4
Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Ps. 30:12
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Ps. 33:2
Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Ps. 33:3
Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

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. 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Ps. 57:7
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

Ps. 57:9
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

Ps. 59:16
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Ps. 59:17
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

Ps. 61:8
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Ps. 65:13
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Ps. 66:2
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

Ps. 66:4
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

Ps. 67:4
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

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. 71:22
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

Ps. 71:23
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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

Ps. 81:1
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Ps. 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

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. 95:1
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Ps. 96:1
O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

Ps. 96:2
Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Ps. 98:1
O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

Ps. 98:4
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Ps. 98:5
Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Ps. 101:1
I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

Ps. 104:12
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

Ps. 104:33
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Ps. 105:2
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Ps. 108:1
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

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. 137:3
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

Ps. 137:4
How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

Ps. 138:1
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

Ps. 138:5
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

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. 145:7
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

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. 147:7
Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Ps. 149:1
Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

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

Ps. 149:5
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Prov. 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Isa. 5:1
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

Isa. 12:5
Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

Isa. 23:15
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

Isa. 23:16
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

Isa. 24:14
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

Isa. 26:19
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Isa. 27:2
In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.

Isa. 35:6
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Isa. 38:20
The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.

Isa. 42:10
Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Isa. 42:11
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

Isa. 44:23
Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Isa. 49:13
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Isa. 52:8
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

Isa. 52:9
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Isa. 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

Isa. 65:14
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Jer. 20:13
Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

Jer. 31:7
For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

Jer. 31:12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

Jer. 51:48
Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord.

Ezek. 27:25
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

Hosea 2:15
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

Zeph. 2:14
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Zeph. 3:14
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

Zech. 2:10
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

Rom. 15:9
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

1 Cor. 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Heb. 2:12
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

James 5:13
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Rev. 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

1 Ne. 18:9
And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

1 Ne. 21:13
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; for the feet of those who are in the east shall be established; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for they shall be smitten no more; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

2 Ne. 15:1
And then will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

2 Ne. 22:5
Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things; this is known in all the earth.

Mosiah 12:22
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion;

Mosiah 12:23
Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem;

Mosiah 15:29
Yea, Lord, thy watchmen shall lift up their voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

Mosiah 15:30
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Mosiah 18:30
And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Mosiah 20:1
Now there was a place in Shemlon where the daughters of the Lamanites did gather themselves together to sing, and to dance, and to make themselves merry.

Mosiah 20:2
And it came to pass that there was one day a small number of them gathered together to sing and to dance.

Alma 5:9
And again I ask, were the bands of death broken, and the chains of hell which encircled them about, were they loosed? I say unto you, Yea, they were loosed, and their souls did expand, and they did sing redeeming love. And I say unto you that they are saved.

Alma 5:26
And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?

Alma 26:8
Blessed be the name of our God; let us sing to his praise, yea, let us give thanks to his holy name, for he doth work righteousness forever.

Alma 26:13
Behold, how many thousands of our brethren has he loosed from the pains of hell; and they are brought to sing redeeming love, and this because of the power of his word which is in us, therefore have we not great reason to rejoice?

3 Ne. 16:18
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

3 Ne. 16:19
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

3 Ne. 20:32
Then shall their watchmen lift up their voice, and with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye.

3 Ne. 20:34
Then shall they break forth into joy-- Sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Father hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

3 Ne. 22:1
And then shall that which is written come to pass: Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child; for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

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.

Moro. 6:9
And their meetings were conducted by the church after the manner of the workings of the Spirit, and by the power of the Holy Ghost; for as the power of the Holy Ghost led them whether to preach, or to exhort, or to pray, or to supplicate, or to sing, even so it was done.

D&C 84:98
Until all shall know me, who remain, even from the least unto the greatest, and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and shall see eye to eye, and shall lift up their voice, and with the voice together sing this new song, saying:

D&C 128:23
Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; and ye solid rocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the morning stars sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy! And let the eternal creations declare his name forever and ever! And again I say, how glorious is the voice we hear from heaven, proclaiming in our ears, glory, and salvation, and honor, and immortality, and eternal life; kingdoms, principalities, and powers!

D&C 133:56
And the graves of the saints shall be opened; and they shall come forth and stand on the right hand of the Lamb, when he shall stand upon Mount Zion, and upon the holy city, the New Jerusalem; and they shall sing the song of the Lamb, day and night forever and ever.