New English Translation
Psalms 115:1
1Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love 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 bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness. 2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3Our 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 20:1Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.
- Psalms 74:22Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
- Joshua 7:9When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”
- Isaiah 48:11For my sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else!
- Ezekiel 20:14I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
- Ezekiel 36:32Understand that it is not for your sake I am about to act, declares the sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and embarrassed by your behavior, O house of Israel.
- Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.”
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
- Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:
- Psalms 61:7May he reign forever before God! Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing continually about the Lord’s faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.
- Micah 7:20You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth to confirm 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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