Leshem Shamayim: “For the sake of heaven.”

¹  Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
²  Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God;
³be gracious to me, O Lord,
for to you do I cry all day long.
⁴  Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
⁵  For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
⁶  Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
listen to my cry of supplication.
⁷  In the day of my trouble I call on you,
for you will answer me.

 ⁸  There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,
nor are there any works like yours.
⁹  All the nations you have made shall come
and bow down before you, O Lord,
and shall glorify your name.
¹⁰  For you are great and do wondrous things;
you alone are God.
¹¹  Teach me your way, O LORD,
that I may walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart to revere your name.
¹²  I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.
¹³  For great is your steadfast love toward me;
you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

 ¹⁴  O God, the insolent rise up against me;
a band of ruffians seeks my life,
and they do not set you before them.
¹⁵  But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
¹⁶  Turn to me and be gracious to me;
give your strength to your servant;
save the child of your serving girl.
¹⁷  Show me a sign of your favor,
so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame,
because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

Leshem Shamayim
(le-shem sha-MAI-yeem) phr. “For the sake of heaven.” For the Name of God; in honor of God. Machloket leshem shamayim is an argument/strife (machloket) for the purpose of reaching truth.