Verse 1: Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavide. Ithemba lami ngilibeka kuwe Jehova; mawungangijabhisi naphakade; ngikhulule ngokulunga kwakho. 31:1 AmaH. 25:2; 71:1.
Verse 2: Beka kimi indlebe yakho, ungophule masinyane, ube yidwala eliqinileyo kimi, indlu yezinqaba yokungisindisa.
Verse 3: Ngokuba wena uyidwala lami nenqaba yami; ngenxa yegama lakho uyakungihola, ungiqondise. 31:3 AmaH. 23:3; IzA. 18:10.
Verse 4: Uyakungikhipha enetheni abangicuphe ngalo, ngokuba wena uyinqaba yami.
Verse 5: Ngibeka umoya wami esandleni sakho; uyangihlenga, Jehova Nkulunkulu othembekayo. 31:5 Luk. 23:46; IzE. 7:59.
Verse 6: Ngiyabazonda abakhonza onkulunkulu abayize, kepha mina ngithemba uJehova.
Verse 7: Ngizakwethaba, ngijabule ngomusa wakho, ngokuba ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwami, wazinaka izinsizi zomphefumulo wami; 31:7 AmaH. 9:2.
Verse 8: awunginikelanga esandleni sesitha, wazimisa izinyawo zami endaweni ebanzi.
Verse 9: Yiba nomusa kimi, Jehova, ngokuba ngiyahlupheka; iso lami liyafa usizi, nomphefumulo wami nomzimba wami. 31:9 AmaH. 6:7.
Verse 10: Ngokuba ukuphila kwami kuphelela osizini, neminyaka yami ekububuleni; amandla ami aphelile ngokona kwami, namathambo ami ancunzekile. 31:10 AmaH. 40:12; 102:3.
Verse 11: Ngenxa yezitha zami zonke sengaba yisihlamba, ikakhulu kubakhelwane bami ngaba ngobesabisayo abangane bami; abangibona endleleni bayangibalekela.
Verse 12: Sengakhohlakala enhliziyweni njengofileyo; nginjengesitsha esifileyo.
Verse 13: Ngokuba ngikuzwile ukuhleba kwabaningi ngokwesabisayo nxazonke; besenza icebo ngami bahlosa ukubulala umphefumulo wami. 31:13 Jer. 20:10.
Verse 14: Kepha mina ngithemba wena Jehova; ngithi: “UnguNkulunkulu wami.”
Verse 15: Izikhathi zami zisesandleni sakho; ngikhulule esandleni sezitha zami nakwabangizingelayo. 31:15 AmaH. 139:16.
Verse 16: Khanyisa ubuso bakho phezu kwenceku yakho; ngisindise ngomusa wakho. 31:16 Num. 6:25; AmaH. 80:3.
Verse 17: Jehova, mawungangijabhisi, ngokuba ngiyakubiza; mabajabhiswe ababi, bathuliswe endaweni yabafileyo.
Verse 18: Mazithuliswe izindebe zamanga ezijivaza olungileyo ngokuzidla nangokweyisa.
Verse 19: Yeka ubukhulu bomusa wakho obagodlele wona abakwesabayo, owenzele bona ababalekela kuwe, phambi kwabantwana babantu.
Verse 20: Ubafihla ekusithekeni kobuso bakho ngenxa yezigungu zabantu; ubalondoloza edokodweni ekuxabaneni kwezilimi. 31:20 AmaH. 27:5; Jer. 36:26.
Verse 21: Makabongwe uJehova, ngokuba ungenzele umusa wakhe omangalisayo emzini oqinileyo. 31:21 AmaH. 144:1.
Verse 22: Mina-ke ngithe ovalweni lwami: Ngixoshiwe emehlweni akho; nokho walizwa izwi lokunxusa kwami ekukhaleni kwami kuwe.
Verse 23: Mthandeni uJehova nina nonke enimkhonzayo; uJehova uyabalondoloza abakholekileyo, amphindisele kakhulu ozidlayo.
Verse 24: Qinani, inhliziyo yenu ibe nesibindi, nina nonke enithemba uJehova.