¹Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

¹ Dawda adduwa fo no. Ya Rabbi, ma ni hanga jeeri ka tu ay se, Zama ay ya taabante no, da moorikoy mo.

¹A Prayer of David Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

²Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

² M'ay fundo hallasi, zama ay ya ni ganako no. Ya ay Irikoyo, ma ni tamo kaŋ goono ga de ni gaa faaba.

²Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

³Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

³ Ya ay Koyo, ma te ay se gomni goy, Zama zaari me-a-me ni gaa no ay ga hẽ.

³Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

⁴Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁴ Ya ay Koyo, ma ni tamo bina kaanandi, Zama ni gaa no ay g'ay bina ye.

⁴Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

⁵ Zama nin, ya ay Koyo, ni ya booriyankoy no kaŋ go soolante yaafa teeyaŋ se. Ni ya baakasinay suuji boobokoy mo no, Borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga ni ce se.

⁵For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

⁶Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

⁶ Ya Rabbi, ma hanga jeeri ay adduwa se, Ma hangan mo ay ŋwaaray-ŋwaarayyaŋey jinda se.

⁶Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

⁷ Ay taabi zaaro ra ay ga ni ce, zama ni ga tu ay se.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.

⁸There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

⁸ Ya ay Koyo, ni cine si no de-koyey game ra, Ni goyey cine mo si no.

⁸There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.

⁹All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

⁹ Ya Irikoy, dumey kulu kaŋ ni te ga kaa ka sududu ni jine, I ma ni maa no darza mo.

⁹All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.

¹⁰For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

¹⁰ Zama ni ya Beeraykoy no, Dambara goy teeko, ni hinne no ga ti Irikoy.

¹⁰For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.

¹¹Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

¹¹ Ya Rabbi, m'ay dondonandi ni fonda, Ay mo, ay ma dira ni cimo ra. M'ay bina sasabandi a ma humburu ni maa.

¹¹Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

¹²I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forevermore.

¹² Ya ay Koyo, ay Irikoyo, Ay bina kulu no ay ga ni saabu nd'a, Ay ma ni maa darzandi mo hal abada.

¹²I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

¹³For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. .

¹³ Zama ni baakasinay suujo ya ibambata no ay do haray, Ni n'ay fundo faaba ka kaa Alaahara ganda ra.

¹³For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

¹⁴God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

¹⁴ Ya Irikoy, boŋbeeraykoyey tun ay se, Toonyante sata mo n'ay fundo ceeci, I mana ni daŋ ngey jine.

¹⁴O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.

¹⁵But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

¹⁵ Amma nin wo, ya ay Koyo, Ni ya Irikoy suuji nda gomnikoy no, Kaŋ ga suuru hala ni ga futu, Ni ya baakasinay suuji nda cimi yulwante Koy no.

¹⁵But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

¹⁶Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.

¹⁶ Ma bare ay do haray ka gomni te ay se. Ma ni gaabo no ay, ni tamo se ka ni koŋŋa izo faaba.

¹⁶Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

¹⁷Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.

¹⁷ Ma booriyaŋ alaama cab'ay se mo, Zama borey kaŋ yaŋ wangu ay ma di a. I ma haaw mo, zama nin, ya Rabbi, Ni n'ay gaa, ni n'ay kunfa mo.

¹⁷Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.