Here’s a list of 35 psalms that can jumpstart your day with a focus on gratitude to God for His bountiful harvest of blessings. Each of these Psalms has at least one verse with the word “thank” or “thanks” or “thanksgiving” (in the ESV). The specific verses with some form of “thank” are indicated in the parenthesis.
Psalm 7 (17)
Psalm 9 (1)
Psalm 26 (7)
Psalm 28 (7)
Psalm 30 (4, 12)
Psalm 33 (2)
Psalm 35 (18)
Psalm 44 (8)
Psalm 50 (14, 23)
Psalm 52 (9)
Psalm 54 (6)
Psalm 56 (12)
Psalm 57 (9)
Psalm 69 (30)
Psalm 75 (1)
Psalm 79 (13)
Psalm 86 (12)
Psalm 92 (1)
Psalm 95 (2)
Psalm 97 (12)
Psalm 100 (4)
Psalm 105 (1)
Psalm 106 (1, 47)
Psalm 107 (1, 8, 15, 21, 22, 31)
Psalm 108 (3)
Psalm 111 (1)
Psalm 116 (17)
Psalm 118 (1, 19, 21, 28, 29)
Psalm 122 (4)
Psalm 136 (1, 2, 3, 26)
Psalm 138 (1, 2, 4)
Psalm 140 (13)
Psalm 142 (7)
Psalm 145 (10)
Psalm 147 (7)
A 7-Week Reading Plan to Cultivate Gratitude
Looking for an easy way to increase your thankfulness to God? Over the next 7 weeks, read one psalm from the above list each day, 5 days a week.
For example, during Week 1 you would read the following:
Monday Psalm 7
Tuesday Psalm 9
Wednesday Psalm 26
Thursday Psalm 28
Friday Psalm 30
During Week 2, you’d start with Psalm 33 on Monday and follow the same type of schedule.
Saturday and Sunday could be used to “catch up” (in case you miss a day). Or you can use the weekend to pick your favorite Psalm from that week’s group of five and re-read it. I also urge you to use the weekend to pick out your favorite verse from that Psalm and memorize it. Write out the verse on a 3×5 card and carry it with you over the next week, spending time reciting it and thinking about it during the day. At the end of the seven weeks, you’ll have committed seven verses about gratitude to memory that you can meditate on.
This reading plan will immerse your mind in what God’s Word says about thankfulness. Doing this will renew your mind with a plethora of verses about God’s goodness and will teach you how to “rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
Editor’s Note: This post is an excerpt from Wayne’s book, Jesus: Savior, King, Living Water.
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