Verse 1: Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngeziluleko zababi, ongemi endleleni yezoni, ongahlali enkundleni yabaklolodayo,
Verse 2: kepha okuthokoza kwakhe kusemthethweni kaJehova, ozindla ngomthetho wakhe imini nobusuku.
Verse 3: Unjengomuthi otshaliwe ngasemifuleni yamanzi, othela isithelo sawo ngesikhathi sawo, oqabunga lawo lingabuni, nakho konke akwenzayo uyakuba nenhlanhla kukho.
Verse 4: Ababi abanjalo, kepha banjengamakhoba aphephethwa ngumoya.
Verse 5: Ngalokho ababi abayikuma ekwahlulelweni, nezoni ebandleni labalungileyo.
Verse 6: Ngokuba uJehova uyayazi indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi yobhubha.