The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 115:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give glory. God is prayed to help Israel, but not for their sakes, not to cover them with glory—rather for his own sake, that glory may rest on his Name, and himself, among the nations.

For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. In order to be true to his qualities of mercifulness and truthfulness.

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