And they rested on the fourteenth of the same month, and kept it as a day of rest with joy and gladness.
But perceiving that I could not otherwise possess wisdom except God gave her me (Yes and to know by whom the grace is given, this too came of understanding), I pleaded with the Lord and implored him, and with my whole heart I said,
Therefore at that time also, converting itself into all forms, It ministered to your all-nourishing bounty, According to the desire of those who made supplication;
That it might be known that we must rise before the sun to give you thanks, And must plead with you at the dawning of the light:
For the hope of the unthankful will melt as the winter’s hoar frost, And will flow away as water that has no use.
Yet for that they do not hurt them now, though wronged by them before, they are thankful; And because they had been at variance with them, they made supplication to them.
For like horses they roamed at large, And they skipped about like lambs, Praising you, O Lord, who was their deliverer.
And he that gives glory to his mother is as one that lays up treasure.
He that requites good turns is mindful of that which comes afterward; And in the time of his falling he will find a support.
Remember that of them you were born: And what will you recompense them for the things that they have done for you?
Say not, What use is there of me? And what from henceforth will my good things be?
If you do good, know to whom you do it; And your good deeds will have thanks.
My son, according as you have, do well to yourself, And bring offerings to the Lord worthily.
Who will give praise to the Most High in the grave, Instead of them which live and return thanks?
Thanksgiving perishes from the dead, as from one that is not: He that is in life and health will praise the Lord.
Shall not the dew assuage the scorching heat? So is a word better than a gift.
In the days of fulness remember the time of hunger, And poverty and lack in the days of wealth.
Every man of understanding knows wisdom; And he will give thanks to him that found her.
The fool will say, I have no friend, And I have no thanks for my good deeds; They that eat my bread are of evil tongue.
For my memorial is sweeter than honey, And my inheritance than the honeycomb.
Forget not the good offices of your surety; For he has given his life for you.
And he that is of an unthankful mind will fail him that delivered him.
Him that is liberal of his meat the lips shall bless; And the testimony of his excellence shall be believed.
And for these things bless him that made you, And gives you to drink freely of his good things.
And I waked up last, As one that gleans after the grape gatherers: By the blessing of the Lord I got before them, And filled my winepress as one that gathers grapes.
He that requites a good turn offers fine flour; And he that gives alms sacrifices a thank offering.
See that you appear not in the presence of the Lord empty.
Glorify the Lord with a good eye, And stint not the first fruits of your hands.
In every gift show a cheerful countenance, And dedicate your tithe with gladness.
Give to the Most High according as he has given; And as your hand has found, give with a good eye.
And give you⌃ a sweet savor as frankencense, And put forth flowers as a lily, Spread abroad a sweet smell, and sing a song of praise; Bless you⌃ the Lord for all his works.
All the works of the Lord are good: And he will supply every need in its season.
And now with all your heart and mouth sing you⌃ praises, And bless the name of the Lord.
Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; Exceeding beautiful in the brightness thereof.
In every work of his he gave thanks to the Holy One Most High with words of glory; With his whole heart he sang praise, And loved him that made him.
The memorial of Josiah is like the composition of incense Prepared by the work of the apothecary: It shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, And as music at a banquet of wine.
He stretched out his hand to the cup, And poured out the cup of the grape; He poured out at the foot of the altar A sweet smelling savor to the Most High, the King of all.
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, O King, And will praise you, O God my Saviour: I do give thanks to your name:
I will praise your name continually, And will sing praise with thanksgiving; And my supplication was heard:
For you saved me from destruction, And delivered me from the evil time: Therefore will I give thanks and praise to you, And bless the name of the Lord.
I profited in her: To him that gives me wisdom I will give glory.
The Lord gave me a tongue for my reward; And I will praise him therewith.
Yet, O Lord our God, you have dealt with us after all your kindness, and according to all that great mercy of your,
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endures forever.
O all you⌃ that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks: for his mercy endures forever.
And Daniel said, You have remembered me, O God: neither have you forsaken those who love you.
And they returned home, and sang a song of thanksgiving, and gave praise to heaven; because his mercy is good, because his mercy endures forever.
cast them down with the sword of those who love you, and let all that know your name praise you with thanksgiving.
And all the people fell upon their faces, and worshipped, and gave praise to heaven, which had given them good success.
And the people were exceeding glad, and they kept that day as a day of great gladness.
and moreover are glad for your glory.
But when the people heard these things, they said, What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons?
Having been saved by God out of great perils, as men arrayed against a king, we thank him greatly.
(even as it is no light thing to him that prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others); yet for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labor,
So Heliodorus, having offered a sacrifice to the Lord and vowed great vows to him that had saved his life, and having graciously received Onias, returned with his army to the king.
