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Psalm 115:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 115 · verse 1
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.Psalm 115:1 · King James Version
Psalm 115:1 in context
1Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
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Key words (Strong's)
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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Sufficient care is here taken to answer both the pretensions of self and the reproaches of idolaters. I. Boasting is here for ever excluded, Psa 115:1. Let no opinion of our own merits have any room either in our prayers or in our praises, but let both centre in God's glory. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8