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Psalm 118:1

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
3Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
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Notice

The repeated “for” roots thanksgiving in who YHWH is: his goodness and a loving kindness that has no end.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 136:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both verses use the same words, grounding thanks to the LORD in his goodness and enduring loving kindness.
1 Chronicles 16:34Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both passages urge thanks to the LORD for the same reasons: he is good, and his loving kindness endures forever.
Psalm 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.The identical wording joins these psalms in thanksgiving founded on the LORD’s character and the permanence of his loving kindness.
Psalm 106:1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both verses command thanksgiving because the LORD is good and his loving kindness endures forever; Psalm 106 also names praise.
Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of …Jeremiah’s voices of thanksgiving repeat the psalm’s declaration that the LORD is good and his loving kindness endures forever.
Psalm 118:29Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Psalm 118 ends with the same reasons for thanksgiving that open it: the LORD’s goodness and enduring loving kindness.
1 Chronicles 16:8Oh give thanks to the LORD. Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples.Both passages direct thanks to the LORD, though Chronicles here emphasizes making his deeds known rather than naming his enduring kindness.
Ezra 3:11They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to the LORD, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people …Ezra’s singers give thanks with the same declaration of the LORD’s goodness and enduring loving kindness found in the psalm.
Genesis 19:16But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, the LORD being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set …The shared thread is the LORD’s kindness: the psalm declares it enduring, while Genesis recounts mercy shown to a family.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. wanting a steady prayer habit.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Thank YHWH for his goodness before naming gifts

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Encouragement

Your reasons for thanks may change from day to day. The reason named here remains: YHWH is good, and his loving kindness endures forever.

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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).