Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'long' occurs 318 times in the standard works.

55 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'long' in the standard works and contain 17.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 13:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:29 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 41:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 17:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:76 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 47:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 125 284
Gen. 2 3 5
Ex. 9 5 14
Lev. 3 1 4
Num. 6 6 12
Deut. 12 16 28
Josh. 6 12 18
Judg. 1 10 11
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 7 7 14
2 Sam. 4 5 9
1 Kgs. 3 5 8
2 Kgs. 2 4 6
1 Chr. 0 3 3
2 Chr. 8 3 11
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 2 3
Job 8 4 12
Ps. 37 16 53
Prov. 8 5 13
Eccl. 1 3 4
Isa. 5 2 7
Jer. 8 3 11
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 17 4 21
Dan. 3 4 7
Hosea 2 0 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 52 39 91
BM 80 86 166
DC 27 49 76
PGP 0 6 6
TOTAL 318 305 623

Ps. 3:8
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Ps. 4:2
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Ps. 6:3
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

Ps. 13:1
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Ps. 13:2
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Ps. 32:3
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Ps. 35:17
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Ps. 35:28
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

Ps. 38:6
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

Ps. 38:12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Ps. 44:8
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Ps. 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Ps. 47:9
The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

Ps. 61:6
Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

Ps. 62:3
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

Ps. 62:11
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

Ps. 62:12
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Ps. 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Ps. 68:20
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

Ps. 71:24
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

Ps. 72:5
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Ps. 72:7
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

Ps. 72:17
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

Ps. 73:14
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

Ps. 74:9
We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

Ps. 74:10
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Ps. 79:5
How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Ps. 80:4
O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

Ps. 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Ps. 84:2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Ps. 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Ps. 89:46
How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Ps. 90:13
Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Ps. 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Ps. 94:1
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

Ps. 94:3
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

Ps. 94:4
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Ps. 95:10
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

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. 107:9
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Ps. 116:2
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

Ps. 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

Ps. 119:40
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Ps. 119:131
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

Ps. 119:174
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

Ps. 120:6
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Ps. 129:3
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Ps. 143:3
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.