¹Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

¹ Doonkoy jine bora se. I m'a doon da subo kaŋ ga ne: «Yongo tuuri-nyaŋey ra koloŋa». Dawda baytu no kaŋ a te waato kaŋ Filistancey n'a di Gat kwaara ra.

²My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

² Ya Irikoy, ma gomni te ay se, Zama boro ga ba nga m'ay ŋwa. Zaari me-a-me a goono g'ay taabandi, a go g'ay yanje.

³When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

³ Ay ibarey ga ba ngey m'ay ŋwa zaari me-a-me, Zama borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga boŋbeeray wongu te ay se ga baa.

⁴In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

⁴ D'ay ga humburu, kulu ay ga de ni gaa.

⁵All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁵ Irikoy gaa, nga kaŋ ay n'a sanno sifa, Irikoy gaa no ay de, ay si humburu. Ifo no Adam-ize ga te ay se?

⁶They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

⁶ Zaari me-a-me i goono g'ay sanney siirandi. I fonguyaŋey kulu kaŋ i goono ga te ay boŋ ye laala do haray.

⁷Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁷ I go ga margu ka lamba, I go ga laakal da naŋ kaŋ ay ga taamu, I go g'ay fundo batandi.

⁸You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren’t they in your book?

⁸ Mate no, laala ga naŋ i ma koma, wala? Ya Irikoy, ma borey din soote da futay!

⁹Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.

⁹ Ni n'ay bar-bareyaŋey lasaabu, Ni m'ay mundey daŋ ni kolba ra, Manti ni tira ra no i go?

¹⁰In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.

¹⁰ Gaa no ay ibarey ga ye banda, zaari kaŋ ra ay ce. Woone ay n'a bay: Irikoy go ay do haray.

¹¹I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

¹¹ Irikoy ra no ay g'a sanno sifa, Rabbi ra no ay g'a sanno sifa.

¹²Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

¹² Irikoy gaa no ay de, humburkumay s'ay di. Man haŋ kaŋ Adam-ize ga te ay se?

¹³For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

¹³ Ya Irikoy, ni sartey go ay boŋ, Ay ga saabuyaŋ sargayyaŋ no ni se,

¹⁴ Zama ni n'ay fundo faaba buuyaŋ gaa, Ay cey mo katiyaŋ gaa, Zama ay ma dira Irikoy jine fundikooney annura ra.