¹Inzwai zvakarurama Jehovha, muteerere kuchema kwangu; Rerekerai nzeve dzenyu kumunyengetero wangu, unobva pamiromo isinganyengeri.

¹A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.

²Kutongwa kwangu ngakubve pamberi penyu; Meso enyu ngaatarire zvakarurama.

²From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.

³Makaidza moyo wangu; makandishanyira usiku; Makandiidza, mukasawana kufunga kwakaipa mandiri Ndakazvisunga kuti muromo wangu urege kudarika.

³Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

⁴Kana ari mabasa avanhu; neshoko remiromo yenyu, Ini ndakanzvenga nzira dzomuparadzi.

⁴As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;

⁵Kutsika kwangu kwakarambira panzira dzenyu, Tsoka dzangu hadzina kutedzemuka.

⁵To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.

⁶Ini ndakadana kwamuri, nekuti muchandipindura, imwi Mwari; Rerekerai nzeve dzenyu kwandiri, munzwe kutaura kwangu.

⁶I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.

⁷Ratidzai nokushamisa rudo rwenyu rweunyoro, imwi, munoponesa vanovimba nemi, imwi munoponesa noruoko rwenyu rworudyi, ava vanovimba nemwi Kuna vanovamukira simba.

⁷Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.

⁸Ndichengetei semboni, mukunda weziso; ndivanzei pasi pomumvuri wamapapiro enyu,

⁸Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.

⁹Kunavakaipa, vanondiparadza, Ivo vavengi vangu vakaipa, vanondikomba.

⁹From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

¹⁰Vakadzivira moyo yavo;

¹⁰Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

¹¹Vanotaura vachikudza nemiromo yavo. Vakatikomba zvino pakufamba kwedu; Vanocherekedza nameso avo kuti vatiwisire pasi.

¹¹`Our steps now have compassed [him];` Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

¹²Vakafanana neshumba inokarira kuparadza, somwana weshumba inovandira panzvimbo dzakavanda.

¹²His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

¹³Simukai, Jehovha, Mirai pamberi pake, mumuwisire pasi; Rwirai mweya wangu nomunondo wenyu kuna vakaipa;

¹³Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

¹⁴Kuvanhu, noruoko rwenyu imwi Jehovha, Kuvanhu venyika, vanomugove wavo paupenyu uhwu, Vamunozadza dumbu ravo nefuma yenyu; Vana vana vazhinji, Vanosiira vacheche vavo zvakasara zvefuma yavo.

¹⁴From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life, And [with] Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied [with] sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

¹⁵Ini ndichaona chiso chenyu pakururama; Ndichaguta nomufananidzo wenyu pakumuka kwangu.

¹⁵I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!