Dictionary
serving
as a courteous and somewhat informal expression of gratitude.
Synonyms
appreciation,
appreciativeness, gratefulness, gratitude, thankfulness.
Wikipedia
Gratitude,
thankfulness, or gratefulness, from the Latin word gratus ‘pleasing,
thankful’, is a feeling of appreciation felt by and/or similar positive
response shown by the recipient of kindness, gifts, help, favors, or other
types of generosity, towards the giver of such gifts.
________
(The
Religious Freedom in Public Places Act is a sweeping measure that guarantees
the right to "pray individually or corporately in a private or
public setting so long as such prayer does not result in disturbance of the
peace or disruption of a public meeting or assembly.")
________
Thankful
is another positive key word in the Bible.
We
are to be thankful, appreciative, and praise the Lord on a daily basis.
Gods
will is for us to give thanks.
God
desires us to have sympathy, empathy, love, and thankfulness towards others.
We
are to be considerate and thank others when they give or do kindness to us.
Thanking
God corporately or personally;
In
prayer; “thank you Lord for all you do and have done for us”.
“Thank
you Lord for protecting my family today”.
I
personally thank Jesus several times a day.
In
prayer and just driving or walking just speak it out.
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1
Chronicles 16;34-35
O
give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His
loving kindness is everlasting. 35 Then say, “Save us, O
God of our salvation, And gather us and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks
to Your holy name, And glory in Your praise.”
1
Thessalonians 5:18
in
everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1
Chronicles 16:4
He
appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer
prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel.
1
Chronicles 16:8
[ Psalm
of Thanksgiving ] Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His
name; Make known His deeds among the people.
Daniel
2:23
“To
You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given
me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of
You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”
1
Samuel 2:1
[ Hannah’s
Song of Thanksgiving ] Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults
in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord, My mouth speaks boldly against my
enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2
Samuel 22:50
“Therefore
I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations, And I will sing
praises to Your name.
1
Chronicles 23:30
They
are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise
at evening.
1
Chronicles 29:13
Now,
our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!
Psalm
18:49
So I
will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord. I will sing praises to
you.
Psalm
30:4
Sing
to the Lord, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy
name.
Psalm
30:12
So
now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always
give thanks to you.
Psalm
42:4
I
will remember and weep. For I was once walking along with the great throng to
the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we
celebrated the holy festival.
Psalm
42:5
Why
are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again
give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
Psalm
44:8
In
God we boast all day long, and we will continually give thanks to your
name.
Psalm
54:6
With
a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your
name, O Lord, for it is good.
Psalm
69:30
I
will sing praises to God’s name. I will magnify him as I give him thanks.
Psalm
71:22
I
will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your
faithfulness, O my God. I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O
Holy One of Israel.
Psalm
86:12
O
Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart. I will honor
your name continually.
Psalm
95:2
Let
us enter his presence with thanksgiving. Let us shout out to him in
celebration.
Psalm
97:12
You
godly ones, rejoice in the Lord. Give thanks to his holy name.
Psalm
100:4
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give him thanks.
Praise his name.
Psalm
106:1
[ Psalm
106 ] Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and
his loyal love endures.
Psalm
106:47
Deliver
us, O Lord, our God. Gather us from among the nations. Then we will give thanks
to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.
Acts
27:35
After
he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them
all, broke it, and began to eat.