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Psalms 115:1
1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth and faithfulness.
Psalms 115:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
- New International Version (NIV)Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.
Context of Psalms 115:1
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth and faithfulness. 2Why should the nations say, “Where, now, is their God?” 3But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.
Read all of Psalms 115Psalms 115:1 word by word
לֹ֤א לָ֥נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לֹ֫א לָ֥נוּ כִּֽי־לְ֭שִׁמְךָ תֵּ֣ן כָּב֑וֹד עַל־חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ עַל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 115:1
- 2 Chronicles 20:1Now it happened after this that the Moabites and the Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
- Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; Rescue us, forgive us our sins for Your name’s sake.
- Joshua 7:9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name [to keep it from dishonor]?”
- Isaiah 48:11For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it [I refrain and do not completely destroy you]; For how can My Name be defiled and profaned [as it would if My chosen people were completely destroyed]? And I will not give My glory to another [by permitting the worshipers of idols to triumph over you].
- Ezekiel 20:14But I acted for My Name’s sake, that it would not be profaned in the sight of the [pagan] nations in whose sight I had brought them out [of slavery].
- Ezekiel 36:32I am not doing this for your sake,” says the Lord God. “Let that be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your [wicked] ways, O house of Israel!”
- Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
- Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, saying,
- Psalms 61:7He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God; Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever; With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.
- Micah 7:20You shall give truth to Jacob And lovingkindness and mercy to Abraham, As You have sworn to our forefathers From the days of old.
- John 1:17For the Law was given through Moses, but grace [the unearned, undeserved favor of God] and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant and a minister to the circumcision (Jews) on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm and verify the promises made to the fathers,
Commentaries on Psalms 115:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Not unto us, O Lord - We take no merit to ourselves; as thine is the kingdom, and the power in that kingdom, so is thy glory. For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake - Thy mercy gave thy promise, thy truth fulfilled it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory - This apparently abrupt commencement of the psalm was undoubtedly in reference to some circumstances which would be well understood at the time when the psalm was composed, but which cannot be definitely ascertained now. It seems to have been in view of some existing troubles, and the language at the same time expresses a hope of the divine interposition, and a feeling that the praise of such…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Glory to be ascribed to God. (1-8) by trusting in him and praising him. (9-18) Verses 1-8 Let no opinion of our own merits have any place in our prayers or in our praises. All the good we do, is done by the power of his grace; and all the good we have, is the gift of his mere mercy, and he must have all the praise. Are we in pursuit of any mercy, and wrestling with God for it, we must take encouragement in prayer from God only. Lord, do so for us; not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The community confesses their faith that God will rescue them for the glory of his name.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-3. The vindication of God's mercy and faithfulness (Psa 25:10; 36:6) is the "glory" of His "name," which is desired to be illustrated in the deliverance of His people, as the implied mode of its manifestation. In view of the taunts of the heathen, faith in His dominion as enthroned in the heaven (Psa 2:4; 11:4) is avowed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 115
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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