1. UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi aleli hubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule,
2. wathi:“UJehova uyidwala lami,nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;
3. uNkulunkulu uyidwala lamiengiphephela kulo,nesihlangu sami,nophondo lokusindiswa kwami,inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami;msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.
4. Ngiyamemeza kuJehovaodumisekayo,ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
5. “Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa;izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.
6. Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyozangizungeza,izihibe zokufa zangehlela.
7. Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambizauJehova,ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami;walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe;ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.
8. “Umhlaba wawusuzamazama,wadikizela;izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela,zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.
9. Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe,nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe;amalahle avutha kuye.
10. Wathobisa izulu, wehla;ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
11. Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi,*wandiza;wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.
12. Wenza ubumnyama bubengamadokodo amphahlayo,amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe nzima.
13. Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhekwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.
14. UJehova waduma ezulwini;oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.
15. Wathuma imicibisholo,wabangquzula,yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.
16. Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi;izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwangesijeziso sikaJehova,ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.
17. Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu,wangibamba;wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.
18. Wangophula esitheni samiesinamandlanakubo abangizondayo,ngokuba base bengahlulile.
19. Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegemesami,kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.
20. Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi:wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.
21. “UJehova wangivuza ngokokulungakwami;wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
22. Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlelazikaJehova;angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.
23. Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakheyayiphambi kwami,nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.
24. Ngangiphelele kuye;ngabuxwaya ububi.
25. UJehova wayesebuyisela kiminjengokulunga kwami,njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.
26. “Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisaethembekile;kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;
27. kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisaehlanzekile;koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.
28. Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo,kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.
29. Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami,Jehova;uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.
30. Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi;ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.
31. Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele;izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile;yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.
32. “Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulungaphandle kukaJehova,ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
33. UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisaamandla;uyenza indlela yami ilunge,
34. yena owenza izinyawo zami zibenjengezendluzelekazi,angimise emagqumeni ami;
35. ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa,ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.
36. Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindisoyakho;ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.
37. Amabanga okunyathela kwamiuwandisile;amaqakala ami awaxegi.
38. “Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica;angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.
39. Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zazezahluleka ukuvuka;zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.
40. Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa;ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.
41. Wangifulathelisela izitha zami,nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.
42. Bakhala, kepha akubangakhoosindisayo,nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.
43. Ngabacolisisa njengothulilomhlabathi;ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.
44. “Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantubami;wangilonda ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe;abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.
45. Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami;banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe,base bengilalela.
46. Abafo babuna,baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.
47. “UJehova usekhona malidunyisweidwala lami;makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
48. uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo,wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;
49. ongikhiphile ezitheni zami,wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo,wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.
50. Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubongaphakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova,ngilihubele igama lakho.
51. Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosiniyakhe;uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavidenasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”