Ukumbonga uNkulunkulu ngezibusiso zakhe

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. ElikaDavide, inceku kaJehova, owakhuluma amazwi aleli hubo kuJehova mhla uJehova emsindisile esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule. Wathi:

1 Ngiyakuthanda, Jehova,

mandla ami.

2 Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;

uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo,

nesihlangu sami,

nophondo lokusindiswa kwami,

inqaba yami ephakemeyo.

3 Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo,

ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.

4 Izintambo zokufa zangizungelezela,

izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.

5 Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza,

izihibe zokufa zangehlela.

6 Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova,

ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami;

walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe;

ukukhala kwami phambi kwakhe kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.

7 Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela;

izisekelo zezintaba zathuthumela,

zagubhuzela ngokuba ethukuthele.

8 Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe,

nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe;

amalahle avutha kuye.

9 Wathobisa izulu, wehla;

ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

10 Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi,* wandiza;

washweza ngamaphiko omoya.

11 Ubumnyama wabenza isisibekelo,

idokodo lakhe elimphahlayo;

amanzi amnyama, amafu anzima.

12 Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe

amafu akhe abanga phambili,

isichotho namalahle avuthayo.

13 UJehova waduma ezulwini;

oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe:

isichotho namalahle avuthayo.

14 Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabangquzula,

nemibani eminingi, wabadidizelisa.

15 Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi;

izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova,

ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho.

16 Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba;

wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.

17 Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla

nakubo abangizondayo,

ngokuba base bengahlulile.

18 Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami,

kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.

19 Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi;

wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.

20 UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami;

wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

21 Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova,

angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.

22 Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami,

nezimiso zakhe angivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.

23 Ngangiphelele kuye;

ngabuxwaya ububi.

24 UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami,

njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi kwamehlo akhe.

25 Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa uthembekile;

kumuntu oqotho uzibonakalisa uqotho;

26 kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa uhlanzekile;

koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa unenkani.

27 Ngokuba wena uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo,

kepha amehlo abaqhoshileyo uyawathobisa.

28 Ngokuba wena uyokhela isibani sami;

uJehova uNkulunkulu wami uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.

29 Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi;

ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.

30 Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele;

izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile;

yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

31 Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova,

ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

32 uNkulunkulu ongibhincisa amandla,

owenza indlela yami ilunge;

33 owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi,

angimise emagqumeni ami;

34 ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa,

ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.

35 Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho,

isandla sakho sokunene singisekele,

nobumnene bakho bungikhulisile.

36 Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile;

amaqakala ami awaxegi.

37 Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica;

angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.

38 Ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka;

zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

39 Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa;

ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.

40 Wangifulathelisela izitha zami,

nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.

41 Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo,

nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.

42 Ngabacolisisa njengothuli emoyeni;

ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.

43 Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu;

wangimisa ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe;

abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.

44 Banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe,

base bengilalela;

abafo bazithoba phansi kwami.

45 Abafo babuna,

baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumele.

46 UJehova usekhona,

malidunyiswe iDwala lami;

makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

47 uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo,

wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;

48 ongikhululile ezitheni zami,

yebo, ongiphakamisile phezu kwabangivukelayo,

wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.

49 Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova,

ngilihubele igama lakho.

50 Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe;

uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide

nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.