Therefore He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.

Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice, he is to present unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.

The priests were standing at their stations, as were the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made to praise the LORD-- "for His faithful love endures forever"-- when David offered praise with them. Across from them, the priests were blowing trumpets, and all the people were standing.

Hezekiah concluded, "Now you are consecrated to the LORD. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the LORD's temple." So the congregation brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all those with willing hearts brought burnt offerings.

He built the altar of the LORD and offered fellowship and thank offerings on it. Then he told Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

They sang with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: "For He is good; His faithful love to Israel endures forever." Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD because the foundation of the LORD's house had been laid.

The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So [did] I and half of the officials accompanying me, as well as

On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem's rejoicing was heard far away.

Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and pay your vows to the Most High.

Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and whoever orders his conduct, I will show him the salvation of God."

I will praise God's name with song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

That will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for the human race.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and announce His works with shouts of joy.

I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and will worship the LORD.

in the courts of the LORD's house-- within you, Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Open the gates of righteousness for me; I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His love is eternal.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His love is eternal.

He made the heavens skillfully. His love is eternal.

He made the great lights: His love is eternal.

the moon and stars to rule by night. His love is eternal.

and brought Israel out from among them His love is eternal.

He divided the Red Sea His love is eternal.

but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His love is eternal.

He struck down great kings His love is eternal.

Sihon king of the Amorites His love is eternal.

and gave their land as an inheritance, His love is eternal.

He remembered us in our humiliation His love is eternal.

He gives food to every creature. His love is eternal.

[A Davidic hymn.] I exalt You, my God the King, and praise Your name forever and ever.

Yahweh is great and is highly praised; His greatness is unsearchable.

I will speak of Your glorious splendor and Your wonderful works.

They will give a testimony of Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

The LORD is good to everyone; His compassion [rests] on all He has made.

They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom and will declare Your might,

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; Your rule is for all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His actions.

All eyes look to You, and You give them their food in due time.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His acts.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry for help and saves them.

My mouth will declare the LORD's praise; let every living thing praise His holy name forever and ever.

On that day you will say: "I will praise You, LORD, although You were angry with me. Your anger has turned away, and You have had compassion on me.

Indeed, God is my salvation. I will trust [Him] and not be afraid. Because Yah, the LORD, is my strength and my song, He has become my salvation."

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music to the Lord in your heart,

giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.

Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.

If anyone speaks, [his speech should be] like the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [his service should be] from the strength God provides, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Each of the four living creatures had six wings; they were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night they never stop, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming.

the 24 elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, worship the One who lives forever and ever, cast their crowns before the throne, and say:

And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals; because You were slaughtered, and You redeemed [people] for God by Your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.

Then I looked, and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures, and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands.

I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say: Blessing and honor and glory and dominion to the One seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!

After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands.

All the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying: Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

A second time they said: Hallelujah! Her smoke ascends forever and ever!

A voice came from the throne, saying: Praise our God, all you His servants, you who fear Him, both small and great!

In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as an offering to the LORD.

And Abel also presented [an offering]-- some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

Take words [of repentance] with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him: "Forgive all [our] sin and accept what is good, so that we may repay You with praise from our lips.

I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing about Your name.

At that time Jesus said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.