¹Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

¹. Ndinzwirei tsitsi, Mwari, ndinzwirei tsitsi; nekuti mweya wangu unotizira kwamuri; Zvirokwazvo, ndichatizira kumumvuri wamapapiro enyu, Kusvikira njodzi dzapfuura.

²I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.

²Ndichadanidzira kuna Mwari Wekumusoro-soro; Kuna Mwari anondiitira zvose.

³He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.

³Achatuma mubatsiri ari kudenga, andiponese, Kana iye, anovavarira kundimedza, achindishora; Mwari achatuma tsitsi dzake nechokwadi chake.

⁴My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁴Mweya wangu uri pakati peshumba; Ndinovata pasi pakati pavanopfuta somoto, Ivo vanakomana vavanhu, vana meno anenge mapfumo nemiseve, Uye rurimi rwavo munondo unopinza.

⁵Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!

⁵Imwi mukudzwe Mwari, pamusoro pokudenga-denga; Kurumbidzwa kwenyu ngakuve kumusoro kwapasi pose.

⁶They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.

⁶Vakateyira tsoka dzangu mumbure; Mweya wangu wakakotamiswa; Vakachera hunza pamberi pangu; Vawira mukati mayo vamene.

⁷My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.

⁷moyo wangu wakasimba, Mwari, moyo wangu wakasimba; Ndichaimba, zvirokwazvo, ndichaimba nziyo dzokurumbidza.

⁸Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

⁸Muka iwe moyo wangu, muka iwe mutengeramwa nembira; Ini ndimene ndichamuka mangwanani.

⁹I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.

⁹Ndichakuvongai, Ishe, pakati pendudzi dzavanhu; Ndichakuimbirai nziyo dzokurumbidza pakati pavahedheni.

¹⁰For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.

¹⁰Nekuti tsitsi dzenyu ihuru kusvikira kudenga-denga, chokwadi chenyu inosvikira kudenga rose.

¹¹Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

¹¹imwi mukudzwe Mwari, kumusoro kokudenga-denga; Kurumbidzwa kwenyu ngakuve kumusoro kwapasi pose.