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