¹Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

¹Ndinzwirei tsitsi, Mwari; nekuti vanhu vanotsvaka kundimedza; Zuva rose vanorwa neni vachindimanikidza.

²Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

²Vavengi vangu vanoda kundimedza zuva rose, nekuti vanorwa neni vachizvikudza vazhinji.

³What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

³Panguva yandinotya, Ndichavimba nemi.

⁴In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

⁴MunaMwari ndicharumbidza shoko rake; Ndakavimba naMwari, handingatyi; Nyama ingandiiteiko?

⁵Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁵Zuva rose vanoshandura mashoko angu; Mifungo yavo yose inondifungira zvakaipa.

⁶They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

⁶Vanoungana, vanovanda, Vanocherekedza makwara angu, Kana vachivandira mweya wangu.

⁷Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

⁷Vachapukunyuka nenzira yezvakaipa here? Paradzai vanhu nokutsamwa kwenyu, Mwari.

⁸Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

⁸imwi munoverenga madzungairiro angu; Isai misodzi yangu mumidziyo yenyu; Haizi murugwaro rwenyu here?

⁹When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

⁹ipapo vavengi vangu vachadzokera shure nomusi wandinodana; Ndinoziva chinhu ichi, kuti Mwari ari kurutivi rwangu.

¹⁰In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

¹⁰MunaMwari ndicharumbidza shoko rake; MunaJehovha ndicharumbidza shoko rake.

¹¹In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

¹¹Ndakavimba naMwari, handingatyi; Vanhu vangandiiteiko?

¹²Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

¹²Ndinosungwa nezvandakakupikirai Mwari; Ndichakuvigirai zvipiriso zvokuvonga nazvo.

¹³For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

¹³Nekuti makarwira mweya wangu parufu; hongu makumbo angu pakugumburwa. Kuti ndifambe pamberi paMwari Muchiedza choupenyu.