# Bible Verses About Gratitude

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Gratitude runs through the whole Bible as a response to God's goodness. These verses call for thanksgiving in every circumstance, not because everything is good, but because God is.

## Overview

"O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." The psalms repeat it like a refrain, and the apostles turned it into a habit: "In every thing give thanks." Thanksgiving in Scripture is both worship and a way of seeing.

Many people read one of these verses each morning before the news or the notifications. Gratitude, practiced daily, has a way of reshaping the heart.

## 24 Bible verses about Gratitude

> Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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> — 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (KJV)

> Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
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> — Psalm 100:4 (KJV)

> O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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> — Psalm 107:1 (KJV)

> 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.
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> — Colossians 3:17 (KJV)

> O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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> — Psalm 136:1 (KJV)

> 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.
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> — James 1:17 (KJV)

> I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
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> — Psalm 9:1 (KJV)

> Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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> — Ephesians 5:20 (KJV)

> Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
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> — Psalm 103:1 (KJV)

> O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
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> — Psalm 118:1 (KJV)

> Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
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> — 2 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV)

> Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
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> — Psalm 95:2 (KJV)

> As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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> — Colossians 2:6–7 (KJV)

> Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
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> — Hebrews 12:28 (KJV)

> I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
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> — Psalm 7:17 (KJV)

> 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.
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> — Psalm 30:12 (KJV)

> O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
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> — 1 Chronicles 16:34 (KJV)

> I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
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> — Psalm 69:30 (KJV)

> It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
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> — Psalm 92:1 (KJV)

> Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
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> — Revelation 7:12 (KJV)

> I WILL bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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> — Psalm 34:1 (KJV)

> Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
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> — Psalm 50:23 (KJV)

> I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
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> — Philippians 1:3 (KJV)

> Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
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> — Psalm 145:3 (KJV)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Bible say about being thankful?

1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." The Psalms repeatedly call God's people to give thanks because he is good and his mercy endures forever.

### Should Christians give thanks in hard times?

Scripture says to give thanks in every circumstance, not for every circumstance. Paul and Silas sang hymns in prison (Acts 16:25), showing gratitude anchored in God rather than in their situation.

## Related pages

- [Philippians 4:6-7 Meaning & Explanation](https://lucernia.app/bible/philippians-4-6-7.md)
- [Psalm 23 Meaning & Explanation](https://lucernia.app/bible/psalm-23.md)
- [What does the Bible say about gratitude?](https://lucernia.app/answers/gratitude.md)
- [What does the Bible say about prayer?](https://lucernia.app/answers/prayer.md)

Last updated: 2026-11-01