¹Taaveti mõistulaul. Kaitse mind, Jumal, sest ma otsin pelgupaika sinu juures!

²Ma ütlesin Issandale: 'Sina oled mu Issand, ei mul ole head ilma sinuta.'

²My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³Ja pühade kohta maa peal ma ütlesin: 'Nemad on need aulised, kellest mul on väga hea meel.'

³As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴Palju piina saab neile, kes ruttavad teise jumala järele; ma ei taha valada nende vereohvreid ega võtta nende nimesid oma huultele.

⁴Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

⁵Issand on mu põllu- ja mu karikaosa; sina hoiad alles, mis ma liisu teel olen saanud.

⁵Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

⁶Mõõdunöörid on mulle langenud meeldivate paikade peale, ka on pärisosa ilus mu meelest.

⁶The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

⁷Ma tänan Issandat, kes mulle on nõu andnud; isegi öösiti manitsevad mind mu neerud.

⁷I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

⁸Ma pean Issandat alati oma silma ees, ma ei kõigu, sest tema on mu paremal pool.

⁸I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

⁹Sellepärast rõõmutseb mu süda ja mu hing ilutseb; ka mu ihu võib julgesti elada.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

¹⁰Sest sina ei jäta mu hinge surmavalla kätte ega lase oma vagal näha kõdunemist.

¹⁰For you will not leave my soul in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

¹¹Sina annad mulle teada elu teeraja; rõõmu on rohkesti su palge ees, meeldivaid asju on su paremas käes alatiseks.

¹¹You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.