Not to us, Yahwe, not to us,
But to thy name give glory,
For thy mercy’s sake, for thy truth’s sake.
Why should the nations say,
Where is their God?
—Verses 1, 2.
What would ordinarily be the body of the first division of the hymn begins with verse 3 and runs on to verse 8 contrasting the God who is in the heavens and who has power to do whatever he wills with the impotent and useless idols of the nations (verses 3-8).
A new section clearly begins with verse 9. In a hymn proper verses 9-11 would constitute a renewed call to praise, but here they are a summons to Israelites, priests, proselytes to trust Yahwe:
Israel, trust in Yahwe:
Their help and their shield is he.