10 Scriptures to Pray Thanking God
It’s the time of year we are reminded to be thankful. And I desire to possess thankfulness all year long.
But who we thank is most important. Since I enjoy praying specific Bible verses, I’m sharing 10 Scriptures to pray.
Because sometimes we need reminding to say,
“Thank you, God.”
Give Thanks: Scriptures to Pray
(1.) “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalm 100:4 (ESV)
Prayer: Lord, I bless your holy name. You are matchless and deserve all the glory arnd honor due your name. I praise you, Lord, with thanksgiving for who you are, my God, and for all your wonderful attributes. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(2.) “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 (ESV)
Prayer: Father, thank you for your goodness to me. You’re a good, good Father. Thank you for your love toward me that lasts forever! In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(3.) “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” Isaiah 12:4b (ESV)
Prayer: Lord, I’m thankful for your wondrous works in my life. Help me exalt your name and share my testimony of salvation and Jesus to everyone who knows me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Lord, I’m thankful for your wondrous works in my life. Help me exalt your name and share my testimony of salvation and Jesus to everyone who knows me. In Jesus’ name. Amen. #ThankYouGod Share on XThank You, God
(4.) “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son to die for me. I never want to get over your saving grace and the redeeming blood of Jesus. Thank you for spiritual growth in Christ and help me to keep walking in you by faith all the days of my life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(5.) “Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:18b-20 (ESV)
Prayer: God, thank you for filling me with the Holy Spirit. Let your Spirit fall fresh on me. As I read your Word and worship you, grow in me a grateful heart and help me express my thankfulness to my brothers and sisters in Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
God, thank you for filling me with the Holy Spirit. Let your Spirit fall fresh on me. As I read your Word and worship you, grow in me a grateful heart. In Jesus’ name. Amen. #Thankful Share on X
(6.) “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
Prayer: Father God, thank you for the privilege to talk to you, listen to you and come into your presence through prayer. Make me a woman of prayer, touch my heart with a desire that longs to pray and commune with you. Thank you that no matter what I’m going through, you are with me and sustain me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thankfulness Scriptures to Pray
(7.) “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’” Hebrews 12:28-29 (NIV)
Prayer: Father God, thank you for giving me a spiritual inheritance with a heavenly kingdom that no one or no thing in this world can take from me. Your kingdom is unshakable. I’m thankful I stand on a firm and secure foundation as your child. I am in awe of you as my Lord and King. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(8.) “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.” Philipians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Prayer: God, help me to remember to bring every anxious thought and hard circumstance to you and lay them at your feet. Thank you for peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Scriptures to Pray: “Thanks Be to God”
(9.) “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57 (ESV)
Prayer: Lord, I’m thankful that because Jesus stands as Victor, I am victorious over spiritual death, the grave, the enemy and forces of darkness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(10.) “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV)
“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV) #ThankYouGod Share on XPrayer: Thank you, God, for leading me in a triumphal procession. Please spread the fragrance of Christ through me so I lead others to Calvary’s cross. Help me spread the good news of the gospel to everyone around me and everywhere I go. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Happy Thanksgiving
Print this list to meditate on and pray one a day over the next ten days. I’m thankful for God’s Word, last week we discussed: God’s Truth: The Answer for the World’s Chaos.
Featured images from a recent girls trip, thankful for my friends since 8th grade, Karen and Teresa.
I will not be posting next Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, but will be back the following week on Thursday, November 30.
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Thank you so much for your blog and you. May God send many blessings to you and your family.
Thanks so much, Rebecca, you are very kind. God bless you and your family and have a Happy Thanksgiving. “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” Isaiah 12:4b (ESV)
Have a wonderful holiday, Karen. Thanks for your encouragement. God bless!
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Nancy. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalm 100:4 (ESV)
Beautiful message. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy and blessed Thanksgiving, Melissa. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
Another masterful post that shows your sincere heart for God Ms. Karen. We have so much to give Him praise and adoration for. Thank you for these great truths to help us focus on this holiday season ma’am. God’s blessings.
Yes, we are blessed beyond measure.Blessings! “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 (ESV)
What amazing and perfect verses to pray as Thanksgiving approaches, Karen. I’ll be sure to print it out for me to read as Thanksgiving approaches. Have a blessed holiday, my friend!
