Mapisarema 119
1 Vakaropafadzwa avo vane nzira isina chaingapomerwa, vanofamba mumurayiro waJehovha.
(Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are) those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
2 Vakaropafadzwa avo vanochengeta zvaakatema, vanomutsvaka nomwoyo wavo wose.
Yahweh is pleased with those who (obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do), those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them [to do that].
3 Havaiti chinhu chakaipa; vanofamba munzira yake.
They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
4 Imi makaisa zvirevo zvinofanira kuteererwa.
Yahweh, you have given [us] (your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do), [and you told us] to obey them carefully.
5 Haiwa, dai nzira dzangu dzakasimba pakuteerera zvirevo zvenyu!
I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
6 Ipapo handaizonyadziswa pandinorangarira mirayiro yenyu.
If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
7 Ndichakurumbidzai nomwoyo wakarurama, sezvo ndichidzidza mirayiro yenyu yakarurama.
When I learn [all of] (your regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)], I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
8 Ndichateerera mitemo yenyu; regai kundirasa zvachose.
I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
9 Ko, jaya ringanatsa nzira yaro nei? Nokurarama sezvinoreva shoko renyu.
[I know] [RHQ] how a youth can (keep his life pure/avoid sinning); it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
10 Ndinokutsvakai nomwoyo wangu wose; musandirega ndichitsauka pamirayiro yenyu.
I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to (wander away from obeying/disobey) (your commands/what you have commanded).
11 Shoko renyu ndakariviga mumwoyo mangu, kuti ndirege kukutadzirai.
I have (memorized/stored in my mind) [many of] (your words/what you have promised) in order that I will not sin against you.
12 Imi munofanira kukudzwa, Jehovha; ndidzidzisei mitemo yenyu.
Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
13 Nemiromo yangu ndichataurazve mirayiro yose inobva pamuromo wenyu.
I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
14 Ndinofarira kutevera zvirevo zvenyu, somunhu anofarira pfuma huru.
I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
15 Ndinofungisisa zvirevo zvenyu, uye ndinorangarira nzira dzenyu.
I will (study/think about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I will pay attention to what you have showed [me].
16 Ndinofarira mitemo yenyu; handingakanganwi shoko renyu.
I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
17 Itirai muranda wenyu zvakanaka, ndigorarama; ndichateerera shoko renyu.
Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey (your words/what you have told us to do) during all my life.
18 Ndisvinudzei meso angu kuti ndione. Zvinhu zvinoshamisa zviri pamurayiro wenyu.
Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
19 Ndiri mutorwa panyika; regai kundivanzira mirayiro yenyu.
I am living [here] on the earth for only a short time; (do not prevent me from [understanding]/help me to understand) [LIT] (your commands/what you have commanded).
20 Mweya wangu wapedzwa nokushuva mitemo yenyu nguva dzose.
In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
21 Munotsiura vanozvikudza, avo vakatukwa, uye vanotsauka kubva pamirayiro yenyu.
You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
22 Bvisai kwandiri kushorwa nokuzvidzwa, nokuti ndinochengeta zvirevo zvenyu.
Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; [I request this] because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
23 Kunyange vatongi vachigara pamwe chete vachindireva, muranda wenyu achafungisisa mitemo yenyu.
Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
24 Ndinofadzwa nezvirevo zvenyu; ndizvo zvinondipanga mazano.
I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
25 Ndakaradzikwa pasi muguruva; chengetedzai upenyu hwangu sezvinoreva shoko renyu.
[I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
26 Ndakarevazve nzira dzangu imi mukandipindura; ndidzidzisei mitemo yenyu.
When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
27 Itai kuti ndinzwisise zvirevo zvenyu; ipapo ndichafungisisa pamusoro pezvishamiso zvenyu.
Help me to understand (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and [then] I will (meditate on/think about) the wonderful things that you [have done].
