Verse 1: Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Indlela: Iminduze. ElikaDavide. Ngisindise, Nkulunkulu, ngokuba amanzi afikile emphefumulweni.
Verse 2: Ngishone odakeni lobishi olujulileyo, kungekho kuma; ngingene emanzini alutwa; imisinga iyangicwilisa.
Verse 3: Ngikhathele ukukhala kwami, umphimbo wami ushile; amehlo ami ayafiphala ekulindeleni uNkulunkulu wami.
Verse 4: Abangizonda ngeze baningi kunezinwele zekhanda lami; baningi abafuna ukungiqeda beyizitha zami kungekho sici; nengingakuphanganga ngakubuyisela.
Verse 5: Nkulunkulu, wena uyabazi ubuwula bami, nezono zami azifihlakele kuwe.
Verse 6: Mabangajabhiswa ngami abakulindeleyo, Nkosi Jehova Sebawoti; mabangahlazeki ngami abakufunayo, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
Verse 7: Ngokuba ngithwele isihlamba ngenxa yakho; ihlazo lisibekela ubuso bami.
Verse 8: Sengaba ngumfokazi kubafowethu, nowezizwe kubantwana bakamame.
Verse 9: Ngokuba ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile; izithuko zabakuthukayo zingehlele.
Verse 10: Ngakhala, umphefumulo wami wazila; kwaba ngukudunyazwa kwami.
Verse 11: Isaka ngalenza isambatho sami; ngaba yisaga kubo.
Verse 12: Abahlezi esangweni bakhuluma ngami; izidakwa ziyangihaya.
Verse 13: Kodwa mina, umkhuleko wami ukuwe Jehova esikhathini sokuzwelwa, Nkulunkulu; ngenxa yomusa wakho omkhulu ngiphendule eqinisweni lensindiso yakho.
Verse 14: Ngikhiphe odakeni, mangingashoni; mangisindiswe kubo abangizondayo, nasemanzini alutwa.
Verse 15: Isikhukhula samanzi masingangicwilisi, utwa lungangigwinyi, umgodi ungangivaleli emlonyeni wawo.
Verse 16: Ngiphendule, Jehova, ngokuba umusa wakho ulungile; uphendukele kimi ngokobubele bakho obukhulu.
Verse 17: Ungayifihleli inceku yakho ubuso bakho, ngokuba ngiyahlupheka; shesha ungiphendule.
Verse 18: Sondela kuwo umphefumulo wami, uwuhlenge, ngikhulule ngenxa yezitha zami.
Verse 19: Wena uyakwazi ukuthukwa kwami, namahloni ami nokudunyazwa kwami; zonke izitha zami ziphambi kwakho.
Verse 20: Ukuthukwa kuyaphulile inhliziyo yami, ngigula kakhulu; bengibheka ukuhawukelwa, kepha akwabakho, nabaduduzayo, kepha angibatholanga.
Verse 21: Banginika inyongo ibe ngukudla kwami; ekomeni kwami bangiphuzisa uviniga.
Verse 22: Itafula labo malibe yisihibe phambi kwabo, libe lugibe kwabahlezi bezithulele.
Verse 23: Amehlo abo mawafiphale, ukuze bangaboni; izinkalo zabo zintengezele njalo.
Verse 24: Thela phezu kwabo ukunengwa kwakho; intukuthelo yakho evuthayo mayibafice.
Verse 25: Umuzi wabo mawuchitheke; makungabikho ohlala ematendeni abo.
Verse 26: Ngokuba oshaywe nguwe bayamzingela, baxoxa ngobuhlungu bezinkubela zakho.
Verse 27: Yengezela ukona ekoneni kwabo; mabangezi ekulungeni kwakho.
Verse 28: Mabesulwe encwadini yabaphilayo, bangalotshwa kanye nabalungileyo.
Verse 29: Mina kodwa ngihluphekile, ngibuhlungu; insindiso yakho, Nkulunkulu mayingilondoloze.
Verse 30: Ngiyakulibonga ngehubo igama likaNkulunkulu, ngimphakamise ngokubonga.
Verse 31: Kuyakuthandeka kuJehova kunenkomo, kunenkunzi enezimpondo nezinselo.
Verse 32: Kuyakuthi abayizivi bekubona, bajabule; nina enifuna uNkulunkulu, inhliziyo yenu mayiphile.
Verse 33: Ngokuba uJehova uyabalalela abampofu, neziboshwa zakhe akazideleli.
Verse 34: Uyakubongwa yizulu nomhlaba, yizilwandle nakho konke okuphila kuzo.
Verse 35: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uzakulisindisa iSiyoni, akhe imizi yakwaJuda; bazakuhlala khona, ibe yifa labo.
Verse 36: Inzalo yezinceku zakhe iyakulidla ifa; abathanda igama lakhe bayakuhlala kuyo.