¹{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave.} Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast.

¹ Doonkoy jine bora se. I m'a doon da subo kaŋ ga ne: «Ma si halaci». Dawda baytu no kaŋ a te waato kaŋ Sawulu goono g'a gaaray, kaŋ a koy ka tugu tondi guuso ra.

²I will call unto God, the Most High; unto ùGod that performeth [all] for me.

² Ya Irikoy, ma gomni te ay se. Ma gomni te ay se, Zama ay fundo goono ga koru ni do. Oho, ni fatey biyo ra no ay ga koru, Hala masiiba woone yaŋ ma bisa.

³He will send from the heavens and save me; he hath covered with reproach him that would swallow me up. Selah. God hath sent forth his loving-kindness and his truth.

³ Ay ga hẽ Irikoy Beeray-Beeri-Koyo gaa, Ay ga hẽ Irikoy gaa no, Nga kaŋ ga muraadey kulu feeri ay se.

⁴My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [among] them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁴ A go hala beene, a ga donton k'ay faaba. A g'ay ce kondo ŋwaakwa foy. (Wa dangay) Irikoy ga nga baakasinay suujo da nga cimo donton.

⁵Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!

⁵ Ay fundo go muusu beeriyaŋ bindi ra. Ay go ga kani borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga danji firsi do, Kaŋ yaŋ ga ti Adam-izey, I hinjey ya yaaji nda hangaw yaŋ no. I deeney mo takuba kaano yaŋ no.

⁶They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.

⁶ Ya Irikoy, ni ma beeri beeney boŋ, Ni darza ma beeri ndunnya kulu boŋ.

⁷My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.

⁷ I na kumsay hirri ay ce taamey se, Ay gungum ka ye ganda. I na guusu hirrimi daŋ ay jine, Ngey bumbey no ka kaŋ a ra. (Wa dangay)

⁸Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

⁸ Ya Irikoy, ay bina sinji. Ay bina sinji. Ay ga baytu, oho, ay ga sifayaŋ baytu te.

⁹I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:

⁹ Ya ay bina, ma mo hay, Ya moolo nda moolo beero, wa mo hay! Ay bumbo ga mo hay za mo mana bo.

¹⁰For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

¹⁰ Ya ay Koyo, ay ga saabu ni se dumey ra, Ay ga sifaw baytu te ni se dumi cindey ra.

¹¹Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!

¹¹ Zama ni baakasinay suujo ya ibeeri no, hala beene, Ni cimo mo hala beene burey gaa.

¹² Ya Irikoy, ni ma beeri beeney boŋ, Ni darza ma beeri ndunnya kulu boŋ.