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Psalm 111:1

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

1Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
2The LORD’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.
3His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
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Notice

“With my whole heart” makes thanksgiving personal, while “in the congregation” puts that praise within earshot of others who worship YHWH.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 103:1By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!Both psalms direct praise to the LORD from the whole person, naming the whole heart or all that is within.
Psalm 9:1For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous …Both singers resolve to give thanks to the LORD with their whole heart.
Psalm 138:1By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.Both passages join wholehearted thanks with praise expressed before others, though they name different settings.
Psalm 149:1Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.Both passages begin with praise to the LORD and place worship among his gathered people.
2 Chronicles 6:3–4The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.Both passages place speech before a gathered assembly, though Solomon blesses the people while the psalmist thanks the LORD.
1 Chronicles 29:10–20Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.David blesses the LORD before the assembly, sharing the psalm's setting of praise spoken among gathered people.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;Both passages describe praise directed to God in a gathered company, with Revelation placing the multitude in heaven.
Hebrews 10:22let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our body washed with pure water,Both passages name the heart in approaching God, one through wholehearted thanks and the other through drawing near with faith.
2 Chronicles 20:26–28On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” …The people assembled in Beracah Valley bless the LORD, sharing the psalm's link between gathering and praise.
Hebrews 2:12saying, “I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the congregation I will sing your praise.”Both speakers resolve to praise God among the congregation, making their praise heard within the gathering.
Hebrews 12:23to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,Both texts describe a gathering associated with God and name upright or just people within that setting.
Isaiah 4:5The LORD will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night, for …Both passages name assemblies associated with the LORD; the psalm describes thanksgiving, while Isaiah describes God's covering over Zion.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship.

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Encouragement

Your thanks have a place among God's people. The singer brings his whole heart into the gathering, where YHWH is the one being praised.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).