Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ordained' occurs 156 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ordained' in the standard works and contain 32.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:71-72 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:60 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 43:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 49:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 52:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:45 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)


Ps. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

 8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;




D&C 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 0 16
Num. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 2 0 2
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Esth. 1 0 1
Ps. 4 0 4
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
NT 19 1 20
BM 19 0 19
DC 96 0 96
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 156 1 157

Ps. 8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Ps. 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Ps. 81:5
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

Ps. 132:17
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.