¹I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

¹Ndakarindira-rindira Jehovha; Akarerekera nzeve kwandiri, akanzwa kuchema kwangu.

²He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

²Akandibudisawo pagomba rokuparadzwa, nomudziva ramatope; Akamisa tsoka dzangu padombo, akandisimbisa pakufamba kwangu.

³He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.

³Akaisa rwiyo rutsva mumuromo mangu, rwokurumbidza Mwari wedu narwo; Vazhinji vachazviona, vachitya, Vachavimba naJehovha.

⁴Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

⁴Akakomborerwa anoita Jehovha chivando chake. Asina hanya navanozvikudza, navanotsaukira kunhema.

⁵Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

⁵Jehovha Mwari wangu, mabasa enyu, anoshamisa, amakaita, mazhinji, Nemifungo yenyu kwatiri; Hapana angaenzaniswa nemi. Kana ndikada kuzvidudzira nokuzvireva, Hazvingaverengwi nokuwanda kwazvo.

⁶Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

⁶imwi hamufadzwi nezvibayiro nezvipiriso; Makandidziurira nzeve dzangu; Zvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvezvivi hamuna kuzvireva.

⁷Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

⁷Ipapo ndakati, Tarirai, ndauya; Parugwaro rwakapetwa makanyorwa nezvangu,

⁸I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

⁸Ndinofara kwazvo kuita kuda kwenyu, Mwari wangu; Zvirokwazvo murayiro wenyu uri mumoyo mangu.

⁹I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.

⁹Ndakaparidza mashoko omufaro paungano huru; Tarirai, handingadzori miromo yangu, Jehovha, munozviziva

¹⁰I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

¹⁰Handina kuvanza kururama kwenyu muwoyo mangu; Ndakadudzira kutendeka kwenyu nokuponesa kwenyu; Handina kuvanzira ungano huru unyoro bwenyu nechokwadi chenyu.

¹¹Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

¹¹Jehovha, imwi hamungandinyimi tsitsi dzenyu; Unyoro bwenyu nechokwadi chenyu zvichandichengeta nguva dzose.

¹²For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.

¹²nekuti madambudzo asingaverengwi akandikomberedza, Zvakaipa zvangu zvakandibata, naizvozvo handigoni kutarira kumusoro; Zvakawanda kupfuura vhudzi romusoro wangu, ndapera moyo.

¹³Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.

¹³Jehovha ngazvikufadzei kundirwira; Kurumidzai kundibatsira, Jehovha.

¹⁴Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

¹⁴Ngavanyadziswe, ngavazvidzwe pamwechete. Ivo vanotsvaka mweya wangu kuti vauparadze, gavadzoserwe shure, vashorwe Ivo vanofarira kundikuvadza.

¹⁵Ngavavhunduswe nokuda kwenyadzi dzavo Ivo vanoti kwandiri, Hekani, hekani waro!

¹⁶Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”

¹⁶Vose vanokutsvakai ngavafarise vave nomufaro mamuri, Vanoda kuponesa kwenyu ngavarambe vachiti, Jehovha ngaakudzwe!

¹⁷But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

¹⁷Asi ini ndiri murombo nomushaiwi; Kunyange zvakadaro Ishe anondifunga; imwi muri mubatsiri wangu nomurwiri wangu; Regai kunonoka, Mwari wangu.