This list of Bible verses on giving thanks will prove itself handy not only on Thanksgiving day, but on our day-to-day lives. Remember to be grateful to the Lord God each day!
Thanksgiving Day is one holiday many of us look forward to. We go back to our hometown to share a feast with family and friends. Many look forward to the football games too. Others gather in the streets to enjoy the thanksgiving parade.
But ultimately, Thanksgiving is all about gratitude. Giving thanks to the Lord not only for the good harvest but also for other forms of blessings that came your way. One of the best things about being grateful is that the more you profess it, the more you notice how blessed you are.
Hence, we have gathered Bible verses on giving thanks or about being grateful. These can be very useful in your Thanksgiving celebration.
Read them aloud and encourage everyone to say one thing he/she is thankful for that year before you all dig in on your Thanksgiving feast!
Numbers
The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26
Deuteronomy
He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
Deuteronomy 10:21
Psalms
You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.
Psalm 4:7
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Psalm 7:17
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7
Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High.
Psalm 50:14
The one who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving is the one who honors me. And it is to the one who charts the correct path that I will show divine salvation.
Psalm 50:23
The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.
Psalm 67:6
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalm 84:11
I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth, I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
Psalm 89:1-2
Psalms
It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.
Psalm 92:1-2
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. the sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Psalm 95:1-6
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Psalm 100:4
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 107:1
Let them thank the Lord for his faithful love, and his wondrous works for all people, because God satisfied the one who was parched with thirst, and he filled up the hungry with good things!
Psalm 107:8-9
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.
Psalm 136:1-3
The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Psalm 145:9
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 146:1-2
Jeremiah
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
Jonah
But for me, I will offer a sacrifice to you with a voice of thanks. That which I have promised, I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the Lord!
Jonah 2:9
Romans
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
1 Corinthians
Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because when farmers plow and thresh, they should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.
1 Corinthians 9:10
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34
2 Corinthians
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:15-17
Everyone should give whatever they have decided in their heart. They shouldn’t give with hesitation or because of pressure. God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us, your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
2 Corinthians 9:11-12
Galatians
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9
Ephesians
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. Pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.
Ephesians 1:16-18
Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:20
Philippians
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
Colossians
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:15-17
Keep on praying and guard your prayers with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
1 Thessalonians
Rejoice always. Pray continually. Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
1 Timothy
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
1 Timothy 4:4-5
Hebrews
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Hebrews 13:15-16
James
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
James 1:17-20
Revelation
We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
Revelation 11:17
Give thanks to the Lord of Hosts!
During the holidays, it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the errands and activities to be done that we basically forget the real reason why we are celebrating. With these Bible verses on giving thanks, may we be reminded of this.
Hence, as you count your blessings this Thanksgiving, express your gratitude through the Scripture. Take a minute to stop and read these Bible verses on giving thanks. Meditate and reflect on the many ways God has blessed you and your family!
For more Thanksgiving Bible verses, visit Bible Study Tools.
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