Verse 1: IMaskili lika-Asafa. Nkulunkulu, usilahleleni kuze kube phakade na? Intukuthelo yakho ithunqelelani izimvu zedlelo lakho na?
Verse 2: Khumbula ibandla lakho owalizuza endulo, owalikhulula ukuba libe yisifunda sefa lakho, nentaba yaseSiyoni ohlala kuyo.
Verse 3: Lulamisela izinyawo zakho emidilikweni yaphakade; isitha sone konke endlini engcwele.
Verse 4: Izitha zakho zibhongile phakathi kwendlu yakho yokubuthana, zamisa izimpawu zazo zaba yizimpawu.
Verse 5: Zaba sengathi abantu baphakamisa amazembe emithini eminyeneyo.
Verse 6: Konke okubaziweyo kwayo sezikuphohloze ngembazo nangesando.
Verse 7: Zayokhela indlu yakho engcwele; indlu yegama lakho zayidumaza kwaze kwaba phansi emhlabathini.
Verse 8: Zathi enhliziyweni yazo: “Masibachithe kanyekanye,” zashisa zonke izindlu zokubuthana zikaNkulunkulu ezweni.
Verse 9: Izimpawu zethu asiziboni; akusekho mprofethi; akakho kithina owaziyo ukuthi koze kube nini.
Verse 10: Nkulunkulu, koze kube nini umcindezeli ethuka, isitha sihlambalaza igama lakho njalo, na?
Verse 11: Usihoshelani isandla sakho, isandla sakho sokunene, na? Sihoshe esifubeni sakho, uzichithe.
Verse 12: Nokho uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami kwaphakade eyenza insindiso emhlabeni.
Verse 13: Nguwena owahlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho, wachofoza amakhanda ezilo ezesabekayo emanzini.
Verse 14: Nguwena owaphohloza amakhanda kaLeviyathani, wamnika abe ngukudla kwezidalwa zasehlane.
Verse 15: Nguwena owaqhamukisa isiphethu nomfudlana; nguwe owomisa imifula egobhoza njalo.
Verse 16: Usuku ngolwakho, nobusuku ngobakho; nguwena owenza ukukhanya nelanga.
Verse 17: Nguwena owamisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba; nguwe owenza ihlobo nobusika.
Verse 18: Khumbula lokhu, Jehova, ukuthi isitha sithukile, nesizwe esinobuwula silihlambalazile igama lakho.
Verse 19: Ungawunikeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho esilwaneni; ungakhohlwa ukuphila kwezihlupheki zakho njalo.
Verse 20: Khumbula isivumelwano, ngokuba izindawo ezimnyama zezwe zigcwele izindlu zobudlova.
Verse 21: Ocindezelweyo makangabuyi ejabhile; ohluphekayo nompofu mababonge igama lakho.
Verse 22: Vuka, Nkulunkulu, uyimele indaba yakho; khumbula ukuthi uklolodelwa yiziwula usuku lonke.
Verse 23: Ungakhohlwa izwi lezitha zakho, ukuxokozela kwabakuvukelayo okwenyukela njalonjalo.