2,977 verses contain “upon” (in the KJV: 2,826, in the BSB: 526) — showing 1,201–1,300
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Will he delight himself in the
Almighty? will he always call
upon God?
Will he delight in the
Almighty? Will he call
upon God at all times?
For God shall cast
upon him, and not
spare: he would
fain flee out of his hand.
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees
headlong from its power.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
When his
candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
when His lamp
shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the
dew lay all night
upon my branch.
My roots will spread out to the waters, and the
dew will rest nightly on my branches.
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like
dew.
Upon my right hand rise the youth; they
push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
The
rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
They came
upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the
desolation they rolled themselves
upon me.
They advance as through a wide breach; through the ruins they keep rolling in.
Terrors are turned
upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my
welfare passeth away as a cloud.
Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
And now my soul is poured out
upon me; the days of
affliction have taken hold
upon me.
Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to
ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.
You
snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You
toss me about in the storm.
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think
upon a
maid?
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I
gaze with desire at a virgin?
Then let my wife
grind unto another, and let others bow down
upon her.
then may my own wife
grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Surely no fear of me should
terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy
upon you.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls
upon men as they
slumber on their beds,
He is
chastened also with pain
upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
A man is also
chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
He looketh
upon men, and if any say, I have
sinned, and
perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have
sinned and
perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
For his eyes are
upon the ways of man, and he
seeth all his goings.
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
Which the clouds do drop and
distil upon man abundantly.
which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
See how He scatters His
lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do
whatsoever he commandeth them
upon the face of the world in the earth.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock,
upon the
crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Behold, I am
vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand
upon my mouth.
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never
repeat it!
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things
upon the
mire.
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
Nothing on earth is his equal— a creature devoid of fear!
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they
bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought
upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an
earring of gold.
All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and
dined with him in his house. They
consoled him and comforted him over all the
adversity that the LORD had brought
upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
Yet have I set my king
upon my holy hill of
Zion.
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast
smitten all mine enemies
upon the
cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is
upon thy people.
Selah.
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people.
Selah 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.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Stand in
awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart
upon your bed, and be still.
Selah.
Be
angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still.
Selah There be many that say, Who will
shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance
upon us.
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?”
Shine the light of Your face
upon us, O LORD.
Have mercy
upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD,
heal me; for my bones are
vexed.
Let the enemy
persecute my soul, and take it;
yea, let him
tread down my life
upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust.
Selah.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he
trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
Selah His mischief shall return
upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down
upon his own
pate.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Have mercy
upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that
hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Be
merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies
afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men.
Selah.
Lay terror
upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.
Selah For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their
arrow upon the string, that they may
privily shoot at the upright in heart.
For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their
arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and
brimstone, and an
horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
On the wicked He will rain down
fiery coals and sulfur; a
scorching wind will be their portion.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They
devour my people like bread; they refuse to call
upon the LORD.
I have called
upon thee, for thou
wilt hear me, O God:
incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
I call on You, O God, for You will answer me.
Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
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.
In my distress I called
upon the LORD; I
cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
And he
rode upon a
cherub, and did fly:
yea, he did fly
upon the wings of the wind.
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Great is his glory in Your salvation; You
bestow on him
splendor and majesty.
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
But thou art he that took me out of the
womb: thou
didst make me hope when I was
upon my mother’s breasts.
Yet You brought me forth from the
womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
I was cast
upon thee from the
womb: thou art my God from my mother’s
belly.
From birth I was cast
upon You; from my mother’s
womb You have been my God.
They open their jaws against me like lions that
roar and
maul.
I may tell all my bones: they look and
stare upon me.
I can count all my bones; they
stare and
gloat over me.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots
upon my
vesture.
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will
kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Consider my
affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came
upon me to eat up my flesh, they
stumbled and fell.
When the wicked came
upon me to
devour my flesh, my enemies and foes
stumbled and fell.
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his
pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up
upon a rock.
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will
conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high
upon a rock.
Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be
merciful and answer me.
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
The LORD sitteth
upon the flood;
yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King
forever.
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
Have mercy
upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief,
yea, my soul and my
belly.
Be
merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
Make thy face to
shine upon thy servant: save me for thy
mercies’ sake.
Make Your face
shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Let me not be
ashamed, O LORD; for I have called
upon thee: let the wicked be
ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
O LORD, let me not be
ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in
Sheol.
For day and night thy hand was heavy
upon me: my moisture is turned into the
drought of summer.
Selah.
For day and night Your hand was heavy
upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat.
Selah From the place of his
habitation he looketh
upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Let destruction come
upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath
hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
May ruin
befall them by surprise; may the net they
hid ensnare them; may they fall into the
hazard they created.
Like godless jesters at a feast, they
gnashed their teeth at me.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to
reject evil.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait
upon the LORD, they shall
inherit the earth.
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will
inherit the land.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The wicked scheme against the righteous and
gnash their teeth at them,
He brought me up also out of an
horrible pit, out of the
miry clay, and set my feet
upon a rock, and established my goings.
He lifted me up from the pit of
despair, out of the
miry clay; He set my feet
upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine
iniquities have taken hold
upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number
surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
But I am poor and
needy; yet the Lord thinketh
upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no
tarrying, O my God.
But I am poor and
needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed
upon the earth: and thou
wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will
bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
The LORD will
sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy:
yea,
upon the
harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the
harp, O God, my God.
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
All this has come
upon us, though we have not forgotten You or
betrayed Your covenant.
Gird thy sword
upon thy
thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women:
upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of
Ophir.
The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of
Ophir.
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings
devastation upon the earth.
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth
upon the throne of his
holiness.
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
Fear took hold
upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in
travail.
I will
incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying
upon the
harp.
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.
And call
upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt
glorify me.
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”