And when they had gathered the arms of the enemy together, and had stripped off their spoils, they occupied themselves about the Sabbath, blessing and thanking the Lord exceedingly, who had saved them to this day, for that he had caused a beginning of mercy to distil upon them.
I exhort you therefore and beseech you, having in your remembrance the benefits done to you in common and severally, to preserve each of you your present good will toward me and my son.
And they kept eight days with gladness in the manner of the feast of tabernacles, remembering how that not long before, during the feast of tabernacles, they were wandering in the mountains and in the caves after the manner of wild beasts.
Wherefore bearing wands wreathed with leaves, and fair boughs, and palms also, they offered up hymns of thanksgiving to him that had prosperously brought to pass the cleansing of his own place.
And when they had accomplished these things, they blessed the Lord with hymns and thanksgivings, him who does great benefits to Israel, and gives them the victory.
But when the Jews that were settled there testified of the good will that the Scythopolitans had shewn toward them, and of their kindly bearing toward them in the times of their misfortune,
they gave thanks, and further exhorted them to remain well affected toward the race for the future; and they went up to Jerusalem, the feast of weeks being close to hand.
(And if he did it looking to an honorable memorial of gratitude laid up for those who die in godliness, holy and godly was the thought.) Wherefore he made the atoning sacrifice for those who had died, that they might be released from their sin.
And those who lived round about them helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very many gifts that were vowed of a great number whose minds were stirred up thereto.
Blessed are you, who have given me wisdom: and to you I give thanks, O Lord of our fathers.
And they praised the God of their fathers, because he had given them freedom and liberty
singing songs of thanksgiving, and praising the Lord, after the order of David king of Israel.
And they sang aloud, praising the Lord in songs of thanksgiving, because his goodness and his glory are forever in all Israel.
And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving to the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord.
in the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, in the fifth month, this was the king’s seventh year; for they went from Babylon on the new moon of the first month, and came to Jerusalem, according to the prosperous journey which the Lord gave them for his sake.
Then said Esdras the scribe, Blessed be the only Lord, the God of my fathers, who has put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem:
and I weighed them the silver, and the gold, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king, and his counselors, and the nobles, and all Israel, had given.
And now in some measure has mercy been showed to us from you, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place of your sanctuary;
Yes, when we were in bondage, we were not forsaken of our Lord; but he made us gracious before the kings of Persia, so that they gave us food,
He, however, who has sent his good creature sleep from all time by night or by day thus gratifying whom he wills, diffused a portion thereof now upon the king.
The Jews, having heard of these events, praised the glorious God and King of kings, because they had obtained this help, too, from him.
So, also, the king collected a number of guests for the occasion, and returned unceasing thanks with much magnificence for the unexpected deliverance afforded him.
But the Jews, as we just said, instituted a dance, and then gave themselves up to feasting, glad thanksgivings, and psalms.
They made a public ordinance to commemorate these things for generations to come, as long as they should be sojourners. They thus established these days as days of mirth, not for the purpose of drinking or luxury, but because God had saved them.
They feasted upon the king’s provision up to the fourteenth day, and then asked to be sent away.
The king commended them, and wrote the subjoined letter, of magnanimous import for them, to the commanders of every city.
They themselves having held fast their God to death, and having enjoyed a full deliverance, departed from the city garlanded with sweet-flowered wreaths of every kind. Uttering exclamations of joy, with songs of praise, and melodious hymns they thanked the God of their fathers, the eternal Saviour of Israel.
They were accordingly brought back in peace, while they gave utterance to becoming thanks; and they determined to keep these days during their sojourn as days of joyfulness.
Where are the benefits that I have done for you? when you⌃ were hungry and thirsty in the wilderness, did you⌃ not cry to me,
I divided among you fruitful lands; I cast out the Canaanites, the Pherezites, and the Philistines, before you: what shall I yet do more for you? says the Lord.
O receive that which is given you of the Lord, and be joyful, giving thanks to him that has called you to heavenly kingdoms.
but they which be created have themselves defiled the name of him that made them, and were unthankful to him which prepared life for them.
For as many as in their life have received benefits, and yet have not known me;
And it came to pass after thirty years that God heard me your handmaid, and looked upon my low estate, and considered my trouble, and gave me a son: and I rejoiced in him greatly, I and my husband, and all my neighbors: and we gave great honor to the Mighty.
You have showed your servant these wonders from the beginning, and have counted me worthy that you should receive my prayer:
Then went I forth and passed into the field, giving praise and thanks greatly to the Most High because of his wonders, which he did from time to time;
It seems senseless not to enjoy what is pleasant, yet not disgraceful; and from notions of sinfulness, to reject the boons of nature.
Remember that through God you⌃ obtained existence, and have enjoyed it.
But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
“He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.’
Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her.”
As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”
He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it,












