Psalms Of Thanksgiving

Psalm 97

1 The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice;

let the many coastlands be glad!

2 Clouds and thick darkness are round about Him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation

of His throne.

3 Fire goes before Him,

and burns up His adversaries round about.

4 His lightnings lighten the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim His righteousness;

and all the peoples behold His glory.

7 All worshipers of images are put to shame,

who make their boast in worthless idols;

all gods bow down before Him.

8 Zion hears and is glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of thy judgments, O God.

9 For thou, O Lord, art most high over all the earth;

thou art exalted far above all gods.

10 The Lord loves those who hate evil;

He preserves the lives of His saints;

He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light dawns for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and give thanks to His holy name!

Psalm 100

A Psalm for the thank offering.

1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord,

all the lands!

2 Serve the Lord with gladness!

Come into His presence with singing!

3 Know that the Lord is God!

It is He that made us, and we are his;

we are His people, and the sheep of His

pasture.

4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving,

and his courts with praise!

Give thanks to Him, bless His name!

5 For the Lord is good;

His steadfast love endures forever,

and His faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 107

1 O give thanks to the Lord,

for He is good;

for His steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom He has redeemed from trouble

3 and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He delivered them from their distress;

7 He led them by a straight way,

till they reached a city to dwell in.

8 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wonderful works to the sons of men!

9 For He satisfies Him who is thirsty,

and the hungry He fills with good things.

10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,

prisoners in affliction and in irons,

11 for they had rebelled against the words of God,

and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labour;

they fell down, with none to help.

13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He delivered them from their distress;

14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom,

and broke their bonds asunder.

15 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wonderful works to the sons of men!

16 For He shatters the doors of bronze,

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17 Some were sick through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18 they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

20 He sent forth His word, and healed them,

and delivered them from destruction.

21 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wonderful works to the sons of men!

22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and tell of His deeds in songs of joy!

23 Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,

His wondrous works in the deep.

25 For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

26 They mounted up to heaven,

they went down to the depths;

their courage melted away in their evil plight;

27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men,

and were at their wits' end.

28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He delivered them from their distress;

29 He made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30 Then they were glad because they had quiet,

and He brought them to their desired haven.

31 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wonderful works to the sons of men!

32 Let them extol Him in the congregation of the

people,

and praise Him in the assembly of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

36 And there He lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish a city to live in;

37 they sow fields, and plant vineyards,

and get a fruitful yield.

38 By His blessing they multiply greatly;

and He does not let their cattle decrease.

39 When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

40 He pours contempt upon princes

and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

41 but He raises up the needy out of affliction,

and makes their families like flocks.

42 The upright see it and are glad;

and all wickedness stops its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise, let Him give heed to these things;

let men consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

Psalm 118

1 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let Israel say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

3 Let the house of Aaron say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

4 Let those who fear the Lord say,

"His steadfast love endures forever."

5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me free.

6 With the Lord on my side I do not fear.

What can man do to me?

7 The Lord is on my side to help me;

I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to put confidence in man.

9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to put confidence in princes.

10 All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

11 They surrounded me,

surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

12 They surrounded me like bees,

they blazed like a fire of thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

15 Hark, glad songs of victory

in the tents of the righteous:

"The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,

16 the right hand of the Lord is exalted,

the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!"

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has chastened me sorely,

but He has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous shall enter through it.

21 I thank thee that thou hast answered me

and hast become my salvation.

22 The stone which the builders rejected

has become the head of the corner.

23 This is the Lord's doing;

it is marvellous in our eyes.

24 This is the day which the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Save us, we beseech thee, O Lord!

O Lord, we beseech thee, give us success!

26 Blessed be he who enters in the name of the Lord!

We bless you from the house of the Lord.

27 The Lord is God,

and He has given us light.

Bind the festal procession with branches,

up to the horns of the altar!

28 Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to thee;

thou art my God, I will extol thee.

29 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

for His steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 136

1 O give thanks to the Lord,

for He is good,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

2 O give thanks to the God of Gods,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

3 O give thanks to the Lord of Lords,