Using BibleWorks 7, I compiled the following instances of the use of the interjection “O” in addressing Deity. This data provides us with valuable information about various ways in which Scripture presents appropriate ways to address God using the interjection “O.”
By studying these 55 differing expressions used to address Deity, we can learn to vary our prayers to God. I plan to provide an analysis of this data in a separate post.
| O Father | John 17:5 |
| O Father, Lord of heaven and earth | Matt. 11:25; Lk. 10:21 |
| O God | Num. 12:13; Jdg. 16:28; 1 Chr. 17:17; Neh. 6:9; Ps. 5:10; 10:12; 16:1; 17:6; 25:22; 36:7; 42:1; 43:1, 4; 44:1, 4; 45:6; 48:9, 10; 51:1, 10, 17; 54:1, 2; 55:1, 23; 56:1, 7, 12; 57:1, 5, 7, 11; 58:6; 60:1, 10; 61:1, 5; 63:1; 64:1; 65:1; 66:10; 67:3, 5; 68:7, 9, 10, 24, 28, 35; 69:1, 5, 13, 29; 70:1, 5; 71:17, 18, 19; 72:1; 74:1, 10, 22; 75:1; 77:13, 16; 79:1; 80:3; 82:8; 83:1; 84:9; 86:14; 94:1; 108:1, 5, 11; 139:17, 19, 23; 144:9; Isa. 64:4; Heb. 1:8; 10:7, 9 |
| O God of hosts | Ps. 80:7, 14 |
| O God of Israel | 1 Ki. 8:26; Ps. 69:6 |
| O God of Israel, the Saviour | Isa. 45:15 |
| O God of Jacob | Ps. 76:6; 84:8 |
| O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD | Gen. 32:9 |
| O God of my praise | Ps. 109:1 |
| O God of my righteousness | Ps. 4:1 |
| O God of my salvation | Ps. 27:9 |
| O God of our salvation | 1 Chr. 16:35; Ps. 65:5; 79:9; 85:4 |
| O God our shield | Ps. 84:9 |
| O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh | Num. 16:22 |
| O GOD the Lord | Ps. 109:21; 140:7; 141:8 |
| O God, thou God of my salvation | Ps. 51:14 |
| O king | Ps. 145:1 |
| O King of nations | Jer. 10:7 |
| O Lord | Exod. 15:17; 34:9; Jos. 7:8; Neh. 1:11; Ps. 35:22; 44:23; 51:15; 55:9; 57:9; 59:11; 62:12; 73:20; 86:3f, 8, 9, 15; 130:3; Isa. 38:16; Dan. 9:7, 8, 16, 19 [3]; Rev. 4:11; 6:10; 15:4; 16:5 |
| O LORD | Exod. 15:6, 11, 16, 17; Num. 10:36; Deut. 21:8; 26:10; Jdg. 5:31; 2 Sam. 15:31; 22:29, 50; 23:17; 24:10; 1 Ki. 18:37; 19:4; 2 Ki. 20:3; 1 Chr. 17:19, 20, 27; 29:11; Ps. 3:3, 7; 5:1, 3, 8; 6:1, 2, 3, 4; 7:6, 8; 9:1, 13, 19, 20; 10:1, 12; 13:1; 17:1, 13, 14; 18:15, 49; 21:1; 22:19; 25:1, 4, 6, 11; 26:1, 2; 27:7, 11; 30:1, 8, 10; 31:1, 9, 14, 17; 33:22; 35:1, 22; 36:5; 38:1, 15, 21; 39:12; 40:11, 13; 41:10; 54:6; 59:8; 69:13, 16; 70:5; 71:1; 74:18; 85:7; 86:1, 6, 11; 88:13; 89:5, 15, 51; 90:13; 92:5, 9; 93:3, 5; 94:5, 12, 18; 101:1; 102:1, 12; 104:24; 106:4; 108:3; 115:1; 116:4, 16; 118:25; 119:12, 31, 33, 41, 52, 55, 57, 64, 65, 75, 89, 107, 108, 137, 145, 