Verse 1: Igama. Ihubo likaDavide. Inhliziyo yami iduduzekile, Nkulunkulu; ngizakuhlabelela, ngihube, ngisho nomphefumulo wami.
Verse 2: Vukani, lugubhu nehabhu! Ngizakuvusa ukusa.
Verse 3: Ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabantu, Jehova, ngikudumise phakathi kwezizwe.
Verse 4: Ngokuba umusa wakho mkhulu phezu kwezulu, nokuthembeka kwakho kuze kube semafwini.
Verse 5: Phakama, Nkulunkulu, phezu kwezulu, inkazimulo yakho ibe phezu komhlaba wonke.
Verse 6: Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe, sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, ungizwele.
Verse 7: UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe, wathi: “Ngiyakwethaba; ngiyakulidabula iShekemi, ngisilinganise isiGodi saseSukoti.
Verse 8: Ngowami uGileyadi, ngowami uManase; u-Efrayimi uyisivikelo sekhanda lami, uJuda uyintonga yami yokubusa.
Verse 9: UMowabi uyisitsha sami sokuhlambela; phezu kuka-Edomi ngiphonsa isicathulo sami; phezu kweFilistiya ngiyethaba.”
Verse 10: Ngubani oyakungiyisa emzini oyinqaba na? Ngubani oyakungiholela kwa-Edomi na?
Verse 11: Akusiwena Nkulunkulu osilahlileyo na? Nkulunkulu, awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.
Verse 12: Siphe ukuba sisizakale ekuhluphekeni, ngokuba ukusiza komuntu kuyize.
Verse 13: NgoNkulunkulu siyakwenza izenzo zamandla; yena uyakunyathela phansi izitha zethu.