Verse 1: Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Indlela: Ukufa kwendodana. Ihubo likaDavide. Ngiyakumbonga uJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami; ngiyakulanda zonke izimangaliso zakho.
Verse 2: Ngiyakujabula, ngethabe kuwe; ngiyakudumisa igama lakho wena oPhezukonke,
Verse 3: ngokuba izitha zami zibuyela emuva, ziwa, zibhubha ebusweni bakho,
Verse 4: ngokuba ulimelele ilungelo lami nendaba yami, uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, ungumahluleli olungileyo.
Verse 5: Ujezisile abezizwe, wabhubhisa ababi; igama labo ulesulile kuze kube phakade naphakade.
Verse 6: Izitha ziphelile, zachitheka kuze kube phakade; imizi wayisimbula, ukukhunjulwa kwayo kwaphela nya.
Verse 7: UJehova uyabusa kuze kube phakade; isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi usimisela ukwahlulela;
Verse 8: umhlaba uyakuwahlulela ngokulunga, athethe amacala ezizwe ngobuqotho.
Verse 9: UJehova uyinqaba yocindezelweyo, uyinqaba ezikhathini zokuhlupheka.
Verse 10: Nabalaziyo igama lakho bayakwethemba wena; ngokuba wena Jehova awubashiyi abakufunayo.
Verse 11: Hubani nimdumise uJehova ohlezi eSiyoni; memezelani ezizweni izenzo zakhe ezinkulu.
Verse 12: Ngokuba yena ophindisela igazi uyabakhumbula abahluphekayo; akakhohlwa ukukhala kwabo.
Verse 13: Yiba nomusa kimi, Jehova; kubone engihlupheka ngakho ngabangizondayo wena ongiphakamisa emasangweni okufa,
Verse 14: ukuze ngilande ngalo lonke udumo lwakho, ngethabe ngokusindisa kwakho emasangweni endodakazi yaseSiyoni.
Verse 15: Abezizwe bashone phansi egebeni abalenzileyo; unyawo lwabo lubhajwe esihibeni abasifihlileyo.
Verse 16: UJehova uzazisile, wahlulela; umcuphile omubi emsebenzini wezandla zakhe. Higayoni. Sela
Verse 17: Ababi bayakubuyela endaweni yabafileyo, bonke abezizwe abakhohlwa uNkulunkulu.
Verse 18: Ngokuba ompofu kayikukhohlakala njalo; ithemba labahluphekayo aliyikunyamalala kuze kube phakade.
Verse 19: Vuka, Jehova! Mawungavumi ukuba abantu bahlule; abezizwe mabahlulelwe ebusweni bakho.
Verse 20: Mabashaywe luvalo, Jehova; abezizwe mabazazi ukuthi bangabantu nje. Sela