Throughout our lives we meet people who do good deeds without expecting anything in return. In those moments that make us feel so good as a result of selfless help, we want to thank you for what you do for us. What better way to do it than with this wonderful collection of Bible verses of thanksgiving.
Biblical texts of thanksgiving
As Christians, thankfulness is a very important word. Gratitude to the community and especially to God, is a fundamental pillar of our way of being.
Our Lord has given us this life and a multitude of moments of happiness with his infinite love. Our best way of thanking him is to dedicate prayers of thanksgiving to him and above all, to do good. It is normal that we do not know how we should address the Lord to show our gratitude and this is why in the Bible we find a great number of verses that refer to the act of thanking God.
Saying thank you is much more than a simple gesture of courtesy and kindness, as it generates a very intense bond of love that few other things in this world can surpass.
So, today we are going to see different verses of thanksgiving that we find in the Catholic Bible, classified according to their themes. Keep the ones you like the most and send them to your loved ones to show your appreciation!
In addition, at the end of the article we have left you a little surprise that you will surely like. Stay to discover it!
To begin with, we leave you a video with many verses of thanksgiving so that you can easily share it with whomever you want. We hope you like it!
Psalms and biblical quotes of thanksgiving
We start with the best thankfulness verses from the Catholic Bible, all of them together with their location in the Holy Scriptures so you can find them easily.
As you will see, there is a wide variety of verses, so you can choose the ones you like best!
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his great love, for his wonders in favor of mankind! (Psalm 107:8)
We should thank God for all that He has done for humanity and never stop doing so.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his great love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he redeemed from the power of the adversary, whom he gathered from all countries, from east and west, from north and south. (Psalm 107:1-3)
The Lord is good by nature and gives us all his love to save us. Let us be grateful to Him!
Dedicate yourselves to prayer: persevere in it with thanksgiving. (Colossians 4:2a)
It is very important to pray regularly and always with an attitude of gratitude towards the Father.
With songs I will praise the name of God; with thanksgiving I will exalt him. Such an offering will please the Lord more than that of a bull or a steer with its horns and hooves. (Psalm 69:30-31)
Thankfulness to the Lord also translates into thankfulness to our brothers and sisters. We must be grateful at all times.
Be always joyful, pray without ceasing, give thanks to God in every situation, for this is his will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
With God there is nothing to fear and that is why we should be grateful to him.
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15:56-57)
Our Lord saves us from sin and guides us on the path of righteousness, this being the greatest act of love in history.
Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name; make known his works among the nations. Sing to him, sing psalms to him; tell of all his wonders. (Psalm 105:1-2)
We Christians must carry the word of God to all the ends of the earth and let people know of His goodness for which we are eternally grateful.
Nor should there be indecent words, foolish talk or rude jokes, all of which are out of place; rather, let there be thanksgiving. (Ephesians 5:4)
Let us focus on what matters in this life and leave no room for actions that lead us away from the path of the Lord. Transmitting the love of Christ is our mission.
Now we leave you with a few more verses that contain a message similar to all the previous ones, thus expanding your repertoire of thankfulness verses.
I always give thanks to God for you, for he, in Christ Jesus, has given you his grace. (1 Corinthians 1:4)
Save us, O Lord our God; gather us again from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and praise you proudly. (Psalm 106:47)
To you, God of my fathers, I praise you and give you thanks. You have given me wisdom and power, you have given me to know what we ask of you, you have given me to know the king’s dream! (Daniel 2:23)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God and give him thanks. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, the glory, the victory and the majesty. All that is in heaven and on earth is yours. Yours also is the kingdom, and you are above all. From you come wealth and honor; you rule all. In your hands are strength and power, and it is you who magnifies and strengthens all. Therefore, our God, we thank you, and to your glorious name we give praise. (1 Chronicles 29:11-13)
The twenty-four elders who sat on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, “Lord God Almighty, who art and who was, we thank thee that thou hast assumed thy great power and hast begun to reign. (Revelation 11:16-17)
Everything that God has created is good, and nothing is worthless if it is received with thanksgiving, because the word of God and prayer sanctify it. (1 Timothy 4:4-5)
Verses about gratitude
Below, you will find verses that speak specifically about gratitude. Gratitude and thankfulness are words that we normally take as synonyms, although they are not always.
Gratitude is more the feeling you get when someone does something for you. Thankfulness is putting gratitude into action and communicating to that person or to God how grateful we are for what they have done.
Now that you know the difference, let’s look at different verses of gratitude from the Catholic Bible.
