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23 Bible Verses About Thanksgiving and Gratitude

GratitudeLooking for Bible verses about thanksgiving and gratitude? Here are 23 verses that teach us something important about thankfulness.

Psalm 100 (NKJV)

Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
  Serve the LORD with gladness;
  Come before His presence with singing.
  Know that the LORD, He is God;
  It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
  We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
  Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
  For the LORD is good;
  His mercy is everlasting,
  And His truth endures to all generations.

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJ21)

In every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Ephesians 5:18-20 (ASV)

Be filled with the Spirit; speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father.

Psalm 136:26 (AMP)

Give thanks to the God of heaven,
  For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.

Psalm 106:1 (BRG)

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 107:1 (CJB)

Give thanks to Adonai; for he is good, for his grace continues forever.

Philippians 4:6-7 (CEB)

Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks. Then the peace of God that exceeds all understanding will keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.

John 6:11 (CEV)

Jesus took the bread in his hands and gave thanks to God. Then he passed the bread to the people, and he did the same with the fish, until everyone had plenty to eat.

Colossians 4:2 (DARBY)

Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving.

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Psalm 28:7 (ESV)

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
  in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
  and with my song I give thanks to him.

Psalm 116:17 (ERV)

I will give you a thank offering.
  I will call on the LORD’s name.

Colossians 3:17 (EXB)

Everything you do or say should be done to obey [or as a representative of; in the name of] the Lord Jesus. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.

2 Corinthians 9:15 (GNV)

Thanks therefore be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

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1 Corinthians 15:57 (GW)

Thank God that he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 95:2 (GNT)

Let us come before him with thanksgiving
  and sing joyful songs of praise.

Psalm 92:1 (HCSB)

It is good to praise Yahweh,
to sing praise to Your name, Most High.

Revelation 11:17 (ICB)

We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful.
  You are the One who is and who was.
We thank you because you have used your great power
  and have begun to rule!

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Colossians 3:15 (ISV)

Let the peace of the Messiah also rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body, and be thankful.

1 Chronicles 29:13 (KJV)

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

2 Corinthians 2:14 (PHILLIPS)

Thanks be to God who leads us, wherever we are, on his own triumphant way and makes our knowledge of him spread throughout the world like a lovely perfume!

Psalm 105:1-2 (LEB)

Give thanks to Yahweh; proclaim his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples.
Sing to him; sing praises concerning him;
tell of all his wonderful works.

Psalm 30:4 (TLB)

Oh, sing to him you saints of his; give thanks to his holy name.

Psalm 69:30 (MSG)

Let me shout God’s name with a praising song,
Let me tell his greatness in a prayer of thanks.

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