149, 151, 156, 159, 169, 174; 120:2; 123:3; 125:4; 126:4; 132:8; 135:13; 137:7; 138:4, 8; 139:21; 140:1, 4, 8; 141:3; 142:5; 143:1, 9, 11; 144:5; 145:10; Isa. 12:1; 26:8; 33:2; 37:17; 38:3, 14; 63:16, 17; 64:9, 12; Jer. 5:3; 10:23, 24; 12:1, 3; 14:7, 9; 17:13, 14; 18:19; 31:7; Lam. 1:9, 11, 20; 2:20; 3:55, 61, 64; 5:1, 19, 21; Hos. 9:14; Joel 1:19; 2:17; Jon. 1:14; 4:2f; Hab. 1:2; 3:2 |
| O Lord GOD | Deut. 3:24; 9:26; Jos. 7:7; Jdg. 6:22; 16:28; 2 Sam. 7:18, 19 [2], 28, 29; 1 Ki. 8:53; Ps. 71:5; Jer. 32:25; Ezek. 37:3; Amos 7:2, 5 |
| O LORD God | 2 Sam. 7:22, 25; 1 Chr. 17:16, 17; 2 Chr. 1:9; 6:41 [2], 42; Ps. 94:1 |
| O Lord God Almighty | Rev. 11:17 |
| O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel | 1 Chr. 29:18 |
| O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God | Neh. 1:5 |
| O LORD God of hosts | Ps. 59:5; 69:6; 80:4, 19; 84:8; 89:8; Jer. 15:16 |
| O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel | Ps. 59:5 |
| O LORD God of Israel | Jdg. 21:3; 1 Sam. 20:12; 23:10, 11; 2 Ki. 9:15; 2 Chr. 6:14, 16, 17; Ezra 9:15 |
| O LORD God of my master Abraham | Gen. 24:12; 42 |
| O LORD God of my salvation | Ps. 88:1 |
| O LORD God of our fathers | 2 Chr. 20:6 |
| O LORD God of truth | Ps. 31:5 |
| O LORD of hosts | 1 Sam. 1:11; Ps. 84:1, 3, 12; Jer. 11:20; 20:12; Zec. 1:2 |
| O LORD of hosts, God of Israel | Is. 37:16; 2 Sam. 7:27 |
| O LORD our God | 1 Chr. 29:16; 2 Chr. 14:11; Ps. 99;8; 106:47; Isa. 26:13; 37:20; Jer. 14:22 |
| O Lord our God | Dan. 9:15 |
| O LORD our Lord | Ps. 8:1; 8:9 |
| O Lord, the great and dreadful God | Dan. 9:4 |
| O LORD, the hope of Israel | Jer. 17:13 |
| O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be | Rev. 16:5 |
| O most High | Ps. 92:1 |
| O my Father | Matt. 26:39, 42 |
| O my God | 1 Chr. 17:25; Ezr. 9:6; Neh. 13:14, 22, 29, 31; Ps. 3:7; 22:2; 25:2; 38:21; 40:8, 17; 42:6; 59:1; 71:4, 12, 22; 83:13; 102:24; Dan. 9:18, 19 |
| O my Lord | Exod. 4:10, 13; Judg. 13:8; Zec. 1:9 |
| O our God | 2 Chr. 20:12; Ezra 9:10; Neh. 4:4; Dan. 9:17 |
| O Shepherd of Israel | Ps. 80:1 |
| O thou God of my fathers | Dan. 2:23 |
| O thou Holy One of Israel | Ps. 71:22 |
| O thou most High | Ps. 9:2; 56:2 |
| O thou my God | Ps. 86:2 |
| O thou preserver of men | Job 7:20 |
| O thou that dwellest in the heavens | Ps. 123:1 |
| O thou that hearest prayer | Ps. 65:2 |
| O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel | Ps. 22:3 |
| O thou that savest by thy right hand . . . | Ps. 17:7 |
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