The Thanksgiving holiday season is a great time to remind ourselves and others of how much we have to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving bible verses and scripture helps us put our focus on the goodness of God, even in the midst of life’s challenges – and we are certainly facing a lot of challenge these days, aren’t we?!?
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8 Thanksgiving Bible Verses from the Psalms
The book of Psalms is full of Thanksgiving scripture, so we start with Psalms of Thanksgiving.
1. I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. -Psalm 9:1
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2.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 28:7
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3. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. -Psalms 100:4
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4. I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High. -Psalms 7:17
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5. Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. -Psalms 103:1
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6. It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High -Psalms 92:1
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7. I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. -Psalms 69:30
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8. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. – Psalm 107:1
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3 More Thanksgiving Bible Verses from the Old Testament
While Psalms are a great place to find bible verses for Thanksgiving, there are other scriptures on Thanksgiving in the Old Testament as well.
9. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the LORD.” -Jonah 2:9
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10. In that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. -Isaiah 12:4
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11. Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small. – Jeremiah 30:19
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14 Thanksgiving Bible Verses from the New Testament
Gratitude is such a major theme in the Bible, that Thanksgiving Bible verses are spread throughout the Gospels and the Epistles of the Testament as well.
12. Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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13. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. -Philippians 4:6
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14. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. -Colossians 3:15
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15. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. -Colossians 4:2
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16. Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. -1 Corinthians 15:57
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17. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -1 Timothy 2:1
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18. I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. -Ephesians 1:16
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19. 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
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20. Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. -Colossians 2:6-7
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21. I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 1:2
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22. 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. -2 Corinthians 9:11
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23. For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. 1 Timothy 4:4
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24. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. -Colossians 3:16
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25. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. -Hebrews 12:28-29
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