Psalm 115:1
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Psalm 115
The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God
1 [a]Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.(A)
Footnotes
- 115.1 Psalms 114–115 are a single psalm in the earliest witnesses
Psalm 79:9-10
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9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins,
for your name’s sake.(A)
10 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes.(B)
Isaiah 48:11
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11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for why should my name[a] be profaned?
My glory I will not give to another.(A)
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- 48.11 Gk OL: Heb for why should it
Psalm 96:8
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8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts.(A)
Ezekiel 20:14
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14 But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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Ezekiel 36:32
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32 It is not for your sake that I will act, says the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and dismayed for your ways, O house of Israel.(A)
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Daniel 9:19
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19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act and do not delay! For your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people bear your name!”(A)
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Ezekiel 36:22
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22 Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.(A)
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Psalm 89:1-2
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Psalm 89
God’s Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.(A)
2 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.(B)
Footnotes
- 89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord
Psalm 61:7
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7 May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!(A)
Joshua 7:9
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9 The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and surround us and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will you do for your great name?”(A)
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Revelation 4:10-11
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10 the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,(A)
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”(B)
Romans 15:8-9
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8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors(A) 9 and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
and sing praises to your name”;(B)
John 1:17
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17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(A)
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Micah 7:20
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.(A)
Psalm 74:22
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22 Rise up, O God, plead your cause;
remember how the impious scoff at you all day long.(A)
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