Psalm 115:1
New King James Version
The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God
115 Not (A)unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.
Psalm 79:9-10
New King James Version
9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
For the glory of Your name;
And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins,
(A)For Your name’s sake!
10 (B)Why should the [a]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.
Footnotes
- Psalm 79:10 Gentiles
Isaiah 48:11
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11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it;
For (A)how should My name be profaned?
And (B)I will not give My glory to another.
Ezekiel 20:14
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14 (A)But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.
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Psalm 96:8
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8 [a]Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
Footnotes
- Psalm 96:8 Ascribe
Ezekiel 36:32
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32 (A)Not for your sake do I do this,” says the Lord God, “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel!”
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Daniel 9:19
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19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
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Ezekiel 36:22
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22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, (A)but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.
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Psalm 89:1-2
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Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings
A [a]Contemplation of (A)Ethan the Ezrahite.
89 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
(B)Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 61:7
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Footnotes
- Psalm 61:7 Lit. guard or keep
Joshua 7:9
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9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and (A)cut off our name from the earth. Then (B)what will You do for Your great name?”
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Revelation 4:10-11
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10 (A)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
11 “You(B) are worthy, [a]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
(C)For You created all things,
And by (D)Your will they [b]exist and were created.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 4:11 NU, M our Lord and God
- Revelation 4:11 NU, M existed
Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, (A)by which He [a]made us accepted in (B)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
Romans 15:8-9
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8 Now I say that (A)Jesus Christ has become a [a]servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, (B)to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and (C)that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
(D)“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
Footnotes
- Romans 15:8 minister
John 1:17
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17 For (A)the law was given through Moses, but (B)grace and (C)truth came through Jesus Christ.
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Micah 7:20
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20 (A)You will give truth to Jacob
And [a]mercy to Abraham,
(B)Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness
Psalm 74:22
New King James Version
22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man [a]reproaches You daily.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:22 reviles or taunts
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