Psalm 107:1 (ESV)
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,
for His steadfast love endures forever!
Meditation
This verse begins with a command, but it is the kind of command that flows from joy, not burden: Give thanks to the LORD. Why? Because He is good—not occasionally, not in part, but in essence. His goodness is not a mood or reaction; it is His nature. And that goodness is expressed most clearly in His steadfast love—His covenant mercy (chesed) that endures forever. This love does not grow weary or change with circumstances. It persists through judgment, exile, wilderness, and return. The Church echoes this thanksgiving because the Lord’s enduring love is seen fully in Christ, who bore our sins and rose for our justification. Gratitude becomes our posture, not because life is easy, but because God is faithful. To give thanks is to confess that His goodness has met us in our deepest need.
New Testament
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV)
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Old Testament
Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV)
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
Collect
O Lord, whose goodness never fails and whose steadfast love endures forever, fill our hearts with gratitude and our lips with praise, that in every season we may declare Your faithfulness and rejoice in Your salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn Verse
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is your health and salvation!
Let all who hear now to His temple draw near,
Joining in glad adoration!
— Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – LSB 790:1
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