Verse 1: Umkhuleko wohluphekayo, nxa ephela amandla, ethulula isikhalo sakhe phambi kukaJehova. Jehova, yizwa umkhuleko wami; ukukhala kwami makufinyelele kuwe.
Verse 2: Ungafihli ubuso bakho kimi ngosuku losizi lwami; beka indlebe yakho kimi, ngosuku engimemeza ngalo usheshe ungiphendule.
Verse 3: Ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelile njengomusi; amathambo ashile njengezinkuni.
Verse 4: Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe, ibunile njengotshani, ngokuba ngiyakhohlwa ukudla isinkwa sami.
Verse 5: Ngenxa yezwi lokububula kwami amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami.
Verse 6: Ngiyafana nevuba ehlane, nginjengesikhova kwahlongasibi.
Verse 7: Ngiyaqwasha, nginjengenyoni eyodwa ophahleni lwendlu.
Verse 8: Izitha zami ziyangithuka usuku lonke; abahlanya ngami bayangiqalekisa.
Verse 9: Ngokuba ngidlile umlotha njengesinkwa, nophuzo lwami ngiluxubanisile nezinyembezi.
Verse 10: Ngenxa yentukuthelo nolaka lwakho ungifukulile, wangilahla.
Verse 11: Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elandayo; mina uqobo ngiyabuna njengotshani.
Verse 12: Kepha wena Jehova uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade, nesikhumbuzo sakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Verse 13: Uyakuvuka, uhawukele iSiyoni; sekuyisikhathi sokuliphatha ngomusa, yebo, isikhathi esimisiweyo sesifikile.
Verse 14: Ngokuba izinceku zalo ziyathokoza ngamatshe alo, zihawukele uthuli lwalo.
Verse 15: Khona abezizwe bayakulesaba igama likaJehova, amakhosi onke omhlaba inkazimulo yakho.
Verse 16: Ngokuba uJehova ulakhile iSiyoni, ubonakele enkazimulweni yakhe;
Verse 17: wanaka umkhuleko wabangenalutho, engawudeleli umthandazo wabo.
Verse 18: Lokhu kuyakulotshelwa isizukulwane esizayo; abantu abayakudalwa bayakudumisa uJehova.
Verse 19: Ngokuba ubheke phansi esekuphakameni kwakhe okungcwele, wabuka umhlaba esezulwini
Verse 20: ukuba ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, akhulule abantwana bokufa,
Verse 21: ukuze kumenyezelwe eSiyoni igama likaJehova nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema,
Verse 22: nxa izizwe zibuthana ndawonye kanye nemibuso ukumkhonza uJehova.
Verse 23: Wanciphisa amandla ami endleleni, wafinyeza izinsuku zami.
Verse 24: Ngithi: “Nkulunkulu wami, ungangisusi enxenyeni yezinsuku zami; iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Verse 25: Endulo wawusekela umhlaba, izulu lingumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
Verse 26: Kuyakubhubha lokhu, kepha uyakuma; yebo, kuyakuguga konke njengengubo; njengesambatho uyakukuguqula, kuguqulwe.
Verse 27: Kepha unguwe njalo, iminyaka yakho ayiyikuphela.
Verse 28: Abantwana bezinceku zakho bayakuhlala; inzalo yabo iyakuma phambi kwakho.”