Thanksgiving Scriptures to Cultivate a Heart of Gratitude

Amid the frenzy of family, food, and football, it’s easy to get caught up in
the holiday hype of Thanksgiving. But don’t forget the spirit of the day –
giving thanks for all the blessings in our lives.

The Bible is full of verses about gratitude and Psalms of thanksgiving. It

is our hope that you use these verses as inspiration to cultivate a heart of
thanksgiving.

Consider sharing a few of these scriptures about thanksgiving at your

holiday gathering to encourage your family and friends to be thankful for
the many blessings from God.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus

Rejoice always, pray continually, give
thanks in all circumstances; for this is
God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;

make known among the nations what he
has done,
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
his love endures forever.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious
– 1 Chronicles 16:34
things;
let this be known to all the world.
– Isaiah 12:4-5
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
So then, 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
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
– 1 Chronicles 16:34
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
For the Lord is the great God,
the great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
– Psalm 95:1-5
Rejoice always, pray continually, give
thanks in all circumstances; for this is
God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he
has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious
things;
let this be known to all the world.
– Isaiah 12:4-5
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
Do not be anxious about anything, but in
every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
– Philippians 4:6-7

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and
praise your glorious name.
– 1 Chronicles 29:13
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
– Psalm 107:1
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
since as members of one body you were
called to peace. And be thankful. Let the
message of Christ dwell among you richly
as you teach and admonish one another
with all wisdom through psalms, hymns,
and songs from the Spirit, singing to God
with gratitude in your hearts.
– Colossians 3:15-16
I always thank my God for you because of
his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
– 1 Corinthians 1:4
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads
to debauchery. Instead, be filled with
the Spirit, speaking to one another with
psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.
Sing and make music from your heart to
the Lord,always giving thanks to God the
Father for everything, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
– Ephesians 5:18-20
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
– 2 Corinthians 9:15
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful
and thankful.
– Colossians 4:2
For everything God created is good, and
nothing is to be rejected if it is received with
thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by
the word of God and prayer.
– 1 Timothy 4:4-5
 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
will sacrifice to you.
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
What I have vowed I will make good.
My heart leaps for joy,
I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the
and with my song I praise him.
Lord.’
– Psalm 28:7
– Jonah 2:9

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my

I will praise God’s name in song
heart;
and glorify him with thanksgiving.
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
– Psalm 69:30
– Psalm 9:1

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.

His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods. But thanks be to God! He gives us the
His love endures forever. victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords: – 1 Corinthians 15:57
His love endures forever.
– Psalm 136: 1-3

Enter his gates with thanksgiving I urge, then, first of all, that petitions,
and his courts with praise; prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be
give thanks to him and praise his name. made for all people.
– Psalms 100:4 – 1 Timothy 2:1