Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'blessed' occurs 529 times in the standard works.

183 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'blessed' in the standard works and contain 34.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 12:1-11 (13 in 11 verses)

Matt. 5:3-11 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 32:13-16 (7 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 26:15-19 (7 in 5 verses)

Deut. 28:3-6 (6 in 4 verses)

Ps. 72:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Luke 6:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 14:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 45:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 20:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 6:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 5:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 49:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 29:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 118:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 1:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:20 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:79 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 136:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 6:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Kgs. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

 8:15 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,




1 Kgs. 8:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 32:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 84:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 112:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 24:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 66:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 217 0 217
Gen. 48 0 48
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 6 0 6
Deut. 16 0 16
Josh. 6 0 6
Judg. 4 0 4
Ruth 4 0 4
1 Sam. 8 0 8
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 9 0 9
1 Chr. 8 0 8
2 Chr. 8 0 8
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 3 0 3
Job 5 0 5
Ps. 49 0 49
Prov. 8 0 8
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 8 0 8
Jer. 2 0 2
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 5 0 5
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 85 3 88
BM 139 0 139
DC 69 0 69
PGP 19 0 19
TOTAL 529 3 532

1 Kgs. 1:48
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

1 Kgs. 2:45
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.

1 Kgs. 5:7
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

1 Kgs. 8:14
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

1 Kgs. 8:15
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

1 Kgs. 8:55
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

1 Kgs. 8:56
Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

1 Kgs. 8:66
On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

1 Kgs. 10:9
Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.