Bringing Glory And Honour

Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κύρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν... Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κύρίῳ, φησὶ, δόξαν καὶ τιμήν. Πῶς οὖν ἡμεῖς, ἡ γῆ καὶ σποδὸς, τᾧ μεγαλῷ Κύρίῳ δόξαν προσφέρομεν; πῶς δὲ καὶ τιμήν; Δόξαν μὲν διὰ τῶν ἀγὰθῶν ἔργων, ὅταν λάμπῃ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὥστε ἰδόντες τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν δοξάσαι τὸν Πατέρα ἡμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Καὶ διὰ σωφροσύνης καὶ τοῦ ἐπιβάλλοντος τοῖς τὴν εὐσέβειαν ἐπαγγελομένοις ἁγιασμοῦ δοξάσαι δυνατόν ἐστι τὸν Θεὸν κατὰ τὴν τοῦ Παύλου παραίνεσιν, λέγοντος· Δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν. Ταύτην καὶ ἀπειτεῖ παρὰ τῶν εἰς αὐτὸν πιστευόντων καὶ τῷ χαρίσματι τῆς υἱοθεσίας τετιμημένων τὴν δόξαν ὁ Κύριος. Υἱὸς γὰρ φησὶν, δοξὰζει πατέρα· καὶ Εἰ πατήρ εἰμι ἐγὼ, ποῦ ἔστιν ἡ δόξα μου; Τιμὴν δὲ φέρει τῷ Θεῷ ὁ κατὰ τὴν Παροιμίαν τιμῶν τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν δικαίων ἑαυτοῦ πόνων, καὶ ἀπαρχόμενος αὐτῷ ἀπὸ καρπῶν αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνης. Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, Ὁμιλία Ἐις Τους Ψαλμούς, Εἰς Τον Ψαλμον ΚΗ´ Source: Migne PG 29.283b-c

Bring to the Lord glory and honour... 1 'Bring to the Lord,' he says 'glory and honour.' And how do we, who are earth and ash, bring glory to the Lord on High? How do we bring Him honour? It is by  glory through good works, when our deeds shine before men, so that they who know our works give glory to our Father in heaven. 2 And similarly by temperance and holiness, to those who profess piety, it is possible that there shall come praise to God, according to the exhortation of Paul, who says, 'Glorify God in your members.' 3 Indeed this is the glory that God requires from those who believe in Him, and who are worthy of the gift of adoption. 'For a son,' it is said, 'glorifies the father.' And 'If I am a father where is my glory?' 4 He who brings glory to God, according to Proverbs, is he who honours God by his righteous labours and gives to Him the first fruits of his righteousness. 5 Saint Basil of Caesarea, Homilies on the Psalms, from Psalm 28 1 Ps 28.2 2 Mt 5.16 3 1 Cor 5.20 4 Malachi 2.6 5 Prov 3.9