READ THE PASSAGE
Gratitude, belonging and praise
The passage begins with a joyful invitation and moves toward a reason for giving thanks: goodness, enduring loving kindness and faithfulness. Notice how the images of a people and a flock connect gratitude with belonging.
Chapter text: World English Bible (WEB), from the app’s English text source. This is a reading text, not a synchronized lyric transcript.
A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the LORD,
all you lands! Serve the LORD with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing. Know that the LORD,
he is God. It is he who has made us,
and we are his. We are his people,
and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him,
and bless his name. For the LORD is good.
His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all
generations.
A moment to reflect
What words of gratitude would you carry into today?
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