Martha, I pray to desire this kind of thankfulness all year long. Always appreciate your comments. Happy Thanksgiving. Lord, I’m thankful for your wondrous works in my life. Help me exalt your name and share my testimony of salvation and Jesus to everyone who knows me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
We can never run out of things to thank God about, including this post with these great verses! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. May many households read God’s Words and lift thanks to His during this season.
Hey Stephan, that’s true, if we counted our blessings and made a list, it would never be exhaustive. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Love, love, love this message, Karen!!! Our thanksgiving begins AND ends with our spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. Yes, the Lord adds many earthly blessings to enjoy here. But shining high above any earthly blessings is our Savior. Beautiful. God bless you and your family this Thanksgiving!
Well said, Melissa. I’m thankful for every spiritual blessing in heavenly places I thank God! “Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:18b-20 (ESV)
So good, Karen! Thanksgiving is not generic but so personal, because our God is so personal and loves us so deeply. When we give thanks, we are thanking God… the one and only, forever and ever, who created the sun and the stars and everything we enjoy.
Thanks, Jessica. I pray to remember to thank the Lord from whom all blessings flow. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Wonderful Karen. I wish you and your family a very blessed Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving, Yvonne. “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV)
Thanksgiving is a holiday we all celebrate and yet, our thankfulness is unique and personal to each one of us. I am so thankful for all the Lord has done in my life. I truly want to be filled with gratitude all year round not just in November. May you and your family have a most blessed Thanksgiving!
That’s so true, Joanne. I desire to have thanksgiving and thanks-living all year long! God bless!
Thank you so much for the prayers. May you be richly blessed – GOD gives you the desires of your heart! Thank you again,
Glad this encouraged you, Gail. God bless you!
Thank you soooo much my sister for the obedience of your heart ❤️, God bless you and your beautiful family, I thank God for using you my sister to be a blessing to us .
I appreciate your comment and gracious words. God bless you and let’s keep praising the Lord and offering Him prayers of thanksgiving for He alone is worthy!
Your Thanksgiving Prayers Are Awesome And Are Accepted By HIS Marvelous Grace. Peace ☮️
Thanks for your comment. I pray we always lift up thanksgiving to the God of salvation.
God Is Great And His Mercy Endures Forever. Peace ☮️
Oh yes! A thousand Hallelujahs to His Holy name.
Such an awesome gratitude to the Lord for His goodness.
May God continually equip you with appreciative and heartfelt prayers.
Thank you for your encouraging comment! A thousand Hallelujahs! God bless!
Thank you. May we always enter His gates and court with praise and thanksgiving.
The Scriptures have dan me well thanks for loving God and also Jesus Christ our saviour master redeemer be blessed with more grace and anointing
Shalom 🙏🙏🙏
God bless you! May we continue to give thanksgiving to the Lord from whom all things flow, He alone deserves the praise and glory.
Karen – I was wondering if you could help me or maybe one of your followers – my mom is dying – but she has recently started saying a Prayer that in all my 70+ years I have never heard her say – the best I can get from listening her struggling – say – is
I pray not take away the cup – But ask for faith to drink it up – Of it’s draught the last drop drain – And not to bitterly to complain – Dear Lord in moments of despair – Grant me the grace thy will to bear – Not safety Lord but vigilance – Least evil in this world advance – Not shelter sure from every wrong – But against temptation keep me strong – Not spare me Lord the anguished sting – Of hurt the years to all must bring – Bust grant to me when grieve I must – In Thee unfalteringly to trust – And so to live my round of days – To be deserving of Thy Praise
Do you know where this Prayer/Poem came from and did am I hearing my mom correctly – any help/info you could give me would be greatly appreciated – Thanks Diane and Mom/Shirley
Hi Diane, I have not heard that particular prayer/poem. The first few lines came in thought from Jesus’ prayer in the garden about the cross. (Take this cup from me, not my will but yours.) The rest I’m not familiar with but it is beautiful. I even did a search for it on the web-Google, but didn’t find anything. Praying for your mom and for you and your family during these last days, hours. May the Lord’s peace be with you.
God is a Father and a good friend. He is with us in all situations. Let’s continue to give him thanks.
Yes, a thousand Hallelujahs!