¹{To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said,} I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

¹TOUPA, ka hatna aw, ka honit hi.

²Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my ùGod, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

²TOUPA tuh ka suangpi leh ka kulhpi leh, honhumbitpa ahi; ka Pathian ka suangpi kip tak ahi a, amah ah ginna ka koih ding; ka phaw leh ka hotdamna ki leh, ka insang ahi;

³I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

³Phat tuak TOUPA ka sam dinga, huan hondoute lakah hotdamin ka om ding hi.

⁴The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.

⁴Sihna khauhualten a hongaka, Pathian limsaklouhna tuikhangten honlau sak a;

⁵The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me.

⁵Sheol khauhualten a hongak suaka: sihna thangte ka kimvelin a om hi.

⁶In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.

⁶Ka lungkhama TOUPA tuh ka sama, ka Pathian ka sam hi. Aman a biakin akipanin ka aw a ja a, a maa ka kikou husa tuh a bil ah a lutta hi.

⁷Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook, because he was wroth.

⁷Huaitakin lei a linga, a kisat ta a, a heh jiakin tangte leng a kingakna nangawn toh a kisatin a lingta hi;

⁸There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it.

⁸A nak akipanin meikhu ajamtou lunglunga, a kama pawt meiin a kang juajua a, huaiin meihol leng a hihkuang phomphom hi.

⁹And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

⁹Aman tuh vante leng a kunsaka, a hoh sukta a; a khe nuaiah te khawng mial bikbek a hongom hi.

¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.

¹⁰Cherub tungah a tuanga, a lengta a, ahi, huih khuate-ah a leng vengveng hi.

¹¹He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹¹Mial tuh a bukna munah, amah umna buktain, a bawla; tuia mialna, vana meipite mah;

¹²From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.

¹²A maa vakna jiakin a meipite athenga, gialte leh meiamte a ke toktok uhi.

¹³And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.

¹³TOUPA tuh van tung khawngah a ging dodopa, Tungnungpenin a aw a suaksaka; gialte leh meiamte a ke toktok uhi.

¹⁴And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.

¹⁴Huan, a thalte tuh a kap khia a, amau tuh a hihjakta hi; ahi, khua khawng a phe zolzol nilouha, ahihbuai vengvung hi.

¹⁵And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

¹⁵Huaitakin, TOUPA aw, na tai dinga, na naka hu pawtin a mut ek jiakin, tui luannate a hongkilanga, leilung kingaknate hihlatin a omta hi.

¹⁶He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:

¹⁶Aman tuh tunglam akipanin a honsawka, honlena; tui tampi akipan honkai khia hi;

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me; for they were mightier than I.

¹⁷Kei galhat tak lakah honhumbita, honhote lakah leng; kei dingin a hat lojen ngal ua;

¹⁸They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.

¹⁸Amau tuh ka vangtah niin honsual ua, himahlen TOUPA ka ginpi pen ahi;

¹⁹And he brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

¹⁹Aman tuh mun awngthawl takah honpi khiaa; ka tunga a kipah jiakin honhumbit ta ahi.

²⁰Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²⁰TOUPAN ka diktatdan bang ngeiin ka tungah a hiha; ka khutte a siangthoudan bang ngeiin a hondin ahi;

²¹For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²¹TOUPA lampite ka tawna, ka Pathian kiang akipan gilou takin ka pai mang ngei ngal keia;

²²For all his ordinances were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me;

²²A vaihawmna tengteng ka maah a om naka, a thu sehte tuh ka pai ngei ngal kei a;

²³And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

²³Amah lakah gensiatbei leng ka hi a, ka siatna akipan ka kihuikhe jel hi.

²⁴And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁴Huaijiakin TOUPAN ka diktatdan bang jelin honna dinta a, ka khutte a mitmuha a sianthou bang jelin.

²⁵With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;

²⁵Mihehpihthei takte lakah hehpihtheitakin na kihihlang dinga; mihoihkimte lakah hoihkimin na kihihlang dinga;

²⁶With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

²⁶Misiangthoute lakah siangthouin na kihihlang dinga; huan, genhakte lakah genhakin na kihihlang ding hi;

²⁷For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.

²⁷Gimthuak mite hondam ding na hih ngala; mikisatheite bel na hihniam ding hi;

²⁸For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

²⁸Nang ka khawnvak na hondet sak ding ahi ngala: TOUPA ka Pathianin ka mialna a hihvak ding hi.

