Psalms 115:1

לֹא לָנוּ יְהוָה לֹא לָנוּ כִּֽי ־ לְשִׁמְךָ תֵּן כָּבוֹד עַל ־ חַסְדְּךָ עַל ־ אֲמִתֶּֽךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

In Context

2לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אַיֵּה ־ נָא אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם ׃

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Cross References

Joshua 7:9וְיִשְׁמְעוּ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְכֹל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְנָסַבּוּ עָלֵינוּ וְהִכְרִיתוּ אֶת ־ שְׁמֵנוּ מִן ־ הָאָרֶץ וּמַֽה ־ תַּעֲשֵׂה לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדֽוֹל ׃ ס

Psalms 74:22קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים רִיבָה רִיבֶךָ זְכֹר חֶרְפָּתְךָ מִנִּי ־ נָבָל כָּל ־ הַיּֽוֹם ׃

Psalms 89:1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי ׃

Psalms 138:2אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל ־ הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ וְאוֹדֶה אֶת ־ שְׁמֶךָ עַל ־ חַסְדְּךָ וְעַל ־ אֲמִתֶּךָ כִּֽי ־ הִגְדַּלְתָּ עַל ־ כָּל ־ שִׁמְךָ אִמְרָתֶֽךָ ׃

Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:1

Many ancient translations join this psalm to that which goes next before it, the Septuagint particularly, and the vulgar Latin; but it is, in the Hebrew, a distinct psalm. In it we are taught to give glory, I. To God, and not to ourselves, ver. 1 . II. To God, and not to idols, ver. 2-8 . We must give glory to God, 1. By trusting in him, and in his promise and blessing, ver. 9-15 . 2. By blessing him, ver. 16-18 . Some think this psalm was penned upon occasion of some great distress and trouble that the church of… Read the whole commentary →

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