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God's Glory, Not Ours
Commentators like Calvin and Gill emphasize that this verse is a model for prayer. The psalmist, in deep distress, doesn't appeal to personal merit but asks God to act for the sake of His own name. The repeated phrase 'Not unto us' shows a profound humility, teaching believers to ground their requests not in their own worthiness, but in a desire for God's glory to be seen.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 115:1
18th Century
Theologian
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto your name give glory — This apparently abrupt commencement of the psalm was undoubtedly …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 115:1
19th Century
Bishop
Not unto us ... —This rejection of all self-praise is implied in all Hebrew poetry.
Mercy ... truth ..…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 115:1–2
19th Century
Preacher
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your mercy, and for your truth's sake. Why should the heathen say, Where is now …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 115:1
16th Century
Theologian
Not unto us, O Jehovah! It is not certain by whom, or at what time, this psalm was composed. We learn from the first part of it that the f…
John Gill
On Psalms 115:1
17th Century
Pastor
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto your name give
glory
There is no glory due…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 115:1–8
17th Century
Minister
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…