Daily Bible Verses

A Psalm for giving thanks.

100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2     Serve the Lord with gladness!
    Come into his presence with singing!

3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]

  we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter…

³ Know that Yahweh, he is God.
    It is he who has made us, and we are his.
    We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
⁴ Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
    and into his courts with praise.
    Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
⁵ For Yahweh is good.
    His loving kindness endures forever,
    his faithfulness to all generations.

‘Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.’  PSALM 100:4 
 
Lord, I have so much to be grateful for… (list at least ten!)

Joy and gratitude are linked. Researcher Brené Brown found, without exception, that every person she interviewed who described living a joyful life pracised gratitude and attributed their joyfulness to a habit of thankfulness.
 

1 I will sing of loving kindness and justice.
    To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
2 I will be careful to live a blameless life.
    When will you come to me?…

4 A perverse heart will be far from me.
    I will have nothing to do with evil.
5 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbour.
    I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
 

6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land,
    that they may dwell with me.
He who walks in a perfect way,
    he will serve me.
…

1 Hear my prayer, Yahweh!
    Let my cry come to you.
2 Don’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress.
    Turn your ear to me.
…

1 Hear my prayer, Yahweh!
3 For my days consume away like smoke.
    My bones are burned as a torch.
4 My heart is blighted like grass, and withered,
    …

8 My enemies reproach me all day.
    Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
    and mixed my drink with tears,
10 …

13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
    for it is time to have pity on her.
    Yes, the set time has come.
14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones,
    …

18 This will be written for the generation to come.
    A people which will be created will praise Yah,
19 for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary.
    From…

23 He weakened my strength along the course.
    He shortened my days.
24 I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days.
    Your years are throughout all generations.
…

1 Praise Yahweh, my soul!
    All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Praise Yahweh, my soul,
    and don’t forget all his benefits,
…

‘Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits –
 who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion.’ PSALM 103:1-4

Thank you for forgiving my sins, healing my diseases, redeeming my life, and crowning…

6 Yahweh executes righteous acts,
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
    his deeds to the children of Israel.
8 …

9 He will not always accuse;
    neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
    nor repaid us for our iniquities.
11…

13 Like a father has compassion on his children,
    so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
14 For he knows how we are made.
    He remembers that we are dust.
…

19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens.
    His kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise Yahweh, you angels of his,
    who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word,
…

21 Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his,
    you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Praise Yahweh, all you works of his,
    in all places of his dominion.
…

1 Bless Yahweh, my soul.
    Yahweh, my God, you are very great.
    You are clothed with honour and majesty.
2 He covers himself with…