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)

 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.

 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 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
1 Ne. 2 14 16
2 Ne. 2 29 31
Jacob 0 9 9
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 7 12 19
Alma 4 46 50
Hel. 0 8 8
3 Ne. 5 14 19
Morm. 1 4 5
Ether 2 2 4
Moro. 1 1 2
DC 3 134 137
PGP 0 12 12
TOTAL 146 632 778

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 3:5
For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases.

Mosiah 7:1
And now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.

Mosiah 7:12
And now, when Ammon saw that he was permitted to speak, he went forth and bowed himself before the king; and rising again he said: O king, I am very thankful before God this day that I am yet alive, and am permitted to speak; and I will endeavor to speak with boldness;

Mosiah 10:12
They were a wild, and ferocious, and a blood-thirsty people, believing in the tradition of their fathers, which is this-- Believing that they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem because of the iniquities of their fathers, and that they were wronged in the wilderness by their brethren, and they were also wronged while crossing the sea;

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.

Mosiah 20:6
And it came to pass that when the Lamanites found that their daughters had been missing, they were angry with the people of Limhi, for they thought it was the people of Limhi.

Mosiah 21:23
And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard, discovered Ammon and his brethren; and supposing them to be priests of Noah therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been the priests of Noah he would have caused that they should be put to death.

Mosiah 26:1
Now it came to pass that there were many of the rising generation that could not understand the words of king Benjamin, being little children at the time he spake unto his people; and they did not believe the tradition of their fathers.

Mosiah 26:39
And they did admonish their brethren; and they were also admonished, every one by the word of God, according to his sins, or to the sins which he had committed, being commanded of God to pray without ceasing, and to give thanks in all things.

Mosiah 27:9
And he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of the church of God; stealing away the hearts of the people; causing much dissension among the people; giving a chance for the enemy of God to exercise his power over them.

Mosiah 27:35
And they traveled throughout all the land of Zarahemla, and among all the people who were under the reign of king Mosiah, zealously striving to repair all the injuries which they had done to the church, confessing all their sins, and publishing all the things which they had seen, and explaining the prophecies and the scriptures to all who desired to hear them.