122. What is the first petition?
“Hallowed be Thy name;” that is, grant us, first, rightly to know Thee,[1] and to hallow, magnify, and praise Thee in all Thy works, in which Thy power, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth shine forth;[2] and further, that we so order our whole life, our thoughts, words, and deeds, that Thy name may not be blasphemed, but honored and praised on our account.[3]
[1]Jn. 17:3; Mt. 16:17; Jas. 1:5; Ps. 119:105. [2] Ps. 119:137; Rom. 11:33-36. [3]Ps. 71:8; *Ps. 100:3-4; *Ps. 92:1-2; *Eph. 1:16-17; *Ps. 71:16.
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