1Ch 16:34-41, 2Ch 7:3, 20:21, Ezr 3:11, Psa 136, Jer 33:11 | ESV | STEP | Oh give thanks to the Lord , for he is good ; for his steadfast love endures forever !

34 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
35 ^aSay also:

“Save us, O God of our salvation,
and gather and deliver us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
36 ^bBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!”
^cThen all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

Worship Before the Ark

37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there ^dbefore the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark ^eas each day required, 38 and also ^fObed-edom and his ^{▼▼Hebrew their} sixty-eight brothers, while ^hObed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and ⁱHosah were to be gatekeepers. 39 And he left ^jZadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord ^kin the high place that was at Gibeon 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord ^lon the altar of burnt offering ^mregularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the Lord that he commanded Israel. 41 With them were ⁿHeman and Jeduthun ^oand the rest of those chosen and ^pexpressly named to give thanks to the Lord, ^qfor his steadfast love endures forever.

2 Chronicles 7:3

3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, ^rfor his steadfast love endures forever.”

2 Chronicles 20:21

21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him ^sin holy attire, as they went before the army, and say,

^t“Give thanks to the Lord,
for his steadfast love endures forever.”

Ezra 3:11

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

^u“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.

Psalms 136

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

1 ^vGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
^wfor his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to ^xthe God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to ^ythe Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
4 to him who alone ^zdoes great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
5 to him who ^aaby understanding ^abmade the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 to him who ^acspread out the earth ^adabove the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7 to him who ^aemade the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
10 to him who ^afstruck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
11 and ^agbrought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
12 with ^aha strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
13 to him who ^aidivided the Red Sea in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 ^ajand made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
15 but ^akoverthrew ^{▼▼Hebrew shook off} Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
16 to him who ^amled his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
17 to him ^anwho struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
18 and killed mighty kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
20 and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
21 and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
22 a heritage to Israel his ^aoservant,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
23 It is he who ^apremembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and ^aqrescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who ^argives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to ^asthe God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

Jeremiah 33:11

11 ^atthe voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring ^authank offerings to the house of the Lord:

^av“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’
^awFor I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.