Psalms 115:1
Not unto us, O Yahweh, not unto us,—but, unto thine own Name, give glory, concerning thy lovingkindness, concerning thy faithfulness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Wherefore should the nations say, Pray where is their God?
Cross References
Joshua 7:9Only let the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land hear, and they will surround us, and cut off our name out of the earth,—what then wilt thou do for thy great name?
Psalms 74:22Arise! O God, plead thine own cause, Remember the reproach of thee, from the impious one, all the day:
Psalms 89:1The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, age-abidingly will I sing, To generation after generation, will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.
Psalms 138:2I will bow down towards thy holy temple, and thank thy Name, for thy lovingkindness and for thy faithfulness, For thou hast magnified, above all thy Name, thy word!
Ezekiel 20:14Howbeit I wrought with effect for the sake of mine own Name,—that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations, in whose eyes I had brought them forth.
Ezekiel 36:32Not for your sakes, am I working, Declareth My Lord Yahweh be it known to you,— Turn ye pale and then blush for your ways. O house of Israel.
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 →