Verse 1: Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavide. Amazulu ayalanda ngenkazimulo kaJehova, nomkhathi ushumayela umsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
Verse 2: Usuku luyalandisa usuku inkulumo, nobusuku bushumayeza ubusuku ukwazi.
Verse 3: Akukho ukukhuluma, awakho amazwi, lapho izwi lingezwakali khona.
Verse 4: Isilinganiso sawo siphumele emhlabeni wonke namazwi awo emkhawulweni womhlaba. Ulimisele ilanga itende kulo.
Verse 5: Lona linjengomyeni ephuma ekamelweni lakhe; lijabulisa okweqhawe ukugijima endleleni yalo.
Verse 6: Ukuphuma kwalo kusemkhawulweni wezulu; ukuzungeza kwalo kuya ekugcineni kwalo; akukho okufihlelwe ukushisa kwalo.
Verse 7: Umthetho kaJehova uphelele, uvusa umphefumulo; ukufakaza kukaJehova kuqinisile, kuhlakaniphisa oyisiwula.
Verse 8: Imiyalo kaJehova ilungile, ijabulisa inhliziyo; umyalezo kaJehova uhlanzekile, ukhanyisa amehlo.
Verse 9: Ukumesaba uJehova kuhlanzekile, kumi kuze kube phakade; imithetho kaJehova iyiqiniso, ilungile yonke.
Verse 10: Inxanelekile kunegolide, kunegolide elihlanzekileyo eliningi; imnandi kunezinyosi, kunoju lwamakhekheba.
Verse 11: Nenceku yakho iyayalwa ngayo; oyigcinayo uyakuba nomvuzo omkhulu.
Verse 12: Ngubani owazi iziphosiso zakhe na? Ngithethelele kwezisithekileyo.
Verse 13: Yilonde inceku yakho nasezonweni ezihlazisayo; mazingabusi phezu kwami. Yikhona ngiyakube ngiphelele, ngingabe ngisaba necala eziphambekweni ezinkulu.
Verse 14: Amazwi omlomo wami nokuzindla kwenhliziyo yami makuthandeke ebusweni bakho, Jehova, dwala lami nomhlengi wami.