We’re stationary for the moment, but we look forward to being on our way in a few weeks to warmer places! Until then I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things that make this season of the year so special. Do you have any feedback for me? Share it with me in the comments!
Autumn is my least favorite season, but Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. I have wonderful memories of large meals with the whole family, of getting together with friends and cooking and eating together, and sharing the joy of the season with my children.
The Bible is full of thanksgiving and praise of God and what He does and has done for us. The book of Psalms is especially rich in poems and songs of praise. I encourage you as we enter this Thanksgiving season, to take time every day to read through and contemplate the verses below. Read the verses around them to gain a better understanding of the context and why the author was giving thanks or praise. Prayerfully consider how you can exhibit praise and thanksgiving in your day-to-day life.
And don’t forget to share them with your friends and family! So many of these verses talk about proclaiming God’s praises in the streets, to everyone who will listen. If you have an opportunity to share, don’t miss it!
- 1 Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 23:30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
- 1 Chronicles 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
- 2 Samuel 22:50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
- Leviticus 22:29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
- Judges 5:3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
- Psalms 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
- Psalms 9:1-2 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
- Psalms 18:49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:34
- Psalms 21:13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
- Psalms 22:22-26 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee
Ye 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 abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. - Psalms 26:7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
- Psalms 28:7 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.
- Psalms 30:4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
- Psalms 30:12 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.
- Psalms 33:1-2 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: forpraise is comely for the upright. Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
- Psalms 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Psalms 40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
- Psalms 42:4-5 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalms 34:1
- Psalms 44:8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
- Psalms 45:17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
- Psalms 50:14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
- Psalms 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise
- Psalms 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
- Psalms 57:7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
- Psalms 63:3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
- Psalms 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- Psalms 75:1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
- Psalms 79:13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
Psalms 75:1
- Psalms 89:5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
- Psalms 92:1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
- Psalms 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
- Psalms 98:4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
- Psalms 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
- Psalms 104:33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
- Psalms 107:8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Psalms 108:3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
- Psalms 111:1 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORDwith my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
- Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Psalms 92:1
- Psalm 112:1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man thatfeareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Psalms 117 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. - Psalms 118:19-29 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
- Psalms 119:171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
- Psalms 147:7-8 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
- Psalms 150 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 117
Which of these verses is your favorite? Do you have any stories and memories of Thanksgiving with friends and family? Please share them with us! We’d love to hear from you! Can we pray for you during this season? Drop us a comment or email us and we’ll gladly add you to our prayers.
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