¹[Fahatokiana an'i Jehovah, Mpiaro sy Mpitahy ny olony] Nataon'i Davida Jehovah no fahazavako sy famonjena ahy; iza no hatahorako? Jehovah no fiarovana mafy ho an'ny aiko; iza no hangovitako?

¹By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

²Raha manatona ahy hihinana ny nofoko ny ratsy fanahy, izay fahavaloko sy rafilahiko, dia izy ihany no tafintohina ka lavo.

²When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

³Na dia misy antokony mitoby hiady amiko aza, tsy hatahotra ny foko; na dia misy ady mihatra amiko aza, dia hatoky ihany aho.

³Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I [am] confident.

⁴Zavatra iray loha no nangatahiko tamin'i Jehovah, izany no hotadiaviko, dia ny hitoetra ao an-tranon'i Jehovah amin'ny andro rehetra hiainako, mba ho faly mijery ny fahasoavan'i Jehovah sy mandinika ny tempoliny.

⁴One [thing] I asked of Jehovah — it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

⁵Fa hanafina ahy ao an-trano fialofany amin'ny andro fahoriana Izy; hampiery ahy amin'ny fierena ao an-dainy Izy; hanandratra ahy ho eny ambony vatolampy Izy.

⁵For He hideth me in a tabernacle in the day of evil, He hideth me in a secret place of His tent, On a rock he raiseth me up.

⁶Koa dia hisandratra ambonin'ny fahavaloko manodidina ahy ny lohako, ka hanatitra fanatitra hihobiana ao an-dainy aho; hihira sy hankalaza an'i Jehovah aho.

⁶And now, lifted up is my head, Above my enemies — my surrounders, And I sacrifice in His tent sacrifices of shouting, I sing, yea, I sing praise to Jehovah.

⁷Mihainoa, Jehovah ô, fa mitaraina mafy aho; ary mamindrà fo amiko, ka valio aho.

⁷Hear, O Jehovah, my voice — I call, And favour me, and answer me.

⁸Raha hoy Hianao: tadiavonareo ny tavako, dia hoy ny navalin'ny foko: Eny, ny tavanao no tadiaviko, Jehovah ô;

⁸To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.`

⁹Aza manafina ny tavanao amiko, aza mandroaka ny mpanomponao an-katezerana; efa famonjena ahy Hianao; aza manary na mahafoy ahy, ry Andriamanitry ny famonjena ahy.

⁹Hide not Thy face from me, Turn not aside in anger Thy servant, My help Thou hast been. Leave me not, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¹⁰Fa ny raiko aman-dreniko efa nahafoy ahy; fa Jehovah kosa no mandray ahy. [Na: Fa na dia mahafoy ahy aza ny ray aman-dreniko, dia ho-raisin'i Jehovah aho]

¹⁰When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.

¹¹Ampianaro ny lalanao aho, Jehovah ô; ary tariho amin'ny lalana marina aho noho ny fahavaloko.

¹¹Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

¹²Aza manolotra ahy ho amin'ny sitrapon'ny mpampahory ahy; fa vavolombelona mandainga sy izay mifofofofo loza no mitsangana hiampanga ahy.

¹²Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

¹³Raha izay re aho no tsy nanantena hahita ny fahasoavan'i Jehovah amin'ny tanin'ny velona.Miandrasa an'i Jehovah ianao; matokia, ary aoka hahery ny fonao; eny, miandrasa an'i Jehovah.

¹³I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

¹⁴Miandrasa an'i Jehovah ianao; matokia, ary aoka hahery ny fonao; eny, miandrasa an'i Jehovah.

¹⁴Look unto Jehovah — be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!