So let us, who are receiving an unshakable kingdom, be thankful. Inspired by this gratitude, let us worship God as it pleases him, with reverent awe. (Hebrews 12:28)
Let them offer sacrifices of gratitude, and joyfully proclaim their deeds! (Psalm 107:22)
Offer to God your gratitude, fulfill your promises to the Most High! (Psalm 50:14)
Whoever offers me gratitude honors me; to him who mends his ways I will show my salvation. (Psalm 50:23)
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing psalms to our God to the sound of the harp. (Psalm 147:7)
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, so now live in him, rooted and built up in him, established in the faith as you were taught, and filled with gratitude. (Colossians 2:6-7)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you in all its richness: instruct and counsel one another with all wisdom; sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to God with gratitude of heart. (Colossians 3:16)
Verses of thanksgiving to God for his blessings.
God is always present in our lives helping us when we need it and accompanying us in our daily lives.
Thanking God is one of the most fundamental acts of Christians and it is advisable to do it daily. Here are some verses of thanksgiving to the Lord so that you can include them in your prayers.
Let the trees of the field sing for joy before the Lord, for he has come to judge the earth! Praise the Lord for he is good, and his great love endures forever! (1 Chronicles 16:33-34)
So let us, who are receiving an unshakable kingdom, be thankful. Inspired by this gratitude, let us worship God as it pleases him, with reverent awe. (Hebrews 12:28)
How great is your goodness, which you treasure up for those who fear you, and which in the sight of the people you pour out on those who take refuge in you. (Psalm 31:19)
Enter his gates with thanksgiving; come into his courts with hymns of praise; give thanks to him, praise his name. For the Lord is good, and his great love endures forever; his faithfulness endures forever. (Psalm 100:4-5)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his great love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he redeemed from the power of the adversary…. (Psalm 107:1-2)
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy, because you have participated in the gospel from the first day until now. (Philippians 1:3-5)
God is my salvation! I will trust him and not be afraid. The Lord is my strength, the Lord is my song; he is my salvation! (Isaiah 12:2)
Encourage one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and praise the Lord with your heart, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:19-20)
I want to praise you, Lord, with all my heart, and tell of all your wonders. I want to rejoice and exult in you, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1-2)
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15:57)
At midnight I get up to thank you for your righteous judgments. I am the friend of all who honor you, of all who observe your precepts. Teach me, O Lord, your decrees; the earth is full of your great love! (Psalm 119:62-64)
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may come in and give thanks to the Lord. They are the gates of the Lord, through which the righteous enter. I will give you thanks because you answered me, because you are my salvation! (Psalm 118:19-21)
How good it is, O Lord, to give you thanks and to sing, O Most High, psalms to your name; to proclaim your great love in the morning, and your faithfulness in the evening! (Psalm 92:1-2)
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his great love endures forever. (Psalm 106:1)
To you, God of my fathers, I praise you and give you thanks. Thou hast given me wisdom and power, thou hast made known to me what we ask of thee…. (Daniel 2:23)
Tribute to the Lord, you families of the peoples, tribute to the Lord glory and power. (1 Chronicles 16:28)
Praise the Lord, O my soul; let my whole being praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget any of his benefits. (Psalm 103:1-2)
Verses to thank God for life
Life is a priceless treasure and an incomparable gift from God. As such, we must preserve and care for it, and above all be grateful for having it. These last verses of the article are dedicated to thanking God for our life and that of our loved ones.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him; from him I receive help. My heart leaps for joy, and with songs I will give thanks. (Psalm 28:7)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his great love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1)
Lord God Almighty, who art and who was, we thank you that you have assumed your great power and have begun to reign. (Revelation 11:17)
I will praise the Lord for his righteousness! To the name of the Lord Most High I will sing psalms! (Psalm 7:17)
We thank thee, O God, we thank thee and call upon thy name; all speak of thy wondrous works! (Psalm 75:1)
However, thanks be to God who in Christ always carries us triumphantly and, through us, spreads everywhere the fragrance of his knowledge. (2 Corinthians 2:14)
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving, let us acclaim him with song. (Psalm 95:1-2)
Here we end our list of thankfulness verses from the Catholic Bible. As you have already seen, there are many references to thankfulness and gratitude in the Holy Scriptures. These two, together with justice and solidarity, should be our banners. We cannot imagine a good world without the act of giving thanks and continued gratitude to God’s love.
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Here we end the article and we say goodbye thanking you for reading us and for sharing with the people you love all the teachings that the Lord offers us. We hope that these verses have been useful to you and that you have learned a lot.
Let us thank the Lord for all that He gives us and say goodbye until the next article!
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