¹Ndichakukudzai zvikuru, Jehovha, nekuti makandisimudza, Hamuna kutendera vavengi vangu kufara nekuda kwangu.

¹{A Psalm of David: dedication-song of the house.} I will extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me.

²Jehovha, Mwari wangu, Ndakachema kwamuri, imwi mukandiponesa.

²Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

³Jehovha, makabudisa mweya wangu paSheori; Makachengeta upenyu hwangu, kuti ndirege kuburukira kugomba.

³Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit.

⁴Imbirai Jehovha nziyo dzokurumbidza, imwi vatsvene vake, Muvonge kana muchirangarira zita rake dzvene.

⁴Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

⁵nekuti kutsamwa kwake kuripo chinguva chiduku; Asi tsitsi dzake ndedzoupenyu hwose. Kuchema kungavapo madekwana, Asi mufaro unosvika mangwanani.

⁵For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

⁶Kana ndirini, ndakati pakufara kwangu, Handingatongozununguswi.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

⁷Imwi Jehovha, netsitsi dzenyu makamisa gomo rangu nesimba; Makavanza chiso chenyu; ini ndikatambudzika.

⁷Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

⁸Ndakachema kwamuri, Jehovha; Uye ndakakumbira kuna Jehovha;

⁸I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication:

⁹Ropa rangu ringandibatsireiko, kana ndichaburukira kugomba? Guruva ringakurumbidzai here? Ringadudzira chokwadi chenyu here?

⁹What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

¹⁰Inzwai Jehovha, mundinzwirei tsitsi; Jehovha, ivai mubatsiri wangu.

¹⁰Hear, O Jehovah, and be gracious unto me; Jehovah, be my helper.

¹¹Makashandura kuchema kwangu kukava kutamba; Makasunungura gumbo rangu, mukasunga chiuno changu nomufaro;

¹¹Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

¹²Kuti mweya wangu ukuimbirei nziyo dzokurumbidza, urege kunyarara. Jehovha Mwari wangu, ndichakuvongai nokusingaperi.

¹²That [my] glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever.