The best Bible verses for gratitude (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for gratitude (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng."Psalms 42:4
"These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng."Psalms 42:4
"give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."1 Thessalonians 5:18
"as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many."2 Corinthians 1:11
"In that day you will say: “Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted."Isaiah 12:4
"I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High."Psalms 7:17
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song."Psalms 28:7
"We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds."Psalms 75:1
"Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done."Psalms 105:1
"Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise."Psalms 106:47
"Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,"Psalms 107:8
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for gratitude (NIV) are Psalms 42:4, Psalms 69:30, Psalms 95:2. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to gratitude (NIV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for gratitude (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.