Verse 1: Umkhuleko kaDavide. Yizwa ukulunga, Jehova, ulalele ukukhala kwami, ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami ophuma ezindebeni ezingenankohliso.
Verse 2: Ukwahlulelwa kwami makuvele ebusweni bakho; amehlo akho mawabheke okulungileyo.
Verse 3: Uyalinga inhliziyo yami; ungihambele ebusuku, uyangihlolisisa, awufumani lutho; ngiyahlosa ukuba umlomo wami ungaphambuki.
Verse 4: Emisebenzini yabantu ngiyazilinda, ezindleleni zezidlova ngezwi lezindebe zakho.
Verse 5: Izinyathelo zami zinamathela ezinyaweni zakho, izinyawo zami azisheleli.
Verse 6: Ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba uyangizwa, Nkulunkulu; beka indlebe yakho kimi, uzwe izwi lami.
Verse 7: Bonakalisa isihe sakho esimangalisayo wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene labo abaphephela kuwe kwababahlaselayo.
Verse 8: Ngigcine njengenhlamvu yeso, ungisithe ethunzini lamaphiko akho
Verse 9: kubo ababi abangilimazayo, kuzo izitha zokuphila kwami ezingihaqileyo.
Verse 10: Bavalelwe ngamanoni abo, bakhuluma ngokuzidla ngomlomo wabo.
Verse 11: Noma siyaphi, bayangizungeza; amehlo abo bawabhekisa kukho ukungiwisa phansi emhlabathini.
Verse 12: Unjengengonyama ehahela ukubamba, njengebhongo lengonyama elilele ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.
Verse 13: Vuka, Jehova, umhlangabeze, umwise phansi; sindisa umphefumulo wami komubi ngenkemba yakho,
Verse 14: nakubantu ngesandla sakho, Jehova, abantu baleli zwe abasabelo sabo sikulokhu kuphila, nabasisu sabo usigcwalisa ngengcebo yakho, nabashiyela izingane zabo okusele kubo.
Verse 15: Kepha mina ngiyakubuka ubuso bakho ekulungeni, ngisuthe ngesimo sakho ekuvukeni kwami.