‘“If they offer it as an expression of thankfulness, then along with this thank-offering they are to offer thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with oil, and thick loaves of the finest flour well-kneaded and with oil mixed in.

If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.

Along with their fellowship offering of thanksgiving they are to present an offering with thick loaves of bread made with yeast.

With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving he shall bring his offering with loaves of leavened bread.

The meat of their fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered; they must leave none of it till morning.

And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.

‘When you sacrifice a thank-offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord in this manner:

Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

As for Jeduthun, from his sons:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the Lord.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:

‘He is good;
his love endures for ever.’

Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,

and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord,

“For he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever,”

the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank-offerings on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.

He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.

With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

‘He is good;
his love towards Israel endures for ever.’
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,

“For he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”

And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

proclaiming aloud your praise
and telling of all your wonderful deeds.

proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.

‘Sacrifice thank-offerings to God,
fulfil your vows to the Most High,

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and perform your vows to the Most High,

Those who sacrifice thank-offerings honour me,
and to the blameless I will show my salvation.’

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who orders his way rightly
I will show the salvation of God!”

I will praise God’s name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.

I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Let them sacrifice thank-offerings
and tell of his works with songs of joy.

And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!

I will sacrifice a thank-offering to you
and call on the name of the Lord.

I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.

Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
make music to our God on the harp.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!

The Lord will surely comfort Zion
and will look with compassion on all her ruins;
he will make her deserts like Eden,
her wastelands like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

For the Lord comforts Zion;
he comforts all her waste places
and makes her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the garden of the Lord;
joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the voice of song.

From them will come songs of thanksgiving
and the sound of rejoicing.
I will add to their numbers,
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honour,
and they will not be disdained.

Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.

Burn leavened bread as a thank-offering
and brag about your freewill offerings –
boast about them, you Israelites,
for this is what you love to do,’
declares the Sovereign Lord.

offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened,
and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them;
for so you love to do, O people of Israel!”

declares the Lord God.

But I, with shouts of grateful praise,
will sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will make good.
I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”’

But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation belongs to the Lord!”

Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?

Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an enquirer, say ‘Amen’ to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?

Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying?

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving to the glory of God.

You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people –

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

saying: ‘Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honour
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!’

saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”