Verse 1: Umkhuleko kaDavide. Beka indlebe yakho, Jehova, ungiphendule, ngokuba ngilusizi, ngimpofu.
Verse 2: Londoloza umphefumulo wami, ngokuba ngingoqotho; wena Nkulunkulu wami, sindisa inceku yakho ekwethembayo.
Verse 3: Yiba nomusa kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngikhala kuwe usuku lonke.
Verse 4: Thokozisa umphefumulo wenceku yakho, ngokuba kuwena, Nkosi, ngiyawuphakamisela umphefumulo wami.
Verse 5: Ngokuba wena, Nkosi, umuhle, ungothethelelayo, unomusa omkhulu kubo bonke abakhala kuwe.
Verse 6: Jehova, beka indlebe ekukhulekeni kwami, ulalele izwi lokunxusa kwami.
Verse 7: Ngosuku losizi lwami ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba uzakungiphendula.
Verse 8: Phakathi kwawonkulunkulu akakho onjengawe Nkosi; akukho okunjengemisebenzi yakho.
Verse 9: Izizwe ozenzileyo ziyakufika zonke, zikhuleke phambi kwakho, Nkosi, zidumise igama lakho.
Verse 10: Ngokuba umkhulu wena, uyenza izimangaliso, unguNkulunkulu wena wedwa.
Verse 11: Ngifundise, Jehova, indlela yakho; ngiyakuhamba eqinisweni lakho; yenza inhliziyo yami iqonde ntonye, yesabe igama lakho.
Verse 12: Ngiyakukubonga, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ngenhliziyo yonke yami, ngidumise igama lakho kuze kube phakade.
Verse 13: Ngokuba umusa wakho mkhulu phezu kwami, ukhululile umphefumulo wami endaweni yabafileyo ephansi.
Verse 14: Nkulunkulu, izideleli zingivukele, ibandla lezidlwangudlwangu lifuna umphefumulo wami; azibekanga wena phambi kwazo.
Verse 15: Kepha wena Nkosi unguNkulunkulu ohawukelayo, onomusa nokubekezela, uvame ubumnene nokuthembeka.
Verse 16: Phendukela kimi, ube nomusa kimi, uyiphe inceku yakho amandla akho, usindise indodana yencekukazi yakho.
Verse 17: Ngenzele isiboniselo sokuhle, ukuze abangizondayo babone, bajabhe, ngokuba wena Jehova uyangisiza, uyangiduduza.