Bible Verses About
Thanksgiving
Verses about gratitude, praising God in all seasons, and the power of a thankful heart.
Thanksgiving is not a feeling you wait for — it is a discipline you practice. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 commands us to give thanks 'in every thing,' not for every thing. The call to gratitude is not a denial of pain but a reorientation of perspective toward what God has done and who He is. Psalm 100 invites us to 'enter his gates with thanksgiving.' These verses remind us that praise is both a posture and a weapon — something that shifts our inner atmosphere and opens us to God's presence. Begin and end your day here.
“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
Meditation Guide
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.
“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
Meditation Guide
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.
More Verses for Thanksgiving
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
Psalms 100:4–5
“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
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness.”
Isaiah 61:10
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 136:1
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 107:1
“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.”
Colossians 3:17
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,”
Psalm 92:1–2
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Revelation 4:11
“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”
Psalm 29:2
“Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.”
Psalm 100:2
“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”
1 Chronicles 16:29
“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
Psalm 127:3
“It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
“Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.”
Psalm 116:7
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”
Psalm 19:1
“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.”
Psalm 104:24
“We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.”
Psalm 78:4
“Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.”
Psalm 77:14
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
Genesis 1:31
“Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.”
Psalm 65:9
“Now 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 2:14
“And 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 never be ashamed.”
Joel 2:26
“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”
Psalm 103:1
“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
“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
Psalm 34:1
“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 107:1
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 136:1
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men.”
1 Timothy 2:1
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:20
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