¹My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

¹ Doonkoy jine bora se. I m'a doon da subo kaŋ se i ga ne: «Susubay jeeri no». Dawda wane no.

¹For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?

²My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

² Ya ay Irikoyo, ay Irikoyo, ifo se no ni n'ay furu? Ifo se no ay go ga duray, Day ni mooru ay gaakasinay se?

²O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

³But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

³ Ya ay Irikoyo, zaari ay go ga hẽ, ni mana tu, Cin mo yana fulanzam.

³But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

⁴Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

⁴ Amma ni ya hananyankoy no, Israyla saabuyaŋey ya ni nangoray no.

⁴Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

⁵They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.

⁵ Iri kaayey de ni gaa, I na deyaŋ te, ni n'i kaa kambe mo.

⁵They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

⁶But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.

⁶ I na jinde tunandi ni gaa, i du faaba. I de ni gaa, i mana haaw.

⁶But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

⁷All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

⁷ Amma ay wo noon'ize no, manti boro bo, Taali dakeyaŋ hari no borey se, Dondayaŋ hari no jama se.

⁷All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

⁸“He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”

⁸ Boro kulu kaŋ ga di ay, Donda-caray haari no a ga te ay se. I ga me nyatte ay gaa ka ngey boŋey zinji. I goono ga ne:

⁸Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

⁹But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother’s breasts.

⁹ «A de Rabbi gaa, naŋ Rabbi m'a kaa kambe me. Naŋ a m'a faaba, za kaŋ Rabbi ga maa a kaani.»

⁹But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.

¹⁰I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

¹⁰ Amma nin no k'ay zumandi ay ma fun gunde ra. Ni naŋ ay ma deyaŋ te za ay go ay nyaŋo fafa gaa.

¹⁰I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

¹¹Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.

¹¹ I n'ay sarku ni gaa za i n'ay hay. Za ay nyaŋo gunda ra nin no ga ti ay Irikoyo.

¹¹Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

¹²Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

¹² Ma si mooru ay, zama taabi ga maan, gaako si no mo.

¹²Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

¹³They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

¹³ Yeeji boobo n'ay windi, Basan yaaru gaabikooney tun ay gaa k'ay daŋ game.

¹³They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.

¹⁴I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

¹⁴ I goono g'ay gomdo ka me kombandi ay gaa. Sanda muusu beeri kaŋ ga koli ham tooru-tooru, A ga dundu mo.

¹⁴I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

¹⁵ I n'ay soogu sanda hari, ay biriyey kulu na care taŋ. Ay bina mo yu fanta cine no, a manne ay bindo ra.

¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

¹⁶For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet. So Dead Sea Scrolls. Masoretic Text reads, “Like a lion, they pin my hands and feet.”

¹⁶ Ay gaabo koogu sanda car-cambu cine. Ay deena go ga naagu ay daana gaa. Ni kande ay buuyaŋ kusa ra.

¹⁶For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

¹⁷I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁷ Zama hansey n'ay windi, laalakoyey jama n'ay daŋ game. I n'ay kambey d'ay cey fun,

¹⁷I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me.

¹⁸They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁸ Hala a to naŋ kaŋ ay g'ay biriyey kulu kabu. I go g'ay guna ka mo sinji ay gaa.

¹⁸They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

¹⁹But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.

¹⁹ I goono g'ay bankaarayey fay-fay ngey nda care game ra, Ay kwaayo boŋ mo, i goono ga kurne te.

¹⁹But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²⁰ Amma ni, ya Rabbi, ma si mooru ay. Ya nin ay gaakwa, ma te waasi ay gaayaŋ sabbay se.

²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

²¹Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.

²¹ M'ay fundo faaba takuba kaani gaa, K'ay fundi follonka mo faaba hansi hina gaa.

²¹Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

²²I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you.

²² M'ay faaba muusu beeri me ra, Da haw-bi hilli gaa mo. Za kaŋ ni tu ay se,

²²I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

²³You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²³ Ay ga ni maa fe ay nya-izey se, Jama bindo ra no ay ga ni sifa.

²³Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁴ Araŋ kaŋ ga humburu Rabbi, w'a sifa. Araŋ kulu Yakuba banda, w'a beerandi ka bisa i kulu. Araŋ Israyla banda kulu, wa humbur'a.

²⁴For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

²⁵ Zama a mana donda kayna ra wane kankamo bo, A man'a fanta mo. A mana nga moyduma tugu a se mo, Amma waato kaŋ a na jinde tunandi a gaa, kulu a maa.

²⁵Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

²⁶The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

²⁶ Ni do no ay sifayaŋ ga fatta jama bambata ra. Ay g'ay sartey bana borey kaŋ yaŋ ga humbur'a jine.

²⁶The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

²⁷All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.

²⁷ Alfukaarey ga ŋwa ka kungu. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga Rabbi ceeci mo g'a sifa. Araŋ biney ma funa hal abada.

²⁷All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

²⁸For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations.

²⁸ Ndunnya kulu me-a-me ga fongu, I ma ye ka bare Rabbi do. Ndunnya dumey kundey kulu mo ga sududu ni jine.

²⁸For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.

²⁹All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.

²⁹ Zama mayray ya Rabbi wane no, Nga mo no ga ti ndunnya dumey mayko.

²⁹All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

³⁰Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.

³⁰ Ndunnya arzakantey kulu ga ŋwa ka sududu. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ye ka ciya bulungu kulu ga sududu a jine, Sanda boro kaŋ sinda hina ka nga fundo gaay.

³⁰A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.

³¹They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.

³¹ Banda fo ga may a se. I ga Koy Beero baaro dede zamana fo kaŋ ga kaa se. I ga kaa k'a adilitara dede mo ndunnya dumi kaŋ i ga hay se, Ka ne: «Nga no ka woodin te.»

³¹They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.