other lords - temporal; heathen kings (2Ch 12:8; 2Ch 28:5, 2Ch 28:6), Nebuchadnezzar, etc. Spiritual also, idols and lusts (Rom 6:16-18).
by thee only - It is due to Thee alone, that we again worship Thee as our Lord [Maurer]. “(We are) Thine only, we will celebrate Thy name” [Horsley]. The sanctifying effect of affliction (Psa 71:16; Psa 119:67, Psa 119:71).