Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! Psalms 115:1
What can the creature give to God? “nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything” (Acts 17:25)
God, then, does not need glory given. His glory is undiminished whether we acknowledge it or not. Who, then, is giving the glory in this verse? Think carefully. There is a speaker, the one spoken to, and the request. It does not say “to your name be glory” which would be a word of praise. It is instead a request. Think how grand God’s steadfast love is, if it brings honor and praise from the heights of heaven itself!