Psalms 65:1

"PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed." (Whatever else we do, let us be sure our souls magnify the Lord and abhor the idea of self-glorification. If the Lord has blessed us, let us shake off any idea of ascribing praise to ourselves, as Paul shook off the viper from his hand. We are mere vanity and to us belongs shame. This is our possession--the only inheritance our fathers have left to us. What are we that the Lord should bless us? Did I bring a soul to Christ the other day? I bless the Holy Spirit who helped me by his power to do so divine a deed. Did I bear bold testimony for the truth but yesterday? I bless him who is the faithful and true witness, that at his feet I learned how to be true and by his Spirit was enabled to be brave. With vehemence we put down the idea of honoring ourselves. Again and again we put away the usurper's crown that Satan offers us).

Charles H. Spurgeon