2Sa 7:18-20, Neh 9:5, Psa 71:14-15, 2Cor 2:14, 9:15, 1Th 1:2-3 | ESV | STEP | Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said , Who am I, O Lord God , and what is my house , that you have brought me thus far ?

2 Samuel 7:18-20

David’s Prayer of Gratitude

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, ^a“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. ^bYou have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to you? ^cFor you know your servant, O Lord God!

Nehemiah 9:5

5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. ^dBlessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Psalms 71:14-15

14 But I will ^ehope continually
and will ^fpraise you yet more and more.
15 My ^gmouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for ^htheir number is past my knowledge.

2 Corinthians 2:14

14 But ⁱthanks be to God, who in Christ always ^jleads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads ^kthe fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

2 Corinthians 9:15

15 ^lThanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

2 ^mWe give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly ^{▼▼Or without ceasing} ^omentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before ^pour God and Father ^qyour work of faith and labor of ^rlove and ^ssteadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.