¹In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.

¹ Doonkoy jine bora se. Dawda baytu fo no.

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

²Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

² Ya Rabbi, ni do no ay ga tuguyaŋ do ceeci, Ma si naŋ ya haaw hal abada. M'ay faaba mo ni adilitara ra.

²Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.

³For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

³ Ma ni hanga jeeri ay se, m'ay faaba nda cahãyaŋ. Ma ciya tondi gaabikooni ay se, wongu fu mo ay faaba se.

³For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

⁴Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.

⁴ Za kaŋ nin no ga ti ay tondo d'ay wongu fuwo, Kala ni m'ay candi k'ay daŋ fondo ni maa sabbay se.

⁴Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.

⁵Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.

⁵ Ni g'ay candi ka kaa taaru beero ra, Kaŋ i hirr'ay se tuguyaŋ ra, Zama ni ga ti ay gaabo.

⁵Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.

⁶I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Yahweh.

⁶ Ni kamba ra no ay g'ay biya talfi. Ya Rabbi, ya Irikoy cimikoyo, ni n'ay fansa.

⁶I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.

⁷I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.

⁷ Ay konna borey kaŋ yaŋ ga gaabu tooru yaamey gaa, Amma ay ga de Rabbi gaa.

⁷I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;

⁸You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁸ Ay ga farhã ka te bine kaani ni baakasinay suujo ra, Zama ni di ay kankamo, ni g'ay fundo masiibey bay mo.

⁸And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.

⁹Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

⁹ Ni mana ay daŋ ay ibara kambe ra, Amma ni n'ay cey sinji nangu tafo ra.

⁹Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.

¹⁰For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹⁰ Ya Rabbi, ma gomni goy te ay se, Zama kankami ra no ay go. Ay moy diyaŋo goono ga zabu bine saray sabbay se, Oho, d'ay fundo d'ay gaahamo kulu mo.

¹⁰For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.

¹¹Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

¹¹ Zama ay fundo jirbey go ga kokor da bine saray, Ay jiirey mo da bine jisiyaŋ. Ay gaabo go ga gaze ay laala sabbay se, Ay biriyey mo ban ka te ikaynayaŋ.

¹¹Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.

¹²I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹² Ay ciya taali dakeyaŋ hari ay yanjekaarey kulu se, Oho, sanku fa binde ay gorokasiney se. Ay ya humburandi no ay mo-ka-bayrayey se. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga di ay taray ga zur'ay se.

¹²I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹³ I dinya ay gaa sanda buuko kaŋ i si fong'a. Ay ciya sanda gaasu camse cine.

¹³For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.

¹⁴But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.”

¹⁴ Zama ay maa boro boobo alaasiray sanni. Humburkumay go kuray kulu. I na saawareyaŋ te ay boŋ, I na dabari te mate kaŋ cine no ngey ga te k'ay fundo sambu nd'a.

¹⁴But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.

¹⁵My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

¹⁵ Amma, ya Rabbi, ay wo, ay de ni gaa, Ay ne: «Nin no ga ti ay Irikoyo.»

¹⁵My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

¹⁶Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁶ Ay jirbey, ni kambe ra no i go, M'ay faaba ay ibarey kambe ra, D'ay gaaraykoy mo gaa.

¹⁶Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.

¹⁷Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. .

¹⁷ Ma naŋ ni moyduma ma kaari ni tamo do haray, M'ay faaba mo ni baakasinay suujo ra.

¹⁷Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

¹⁸Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

¹⁸ Ya Rabbi, ma si naŋ ya haaw, zama ay na ni ce. Ma naŋ laalakoyey ma haaw, i ma te siw Alaahara.

¹⁸Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

¹⁹Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

¹⁹ Meyey kaŋ ga tangari ma dangay, Ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga salaŋ adilantey boŋ da mo-koogay, Da boŋbeeray, da donda-caray mo.

¹⁹Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!

²⁰In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

²⁰ Man ni gomno beera misa kaŋ ni jisi ngey kaŋ ga humburu nin yaŋ se? Kaŋ ni goy mo ni gaa de-koy se Adam-izey jine!

²⁰In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

²¹Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

²¹ Ni g'i tugu ni do tuguyaŋ nango ra hal i ma wa da borey me-hawyaŋey. Ni g'i jisi tugante bukka ra, Hal ni m'i wa da deeney masiiba.

²¹Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

²²As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

²² I ma Rabbi sifa, zama a na nga baakasinay suujo kaŋ ga dambarandi cabe ay se gallu birnikoyo ra.

²²As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.

²³Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

²³ Ay wo kay, ay cahãyaŋo ra no ay ne: «I n'ay pati ka kaa ni jine.» Kulu nda yaadin ni maa ay adduwey jinde, Waato kaŋ ay na ni ce.

²³Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

²⁴Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

²⁴ Ya Rabbi wane hanantey kulu, wa ba r'a. Rabbi ga naanaykoyey haggoy. A ga banandi toonante te mo boŋbeeray goy teeko se.

²⁴Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.

²⁵ Araŋ kulu kaŋ ga Rabbi hangan, wa gaabu. Araŋ biney ma te gaabi.