Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'high' occurs 614 times in the standard works.

184 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'high' in the standard works and contain 30% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 79 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 102:24-30 (9 in 7 verses)

D&C 102:1-8 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 13:6-14 (9 in 9 verses)

D&C 107:76-82 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 20:66-67 (6 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:33-38 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 107:64-69 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

John 18:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 7:26-8:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 107:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 14:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 2:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 12:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 14:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:43 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 24:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 85:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


Ps. 68:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 68:15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

 68:16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.




Ps. 113:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 6:20-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 81:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 332 73 405
Gen. 6 8 14
Ex. 4 1 5
Lev. 3 0 3
Num. 13 4 17
Deut. 11 0 11
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 1 8 9
1 Sam. 8 3 11
2 Sam. 7 3 10
1 Kgs. 22 0 22
2 Kgs. 33 2 35
1 Chr. 5 0 5
2 Chr. 26 0 26
Neh. 4 1 5
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 11 2 13
Ps. 51 5 56
Prov. 5 3 8
Eccl. 1 3 4
Song. 0 2 2
Isa. 34 13 47
Jer. 21 3 24
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 24 8 32
Dan. 15 3 18
Hosea 3 0 3
Amos 2 1 3
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 4 0 4
Hab. 3 0 3
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 5 0 5
Zech. 3 0 3
NT 84 27 111
BM 69 24 93
DC 122 10 132
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 614 134 748

Ps. 7:7
So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

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. 18:2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Ps. 18:13
The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

Ps. 18:27
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

Ps. 18:33
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

Ps. 21:7
For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Ps. 45:3
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

Ps. 46:4
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Ps. 47:2
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

Ps. 49:2
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

Ps. 50:14
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Ps. 56:2
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

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

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. 62:9
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Ps. 68:15
The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

Ps. 68:16
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

Ps. 68:18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

Ps. 69:29
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Ps. 71:19
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Ps. 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

Ps. 75:5
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

Ps. 77:10
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

Ps. 78:17
And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

Ps. 78:35
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

Ps. 78:56
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Ps. 78:58
For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Ps. 78:69
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Ps. 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

Ps. 83:18
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

Ps. 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

Ps. 89:13
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

Ps. 89:27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

Ps. 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Ps. 91:9
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

Ps. 91:14
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

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. 92:8
But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.

Ps. 93:4
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

Ps. 97:9
For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

Ps. 99:2
The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.

Ps. 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Ps. 103:11
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Ps. 104:18
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

Ps. 107:11
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

Ps. 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Ps. 113:4
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

Ps. 113:5
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,

Ps. 131:1
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Ps. 138:6
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Ps. 139:6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Ps. 144:2
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

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

Ps. 150:5
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.