²⁹For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

²⁹Nang hon panpihin gal ka delh ngala; ka Pathian panpih mahin kulh dai ka tawmkan ahi.

³⁰As for ùGod, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

³⁰Pathian jaw, a lampi a hoihkima, TOUPA thu tuh etdik a hita hi; amaha ginna koih tengteng adingin amah tuh phaw ahi.

³¹For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?

³¹TOUPA lou Pathian kua a oma ahia? I Pathian lou suangpi kua a oma ahia?

³²The ùGod who girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect,

³²Hatna hontengsakpa leh ka lampi hihhoihkimpa Pathian mah;

³³Who maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places;

³³Aman ka khe zukpi khe bangin a bawla, ka mun sangpi ahte khawng a honom sak hi;

³⁴Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;

³⁴Ka khutte uh gal kap dingin a chila, huchiin ka banten leng dal thalpeu a lai zou hial hi.

³⁵And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

³⁵Nang na hotdamna phaw leng non piaa: na khut taklamin honkaia, na kingaihniamnain na honbawllianta hi.

³⁶Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.

³⁶Ka nuaia ka kalsuanna na hihliana, huchiin ka khete a teu kei hi;

³⁷I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were consumed.

³⁷Hondoute ka delh dinga, ka delh pha mai ding: hihmanthata a om masiah uh ka kihei kikta kei ding hi.

³⁸I crushed them, and they were not able to rise: they fell under my feet.

³⁸A thoh nawn theihlouhna ding un ka sat tan dia: ka khe nuaiah a puk ding uhi;

³⁹And thou girdedst me with strength to battle; thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.

³⁹Nang kidouna adingin hatna ka taiah non tengsak ngala: honsualte tuh ka nuaiah na zouta hi.

⁴⁰And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, and those that hated me I destroyed.

⁴⁰Honhote ka hihmangthat theihna dingin, nang hondoute tuh honnung lehngatsan dingin na omsakta hi.

⁴¹They cried, and there was none to save; -- unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.

⁴¹Amau tuh a kikou ua, himahleh hondampa ding kuamah a om kei uh: TOUPA mah tuh a sam ua, himahleh a dawng tuan kei hi.

⁴²And I did beat them small as dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

⁴²Huaitakin leivui huih mutleng bang mai in ka sat nena: kholak buannawi bangphetin ka pai kheta hi.

⁴³Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of the nations: a people I knew not doth serve me.

⁴³Nang mite kilaina lakah non humbita; nam chih lutang dingin na honsiama, ka theih ngeilouh miten ka nek ka tak a bawlta ding uhi.

⁴⁴At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

⁴⁴Ka tanchin a jak tak un ka thu a mang ding ua; mikhualte ka kiangah a kipe ding uhi.

⁴⁵Strangers have faded away, and they come trembling forth from their close places.

⁴⁵Mikhualte a vul ding ua, a in sang ua kipanin ling kawmin a hongsuk ding uhi.

⁴⁶Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation,

⁴⁶TOUPA tuh a hing hi; ka suangpi tuh phatin om henla; honhondampa Pathian tuh pahtawiin om hen:

⁴⁷The ùGod who hath avenged me, and hath subjected the peoples to me;

⁴⁷Phu honlaksakpa leh, mi chih ka nuaia zoupa Pathian mahmah.

⁴⁸Who hath delivered me from mine enemies: yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; from the man of violence hast thou delivered me.

⁴⁸Amah hondoute lakah honhonkhia a: ahi, nang kei honsualte tunglamah non domkanga: mi hiamgamte lak akipan na honhumbit jel hi.

⁴⁹Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, and will sing psalms to thy name.

⁴⁹Huaijiakin, TOUPA aw, nam chih lakah kipahthu ka honhilh dinga, nang phatin la ka sa ding hi.Aman tuh hotdamna thupitak a kumpipa bawl kiangah a pejela; a thaunilhpa tungah, David leh a suante tung ngeiah, khantawnin a chitna a langsak ding hi.

⁵⁰[It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, and sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

⁵⁰Aman tuh hotdamna thupitak a kumpipa bawl kiangah a pejela; a thaunilhpa tungah, David leh a suante tung ngeiah, khantawnin a chitna a langsak ding hi.