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.
1 Thessalonians 5:18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Colossians 3:15-17And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you…
Psalms 107:1-2O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the…
Psalms 28:7The 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…
Psalms 100:4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Ephesians 5:19-20Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all…
Psalms 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:4And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
1 Chronicles 16:7Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
1 Chronicles 23:30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
2 Chronicles 31:2And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites…
Nehemiah 11:17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second…
Nehemiah 12:31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand…
Nehemiah 12:40So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
Psalms 18:49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
Psalms 30:11-12Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing…
Psalms 35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
Psalms 50:14-15Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify…
Psalms 69:30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalms 92:1-2[A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth…
Psalms 95:2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Psalms 105:1-45O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his…
Psalms 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon…
Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent…
Matthew 26:27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
John 6:11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise…
John 11:41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast…
Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Romans 6:17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Romans 7:23-25But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O…
Romans 14:6-7He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth…
1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
2 Corinthians 9:11Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
Ephesians 1:16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Philippians 1:3-5I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel…
Colossians 1:3-6We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love…
Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
1 Thessalonians 1:2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you…
1 Timothy 1:12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
1 Timothy 2:1I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Timothy 4:3-5Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the…
2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Philemon 1:4I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
Hebrews 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Revelation 4:9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
Revelation 7:11-12And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped…
Revelation 11:16-17And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord…
Leviticus 19:24But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
1 Chronicles 29:6-14Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work…
Psalms 9:1-2[To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.] I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous…
Psalms 22:23-25Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For he hath not despised nor…
Psalms 26:7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
Psalms 40:2-3He 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. And he hath put a new…
Psalms 44:7-8But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever.…
Psalms 54:6-7I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath…
Psalms 56:12-13Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling…
Psalms 66:8-9O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Psalms 79:13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalms 102:18-20This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. For he hath looked down from the…
Psalms 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
Psalms 107:15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms 107:22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Psalms 118:1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 136:1-26O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. O…
Isaiah 63:7I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great…
Daniel 4:34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High…
Joel 2:26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall…
Romans 16:1-4I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and…
2 Corinthians 1:11Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
Ephesians 5:4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Colossians 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
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Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this…
Genesis 48:11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
Genesis 48:15-16And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, The…
Deuteronomy 26:10And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and…
Joshua 6:22-25But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she…
Ruth 2:19-20And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And…
2 Samuel 2:5-7And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your…
2 Samuel 10:2Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand…
1 Kings 2:7But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled…
1 Kings 8:56Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good…
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in…
Psalms 13:6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 30:1[A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.] I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to…
Psalms 30:3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Psalms 31:21Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Psalms 35:9-10And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the…
Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto…
Psalms 41:11-12By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest…
Psalms 59:16-17But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.…
Psalms 66:12-16Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. I will go into…
Psalms 66:20Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Psalms 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Psalms 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
Psalms 71:23-24My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the…
Psalms 89:1[Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.] I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 92:4For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Psalms 98:1[A Psalm.] O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Psalms 116:12-14What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. I will pay my…
Psalms 119:65[TETH.] Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psalms 119:108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Proverbs 3:9-10Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall…
Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man…
Daniel 4:2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
Daniel 6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also…
Acts 2:46-47And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of…
2 Timothy 1:16-18The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in Rome, he sought me…
Every verse is the King James Version, word for word. They are gathered from two topic books, Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897); the most loved come first, from readers' votes on OpenBible.info and the lists of the big Bible sites.
Questions people ask.
What does the Bible say about thankfulness?
The Bible speaks to thankfulness in verses such as 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”, and Colossians 3:17, “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him” (King James Version).
Which Bible verses about thankfulness are most loved?
Among the most loved is 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Others are Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:15 and Psalms 107:1.