Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cry' occurs 309 times in the standard works.

99 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cry' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 1:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Isa. 15:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 11:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 21:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 141:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:35-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 172 15 187
Gen. 4 0 4
Ex. 9 0 9
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 2 0 2
Judg. 1 1 2
1 Sam. 4 1 5
2 Sam. 2 1 3
1 Kgs. 2 0 2
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Neh. 3 0 3
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 14 2 16
Ps. 30 1 31
Prov. 3 2 5
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 29 3 32
Jer. 31 1 32
Lam. 3 0 3
Ezek. 7 1 8
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 3 0 3
Amos 1 0 1
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 3 0 3
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 3 0 3
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 2 1 3
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 9 22 31
BM 116 8 124
DC 10 13 23
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 309 59 368

Ps. 5:2
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

Ps. 9:12
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

Ps. 17:1
Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Ps. 18:6
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Ps. 22:2
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

Ps. 27:7
Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Ps. 28:1
Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Ps. 28:2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Ps. 34:15
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Ps. 34:17
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Ps. 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Ps. 40:1
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Ps. 55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

Ps. 56:9
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

Ps. 57:2
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

Ps. 61:1
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

Ps. 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Ps. 69:3
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Ps. 86:3
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Ps. 88:2
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

Ps. 89:26
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

Ps. 102:1
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.

Ps. 106:44
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

Ps. 107:19
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

Ps. 107:28
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Ps. 119:169
Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word.

Ps. 141:1
Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

Ps. 142:6
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Ps. 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Ps. 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.