¹Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

¹Jehovha mukuru, anofanira kurumbidzwa kwazvo, Muguta raMwari wedu, mugomo rake dzvene.

²Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

²Rakanaka pakukwirira kwaro, mufaro wapasi pose, Ndizvo zvakaita gomo reZiyoni, pamativi okumusoro, Ndizvo zvakaita guta raMambo mukuru.

³God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

³Padzimba dzaro dzamambo Mwari wakazviratidza kuti ndiye nhare.

⁴For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

⁴nekuti tarirai, madzimambo akaungana, Akapfuura pamwechete.

⁵They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

⁵Vakariona, vakashamiswa; Vakavhunduka, vakakurumidza kutiza.

⁶Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

⁶Vakabatwapo nokudedera; Nokurwadziwa, somukadzi anopona.

⁷Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

⁷Munoputsa zvikepe zveTarishishi, Nemhepo, inobva mabvazuva.

⁸As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

⁸Sezvatakanzwa, ndizvo zvatakaona Paguta raJehovha wehondo, iro guta raMwari wedu; Mwari acharisimbisa nokusingaperi.

⁹We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

⁹Takafunga unyoro bwenyu, Mwari, Mukati metemberi yenyu.

¹⁰According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

¹⁰Sezvakaita zita renyu, Mwari, Ndizvo zvakaitawo kurumbidzwa kwenyu kusvikira kumigumo yapasi pose; Ruoko rwenyu rworudyi ruzere nokururama.

¹¹Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

¹¹Gomo reZiyoni ngarifare, Vakunda vaJudha ngavafare kwazvo, Nokuda kwezvamakatonga.

¹²Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

¹²Poteredzai Ziyoni, mupote naro, Muverenge shongwe dzaro.

¹³Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

¹³Cherekedzai zvakanaka rusvingo rwaro, Fambai pakati pedzimba dzaro dzamambo; Kuti muzoudza vazukuru venyu vanotevera.

¹⁴For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

¹⁴Nekuti Mwari ndiye Mwari wedu nokusingaperi-peri; Iye achava muperekedzi wedu kusvikira pakufa.