Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake.
Ver. 1. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us] This is the godly man's motto, and his daily practice. See Genesis 41:16 Acts 3:12; Acts 3:16 1 Corinthians 15:10 Luke 19:16. Not we, but thy talents, have gained other five, and other two (Georg. Fabric. Chenmieenses virus de seipso).
Fabricius studuit bene de pietate mereri;
Sed quicquid potuit, gloria, Christe, tua est.
There is no merit at all in us, saith the Chaldee here; the bowls of the candlestick had no oil but that which dropped from the olive branches. It is therefore very good counsel that Austin gives his friend Boniface, In omnibus bonis actibus tuis illi da claritatem, tibi humilitatem, In all thy good deeds give God the glory, and take up lowly thoughts of thyself.