Verse 1: Ozahlukanisayo ufuna esakhe isifiso, uphika konke ukuhlakanipha.
Verse 2: Isiwula asithokozi ngokuqonda, kuphela ngokuveza okusenhliziyweni yakhe.
Verse 3: Lapho kufika omubi, kufika nokudelela; kanye nehlazo kukhona inhlamba.
Verse 4: Amazwi omlomo womuntu anjengamanzi ajulileyo, nomfula ogobhozayo, nomthombo wokuhlakanipha.
Verse 5: Ukukhetha ubuso bomubi ukuba olungileyo aphambukiswe ekwahlulelweni akukuhle.
Verse 6: Izindebe zesiwula ziletha ukuxabana, nomlomo waso ubiza imivimbo.
Verse 7: Umlomo wesiwula ungukubhujiswa kwaso, nezindebe zaso zilugibe lomphefumulo waso.
Verse 8: Amazwi omncethezi anjengezibiliboco; ayehlela kokuphakathi komuntu.
Verse 9: Ovilapha emsebenzini wakhe yena ungumfowabo wochithayo.
Verse 10: Igama likaJehova lingumbhoshongo onamandla; olungileyo ugijimela kuwo, alondeke.
Verse 11: Imfuyo yesicebi ingumuzi waso onamandla; injengogange oluphakemeyo emicabangweni yaso.
Verse 12: Ngaphambi kokubhujiswa inhliziyo yomuntu iyaziqhenya; ukuthobeka kwandulela udumo.
Verse 13: Obuyisa izwi engakezwa, kungubuwula nehlazo kuye.
Verse 14: Umoya womuntu uyasekela ubuthakathaka bakhe, kepha ngubani ongathwala umoya owaphukileyo na?
Verse 15: Inhliziyo yoqondileyo iyazuza ukwazi, nezindlebe zabalungileyo ziyafuna ukwazi.
Verse 16: Isipho somuntu siyamenzela indawo, simholele kwabakhulu.
Verse 17: Ongowokuqala ecaleni lakhe usengathi ulungile, kepha umakhelwane wakhe ufika, amphenye.
Verse 18: Inkatho iyaqeda ukuxabana, yahlukanise phakathi kwabanamandla.
Verse 19: Umzalwane owoniweyo ulukhuni kunomuzi onamandla, nokuxabana kunjengemigoqo yenqaba.
Verse 20: Isisu somuntu siyasutha ngesithelo somlomo wakhe, saneliswe ngokuthela kwezindebe zakhe.
Verse 21: Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olimi, nabaluthandayo bayakudla izithelo zalo.
Verse 22: Ofumana umfazi uthola okuhle; uzuzile isisa kuJehova.
Verse 23: Ompofu ukhuluma ngokuncenga, kepha isicebi siphendula kalukhuni.
Verse 24: Umuntu wabangane uyazilimaza, kepha kukhona abangane ababambelela kuneselamani.