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Time after Pentecost · Proper 3 · Year A

Psalm 115:(1-8) 9-18

Not to Us, O LORD, but to Your Name

May 24, 2026

The High Priest Aaron, Spanish School
The High Priest Aaron, Spanish School, 17th centuryMuseo del Prado, Madrid
An anonymous Spanish painting of Aaron in full priestly dress: the breastplate with its twelve stones, the turban, the bells on the hem.O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield … He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.Spanish SchoolUnattributed; a Spanish painting of the seventeenth century whose author is not recorded.Museo del Prado, MadridSpain's national collection, formed from what the Spanish crown had bought over three centuries, which is why its Titians and Rubenses are unmatched.Museo del Prado, Madrid
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 6:24-34Mt 6:24-34
EpistleRom. 1:8-17Rom 1:8-17
Old TestamentIsa. 49:8-16aIs 49:8-16a
PsalterPs. 115:(1-8) 9-18Ps 115:(1-8) 9-18

Overview & Insights

"Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness." (Psalm 115:1)

The psalm gives glory to God alone and contrasts the living LORD who does as he pleases with the lifeless idols of the nations. Those who make idols and trust in them become as powerless as the images they worship.

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Commentary

Psalm 115 CommentaryPs 115 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of glory to God and the folly of idols.

Psalm 115:1 CommentariesPs 115:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators gathered on giving glory to God's name.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 115 (Hebrew and English)Ps 115 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the psalm with classic Jewish commentary.

Psalm 115:1 InterlinearPs 115:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word of the contrast between God and idols.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 115 - CatenaPs 115 - Catena Catena

Patristic comment on the living God and dead idols from the Church Fathers.

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