Mazmur 44:12

44:12 You sold ¹  your people for a pittance; ² 

you did not ask a high price for them. ³ 

Mazmur 62:5

62:5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! ⁴ 

For he is the one who gives me confidence. ⁵ 

[44:12]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).

[44:12]  ² tn Heb “for what is not wealth.”

[44:12]  ³ tn Heb “you did not multiply their purchase prices.”

[62:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “only for God be silent, my soul.” The wording is similar to that of v. 1a. Here an imperatival form, דּוֹמִּי (dommiy, “be silent”), appears instead of the noun דּוּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”). The psalmist is encouraging himself to maintain his trust in God.

[62:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “for from him [is] my hope.”