Verse 1: IMiktamu likaDavide. Ngilondoloze, Nkulunkulu, ngokuba ngiyaphephela kuwe.
Verse 2: Ngithi kuJehova: “Wena uyiNkosi yami; anginakho okuhle ngaphandle kwakho.”
Verse 3: Abangcwele abasemhlabeni, abayizikhulu, yonke intokozo yami ikubona.
Verse 4: Ziningi izinhlupheko zabazizuzela omunye unkulunkulu; angiyikunikela ngeminikelo yabo yegazi; angiyikuwaphatha amagama abo ngezindebe zami.
Verse 5: UJehova uyisabelo esahlukaniselwe mina, nendebe yami; wena uqinisa ifa lami.
Verse 6: Izabelo zingehlele ezindaweni ezinhle, yebo, nginalo ifa elihle.
Verse 7: Ngiyakumbonga uJehova ongilulekayo; nasebusuku izinso zami ziyangiyala.
Verse 8: Ngimbeke uJehova njalo phambi kwami, ngokuba ungakwesokunene sami, angiyikuzanyazanyiswa.
Verse 9: Ngakho-ke inhliziyo yami iyajabula, nomphefumulo wami uyethaba, nenyama yami iyakuhlala ngokwethemba.
Verse 10: Ngokuba awuyikunikela umphefumulo wami endaweni yabafileyo; awuyikuvuma ukuba ongcwele wakho abone ukubola.
Verse 11: Uyakungazisa indlela yokuphila; ukugcwala kwenjabulo kusebusweni bakho; intokozo isesandleni sakho sokunene kuze kube phakade.