¹Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

¹ Dawda wane no. Ya Rabbi, ma gurjay da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga gurjay da ay. Ma wongu nda ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga wongu ay.

¹[A Psalm] of David. Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.

²Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

² Ma sambu koray kayna nda koray beeri, Ma te garbas ay gaakasinay sabbay se,

²Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.

³Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

³ Ma yaaji da allag sambu beene, K'ay fundo kankamkoy fonda kosaray. Ma ne ay fundo se: «Ay no ga ti ni faaba.»

³Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

⁴Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

⁴ Ngey kaŋ goono g'ay fundo ceeci ma kayna haŋ, I ma haaw mo. Borey kaŋ yaŋ g'ay ceeci hasaraw se mo ma bare, I boŋ ma haw.

⁴Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

⁵Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.

⁵ I ma ciya sanda du kaŋ go haw jine, Rabbi malayka goono g'i gaaray.

⁵Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving [them] on.

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.

⁶ I fonda ma te kubay, a ma te tansi mo, Rabbi malayka goono g'i gaarayyaŋo kankamandi.

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

⁷For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

⁷ Zama i na ngey asuuta tugu guusu ra ay se sabaabu kulu si, I na guusu fansi ay fundo se sabaabu kulu si.

⁷For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit; Without cause have they digged [a pit] for my soul.

⁸Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

⁸ Halaciyaŋ ma kaŋ i boŋ jirsiyaŋ ra. Asuuta kaŋ i tugu din m'i cey di. Halaciyaŋo kaŋ i soola din, i ma kaŋ a ra.

⁸Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

⁹My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

⁹ Ay fundo mo ga farhã Rabbi ra, A ga farhã gumo a faaba ra.

⁹And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

¹⁰ Ay biriyey kulu ga ne: «Ya Rabbi, may no ga hima nin kaŋ ga taabante faaba boro kaŋ bis'a gaabi kambe ra?» Oho, taabante da laamikoy, A g'i faaba ngey komkoy kambe ra.

¹⁰All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

¹¹Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

¹¹ Ay zaari sambukoy tun ka tangari seeda te. I goono g'ay hã da haŋ kaŋ ay si bay.

¹¹Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

¹²They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

¹² I goono ga laala bana ay se booriyaŋ nangu ra, K'ay fundo hasara.

¹²They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.

¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

¹³ Amma ay wo, waati kaŋ i goono ga zaŋay, Ay bankaarayey ya zaara-zaarayaŋ no. Ay n'ay fundo kaynandi nda mehaw, Ay soobay ka adduwa te mo ay bina ra.

¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

¹⁴I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

¹⁴ Alhaalo kaŋ ay cabe, sanda day ay coro no, Wala mo ay nya-ize. Ay sooli, ay goono ga bu hẽeni te, Sanda boro kaŋ goono ga nga nya bu baray te.

¹⁴I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

¹⁵But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

¹⁵ Amma ngey wo, waati kaŋ ay simbar, Kal i soobay ka farhã, i margu mo. Karkoy kulu margu ay gaa, ay sinda baaru mo. I soobay k'ay tooru-tooru, i mana naŋ.

¹⁵But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not:

¹⁶Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

¹⁶ Sanda borey kaŋ yaŋ si Irikoy gana, Kaŋ ga hahaaray ngey batey ra, Yaadin cine no i na ngey hinjey kaama ay gaa.

¹⁶Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed upon me with their teeth.

¹⁷Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

¹⁷ Ya ay Koyo, waatifo no ni ga gunayaŋ hinne naŋ? M'ay fundo faaba ka kaa i halacandiyaŋo ra! M'ay fundi follonka mo faaba muusu beerey gaa!

¹⁷Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions.

¹⁸I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.

¹⁸ Ay ga ni saabu marga bambata ra, Ay ga ni sifa mo jama gaabikooni ra.

¹⁸I will give thee thanks in the great assembly: I will praise thee among much people.

¹⁹Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

¹⁹ Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga wangu ay yaamo-yaamo ma si farhã ay boŋ. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga konna ay sabaabu kulu si ma si du ka baa mo kar.

¹⁹Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

²⁰For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

²⁰ Zama i mana baani sanni te bo, Amma i goono ga zamba sanniyaŋ soola ka dake bine-baani-koyey boŋ laabo ra.

²⁰For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

²¹Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”

²¹ Daahir i na ngey meyey feeri gumo. I ne: «Ahãa, ahãa, iri moy di a!»

²¹Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

²²You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

²² Ya Rabbi, ni di woodin. Ma si dangay. Ya ay Koyo, ma si mooru ay.

²²Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

²³Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

²³ Ya ay Irikoyo, ay Koy Beero, ma tun ka kay, Ma mo hay ay cimo d'ay sanno gaa.

²³Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice [due] unto me, [Even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

²⁴Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.

²⁴ Ya Rabbi ay Irikoyo, Ma ciiti ay se ni adilitara boŋ. I ma si du ka farhã ay boŋ.

²⁴Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

²⁵Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

²⁵ I ma si ne ngey biney ra: «Ahãa, yaawo no iri ga ba!» I ma si ne: «Iri n'a gon sukutum.»

²⁵Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

²⁶Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

²⁶ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga farhã d'ay hasarawo ma haaw, I ma butugu care banda. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ngey boŋ beerandi ay boŋ, Haawi nda kayna m'i daabu.

²⁶Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

²⁷Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

²⁷ Amma borey kaŋ yaŋ ga maa ay cimo kaani ma cilili bine kaani sabbay se, i ma farhã mo. Duumi i ma soobay ka ne: «Rabbi ma beeri, Nga kaŋ ga maa nga tamo albarka kaani.»

²⁷Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

²⁸ Ay deena mo ga ni adilitara sanni te. Zaari me-a-me a ga ni sifa mo.

²⁸And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness [And] of thy praise all the day long.