It is a difficult concept to analyze, because of its wide spectrum of meanings, all related and inter-dependent which, when taken together, help us to comprehend something of the mystery of God. The concept of glory is employed supremely in the Old Testament as a characteristic attribute of God. When the term is applied to God, it carries all the above ideas, but it takes on a transcendent and more profound meaning. Psalm 19 teaches that the glory of God is made manifest in nature. Throughout redemption history, God manifested his glory in unusual, supernatural ways, often referred to as theophanies.
Man seeks eminence and recognition.
God has no such ambition. His glory is his right of preeminence by virtue of being God. His glory has intrinsic worth and permanence . What is conveyed in this verse is the divine uniqueness, God's right to be alone acknowledged as supreme. But my people have changed their glory for that which is not profit.