¹To the Overseer. — `On the Dumb Dove far off.` — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines` taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

¹Ilaahow, ii naxariiso, waayo dad baa waxay doonayaan inay i liqaan; Maalinta oo dhan isagoo diriraya ayuu i dulmaa.

²Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,

²Cadaawayaashaydu maalinta oo dhan waxay doonayaan inay i liqaan, Waayo, kuwa kibirka igula diriraa waa tiro badan yihiin.

³The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

³Markaan cabsado, Waan isku kaa hallaynayaa.

⁴In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

⁴Ilaah caawimaaddiisa ayaan eraygiisa ku ammaani doonaa, Waayo, Ilaah baan isku halleeyey, oo innaba baqi maayo, Haddaba bal binu-aadmigu muxuu igu samayn karaa?

⁵All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

⁵Maalinta oo dhan erayadayda way qalloociyaan, Fikirradooda oo dhammu waa igu col si ay shar iigu sameeyaan.

⁶They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

⁶Way isa soo wada urursadaan, oo way dhuuntaan, Oo waxay fiirsadaan tallaabooyinkayga, Markay gaadayaan naftayda.

⁷By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

⁷Iyagu ma xumaan bay ku baxsan doonaan? Ilaahow, dadyowga adoo cadhaysan hoos u tuur.

⁸My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

⁸Waad og tahay warwareeggayga, Bal ilmadayda qaruuraddaada ku shub, Waayo, miyaanay buuggaaga ku qorrayn?

⁹Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.

⁹Markaasaa cadaawayaashaydu dib u noqon doonaan maalinta aan kuu yeedho, Waayo, waxaan ogahay in Ilaah ila jiro.

¹⁰In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

¹⁰Ilaah caawimaaddiisa ayaan eraygiisa ku ammaani doonaa, Oo Rabbigana caawimaaddiisa ayaan eraygiisa ku ammaani doonaa.

¹¹In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

¹¹Ilaah baan isku halleeyey, oo innaba baqi maayo, Haddaba bal dad muxuu igu samayn karaa?

¹²On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

¹²Ilaahow, nidarradaada waan qabaa, Oo waxaan kuu bixinayaa qurbaanno mahadnaqid ah.Waayo, naftaydaad ka samatabbixisay dhimasho, Sow cagahayga dhicitin kama aad samatabbixin? Inaan Ilaah hortiisa ku socdo Iftiinka kuwa nool.

¹³For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!

¹³Waayo, naftaydaad ka samatabbixisay dhimasho, Sow cagahayga dhicitin kama aad samatabbixin? Inaan Ilaah hortiisa ku socdo Iftiinka kuwa nool.