Verse 1: Kumholi wokuhlabelela. ElikaDavide, inceku kaJehova, owakhuluma amazwi aleli hubo kuJehova mhla uJehova emsindisile esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule. Wathi: Ngiyakuthanda, Jehova, mandla ami.
Verse 2: Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami; uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo.
Verse 3: Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
Verse 4: Izintambo zokufa zangizungelezela, izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.
Verse 5: Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela.
Verse 6: Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami phambi kwakhe kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.
Verse 7: Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezintaba zathuthumela, zagubhuzela ngokuba ethukuthele.
Verse 8: Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye.
Verse 9: Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
Verse 10: Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi, wandiza; washweza ngamaphiko omoya.
Verse 11: Ubumnyama wabenza isisibekelo, idokodo lakhe elimphahlayo; amanzi amnyama, amafu anzima.
Verse 12: Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe abanga phambili, isichotho namalahle avuthayo.
Verse 13: UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe: isichotho namalahle avuthayo.
Verse 14: Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabangquzula, nemibani eminingi, wabadidizelisa.
Verse 15: Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho.
Verse 16: Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.
Verse 17: Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.
Verse 18: Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.
Verse 19: Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi; wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.
Verse 20: UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
Verse 21: Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova, angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.
Verse 22: Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.
Verse 23: Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.
Verse 24: UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi kwamehlo akhe.
Verse 25: Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa uthembekile; kumuntu oqotho uzibonakalisa uqotho;
Verse 26: kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa uhlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa unenkani.
Verse 27: Ngokuba wena uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo abaqhoshileyo uyawathobisa.
Verse 28: Ngokuba wena uyokhela isibani sami; uJehova uNkulunkulu wami uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.
Verse 29: Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.
Verse 30: Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.
Verse 31: Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
Verse 32: uNkulunkulu ongibhincisa amandla, owenza indlela yami ilunge;
Verse 33: owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi, angimise emagqumeni ami;
Verse 34: ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.
Verse 35: Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho, isandla sakho sokunene singisekele, nobumnene bakho bungikhulisile.
Verse 36: Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile; amaqakala ami awaxegi.
Verse 37: Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica; angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.
Verse 38: Ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.
Verse 39: Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa; ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.
Verse 40: Wangifulathelisela izitha zami, nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.
Verse 41: Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo, nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.
Verse 42: Ngabacolisisa njengothuli emoyeni; ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.
Verse 43: Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu; wangimisa ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.
Verse 44: Banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela; abafo bazithoba phansi kwami.
Verse 45: Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumele.
Verse 46: UJehova usekhona, malidunyiswe iDwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
Verse 47: uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo, wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;
Verse 48: ongikhululile ezitheni zami, yebo, ongiphakamisile phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.
Verse 49: Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihubele igama lakho.
Verse 50: Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.