Mazmur 62:5

62:5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! ¹ 

For he is the one who gives me confidence. ² 

Yesaya 26:21

26:21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, ³ 

to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.

The earth will display the blood shed on it;

it will no longer cover up its slain. ⁴ 

[62:5]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “for from him [is] my hope.”

[26:21]  ³ tn Heb “out of his place” (so KJV, ASV).

[26:21]  ⁴ sn This implies that rampant bloodshed is one of the reasons for divine judgment. See the note at 24:5.