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Psalms 115:1

Psalms 115:1
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory,.... There is no glory due to men; no, not to the best of men, not to be given them on any account whatever; neither on account of things…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Not 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 115:1-8

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…