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Thanksgiving Bible Verses

Giving thanks runs all through the Bible. Psalm 100 calls us to enter God’s gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise, and the psalmists keep returning to one simple reason: the LORD is good, and his mercy endures forever. In the New Testament, Paul writes “In every thing give thanks,” even from a prison cell, and Jesus himself gave thanks before he broke the bread. These Thanksgiving Bible verses gather the best-loved scriptures on gratitude in the King James Version. Read one aloud before the Thanksgiving meal, write one in a card for someone you are grateful for, or let your family take turns choosing a favorite around the table. They are not only for the fourth Thursday of November. Thankfulness is a habit that changes how we see each day, turning our attention from what we lack to the God who gives every good and perfect gift.

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

Psalm 100:1 KJV

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Psalm 100:2 KJV

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 100:3 KJV

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalm 100:4 KJV

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 100:5 KJV

Rejoice evermore.

1 Thessalonians 5:16 KJV

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV

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

1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV

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

Psalm 107:1 KJV

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

Psalm 136:1 KJV

O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 136:26 KJV

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

1 Chronicles 16:34 KJV

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24 KJV

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Psalm 95:2 KJV

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Psalm 95:3 KJV

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

Psalm 92:1 KJV

I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

Psalm 9:1 KJV

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

Psalm 9:2 KJV

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 28:7 KJV

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Psalm 30:12 KJV

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Psalm 50:14 KJV

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 69:30 KJV

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Psalm 103:1 KJV

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Psalm 103:2 KJV

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Psalm 147:7 KJV

I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 34:1 KJV

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Psalm 63:3 KJV

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Psalm 63:4 KJV

What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

Psalm 116:12 KJV

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

Psalm 116:17 KJV

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

Psalm 65:11 KJV

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

Deuteronomy 8:10 KJV

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Colossians 3:15 KJV

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 3:16 KJV

And what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:17 KJV

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Colossians 4:2 KJV

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Colossians 2:7 KJV

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6 KJV

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

Philippians 1:3 KJV

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 5:20 KJV

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:11 KJV

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

2 Corinthians 9:15 KJV

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57 KJV

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

James 1:17 KJV

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Hebrews 13:15 KJV

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Hebrews 12:28 KJV

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

Daniel 2:23 KJV

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

Jonah 2:9 KJV

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

Luke 17:15 KJV

And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:16 KJV

Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 7:12 KJV

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good Bible verse for Thanksgiving?

Psalm 100:4 is a favorite: “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise.” Psalm 107:1, “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good,” and 1 Thessalonians 5:18 are also widely read.

What does the Bible say about being thankful?

It calls believers to give thanks “in every thing” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) and “always for all things” (Ephesians 5:20), because every good gift comes from God (James 1:17).

What scripture can I read before Thanksgiving dinner?

Psalm 100 is short enough to read in full. Deuteronomy 8:10 also fits a meal: “When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.”

Is Thanksgiving in the Bible?

The American holiday is not, but giving thanks to God is everywhere in Scripture. Israel held harvest feasts such as the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Psalms are full of thanksgiving songs.

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