so that his people would obey his laws and keep all his commands. Praise the LORD!

Enter the Temple gates with thanksgiving; go into its courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise him.

The LORD is good; his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever.

"Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal!"

Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good, and his love is eternal.

Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal.

Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal.

They sang the LORD's praises, repeating the refrain: "The LORD is good, and his love for Israel is eternal." Everyone shouted with all their might, praising the LORD, because the work on the foundation of the Temple had been started.

the shouts of gladness and joy and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. You will hear people sing as they bring thank offerings to my Temple; they will say, 'Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, because he is good and his love is eternal.' I will make this land as prosperous as it was before. I, the LORD, have spoken."

be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.

But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations

How good you are---how kind! Teach me your commands.

"Why do you ask me concerning what is good?" answered Jesus. "There is only One who is good. Keep the commandments if you want to enter life."

Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.

So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.