¹{To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.

¹ Doonkoy jine bora se. I m'a doon da subo kaŋ ga ne: «Yongo tuuri-nyaŋey ra koloŋa». Dawda baytu no kaŋ a te waato kaŋ Filistancey n'a di Gat kwaara ra.

²Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.

² Ya Irikoy, ma gomni te ay se, Zama boro ga ba nga m'ay ŋwa. Zaari me-a-me a goono g'ay taabandi, a go g'ay yanje.

³In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.

³ Ay ibarey ga ba ngey m'ay ŋwa zaari me-a-me, Zama borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga boŋbeeray wongu te ay se ga baa.

⁴In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?

⁴ D'ay ga humburu, kulu ay ga de ni gaa.

⁵All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁵ Irikoy gaa, nga kaŋ ay n'a sanno sifa, Irikoy gaa no ay de, ay si humburu. Ifo no Adam-ize ga te ay se?

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

⁶ Zaari me-a-me i goono g'ay sanney siirandi. I fonguyaŋey kulu kaŋ i goono ga te ay boŋ ye laala do haray.

⁷Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

⁷ I go ga margu ka lamba, I go ga laakal da naŋ kaŋ ay ga taamu, I go g'ay fundo batandi.

⁸*Thou* countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

⁸ Mate no, laala ga naŋ i ma koma, wala? Ya Irikoy, ma borey din soote da futay!

⁹Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.

⁹ Ni n'ay bar-bareyaŋey lasaabu, Ni m'ay mundey daŋ ni kolba ra, Manti ni tira ra no i go?

¹⁰In God will I praise [his] word; in Jehovah will I praise [his] word.

¹⁰ Gaa no ay ibarey ga ye banda, zaari kaŋ ra ay ce. Woone ay n'a bay: Irikoy go ay do haray.

¹¹In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

¹¹ Irikoy ra no ay g'a sanno sifa, Rabbi ra no ay g'a sanno sifa.

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

¹² Irikoy gaa no ay de, humburkumay s'ay di. Man haŋ kaŋ Adam-ize ga te ay se?

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

¹³ Ya Irikoy, ni sartey go ay boŋ, Ay ga saabuyaŋ sargayyaŋ no ni se,

¹⁴ Zama ni n'ay fundo faaba buuyaŋ gaa, Ay cey mo katiyaŋ gaa, Zama ay ma dira Irikoy jine fundikooney annura ra.