Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pray' occurs 415 times in the standard works.

101 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pray' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 45 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 19:17-30 (15 in 14 verses)

2 Ne. 32:8-33:3 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 14:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 13:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:20 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

James 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 245 123 368
Gen. 48 1 49
Ex. 7 0 7
Lev. 0 1 1
Num. 12 2 14
Deut. 1 3 4
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 23 0 23
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 26 6 32
2 Sam. 18 1 19
1 Kgs. 23 10 33
2 Kgs. 22 8 30
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 9 19 28
Ezra 1 1 2
Neh. 4 7 11
Job 9 4 13
Ps. 5 30 35
Prov. 0 3 3
Isa. 7 10 17
Jer. 14 3 17
Lam. 1 2 3
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 0 8 8
Jonah 2 3 5
Micah 2 0 2
Hab. 0 1 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 3 0 3
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 68 106 174
BM 74 104 178
DC 22 70 92
PGP 6 5 11
TOTAL 415 408 823

Ps. 4:1
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

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

Ps. 5:3
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Ps. 6:9
The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

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. 32:6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

Ps. 35:13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

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. 42:8
Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

Ps. 54:2
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

Ps. 55:1
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

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

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

Ps. 64:1
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Ps. 65:2
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Ps. 66:19
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Ps. 66:20
Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Ps. 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

Ps. 72:15
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

Ps. 72:20
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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

Ps. 84:8
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Ps. 86:6
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

Ps. 88:13
But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

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

Ps. 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Ps. 109:4
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Ps. 109:7
When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Ps. 119:76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Ps. 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Ps. 141:2
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Ps. 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Ps. 143:1
Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.