1UDavida wahlabelela uThixo* amazwi alelihubo lapho uThixo* wamsindisa esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lasesandleni sikaSawuli.
2Wathi:
3uNkulunkulu wami ulidwala lami, lapho engiphephela khona,
4Ngakhuleka kuThixo* ofanele ukudunyiswa,
5Amagagasi okufa angikhulela;
6Izibopho zengcwaba zangithandela;
7Ekukhathazekeni kwami ngakhuleka kuThixo*;
8Umhlaba wagedezela wazamazama,
9Intuthu yalanquka emakhaleni akhe;
10Waqhekeza amazulu wehlela phansi;
11Wagada amakherubhi waphapha;
12Wenza umnyama isigubuzelo esimhanqileyo,
13Phakathi kokukhazimula kobukhona bakhe,
14UThixo* wakhwaza esezulwini;
15Waciba imitshoko wazihlakaza izitha,
16Izigodi zolwandle zambulwa
17Welula isandla sakho usezulwini wangibamba
18Wangihlenga esitheni sami esilamandla,
19Zangijamela mhla ngisebunzimeni,
20Wangikhupha wangibeka endaweni ebanzi;
21UThixo* ungenzele okulingene ukulunga kwami;
22Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaThixo*;
23Yonke imithetho yakhe iphambi kwami;
24Ngibe ngilokhu ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe
25UThixo* ungivuze ngokufanele ukulunga kwami;
26Kwabathembekileyo lawe uthembekile,
27kwabahlanzekileyo uziveza uhlanzekile,
28Uyabasindisa abathobekileyo;
29Uyisibane sami, Oh Thixo*,
30Ngosizo lwakho ngingaphuma ngimelane lebutho lempi,
31Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;
32Ngoba ngubani uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaThixo*?
33NguNkulunkulu ongihlomisa amandla
34Wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala;
35Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi,
36Uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba;
37Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,
38Ngaxotshana lezitha zami ngaziqothula;
39Ngaziqothula okupheleleyo, njalo zazingeke zisavuka;
40Wangihlomisa ngamandla okulwa impi;
41Wenza izitha zami zafulathela zabaleka,
42Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa wayengekho owayengabahlenga
43Ngabatshaya bacholeka njengothuli lomhlabathi;
44Ungikhulule ekuhlaselweni yilababantu;
45abezizweni bayatshotshobala phambi kwami;
46Bonke badelile;
47UThixo* uyaphila! Alidunyiswe iDwala lami!
48UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo,
49ongikhululayo ezitheni zami.
50Ngakho ngizakudumisa, Oh Thixo*, phakathi kwezizwe;