28 Mweya wangu waziya nokusuwa; ndisimbisei sezvinoreva shoko renyu.
I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong [again], like you promised me that you would do.
29 Ndibvisei panzira dzokunyengera; ndinzwirei nyasha kubudikidza nomurayiro wenyu.
Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
30 Ndakasarudza nzira yechokwadi; ndakaisa mwoyo wangu pamurayiro wenyu.
I have decided that I will faithfully/always [obey you]; I have (paid attention to/heeded) (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
31 Haiwa Jehovha, ini ndichabatirira pazvirevo zvenyu; musandirega ndichinyadziswa.
Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed [us to do]; do not [abandon me, with the result that] I would become disgraced.
32 Ndinomhanya munzira yomurayiro wenyu, nokuti makasunungura mwoyo wangu.
I will eagerly obey [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), because you have enabled me to understand more [what you want me to do].
33 Ndidzidzisei, imi Jehovha, kutevera mitemo yenyu; ipapo ndichaichengeta kusvikira kumagumo.
Yahweh, teach me the meaning of (your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do), and [then] I will obey them, every one of them.
34 Ndipei kunzwisisa, ndigochengeta murayiro wenyu uye ndigouteerera nomwoyo wangu wose.
Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
35 Nditungamirirei munzira yemirayiro yenyu, nokuti imomo ndinowana mufaro.
I am happy with (your commands/what you have commanded), so (lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road) that you [have chosen for me].
36 Dzorerai mwoyo wangu pane zvamakatema kwete pakuchiva kwenyama.
Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
37 Dzorai meso angu pazvinhu zvisina maturo; chengetedzai upenyu hwangu sezvinoreva shoko renyu.
Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
38 Zadzisai zvamakapikira muranda wenyu, kuti mugotyiwa.
[Because] I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for [all] those who revere you.
39 Bvisai kunyadziswa kwandaitya, nokuti mitemo yenyu yakanaka.
[People] insult me; protect me from those insults, [because] I hate them. The (regulations/rules that you have given [to us]) are [very] good!
40 Ndinoshuva zvirevo zvenyu sei! Chengetedzai upenyu hwangu mukururama kwenyu.
I very much desire [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
41 Rudo rwenyu rusingaperi ngaruuye kwandiri, Jehovha, noruponeso rwenyu sezvamakavimbisa;
Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
42 ipapo ndichapindura vanondishora, nokuti ndinovimba neshoko renyu.
After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in (your word/what you have promised that you would do).
43 Regai kubvisa shoko rechokwadi pamuromo pangu, nokuti ndakaisa tariro yangu mumurayiro wenyu.
Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
44 Ndichagara ndichiteerera murayiro wenyu, nokusingaperi-peri.
I will always obey your laws, forever.
45 Ndichafamba-famba ndakasununguka, nokuti ndakatsvaka zvirevo zvenyu.
I will be free [from (affliction/my enemies’ attacks)], because I have tried [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
46 Ndichataura zvamakatema pamberi pamadzimambo, uye handinganyadziswi,
I will tell to kings (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do); and [because I did not abandon you], those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
47 nokuti ndinofarira mirayiro yenyu nokuti ndinoida.
I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
48 Ndinosimudzira maoko angu kumirayiro yenyu yandinoda, uye ndinofungisisa zvirevo zvenyu.
I respect/revere [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them, and I will (meditate on/think about) (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
49 Rangarirai shoko renyu kumuranda wenyu, nokuti makandipa tariro.
Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, [because] what you have said has caused me to confidently expect [good things from you].
50 Zvinondinyaradza pakutambura kwangu ndezvizvi: Vimbiso yenyu inochengetedza upenyu hwangu.
When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
51 Vanozvikudza vanondiseka vasingaregi, asi ini handitsauki pamurayiro wenyu.
Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
52 Ndinorangarira mirayiro yenyu yekare, imi Jehovha, uye ndinonyaradzwa mairi.
Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
53 Shungu dzinondibata nokuda kwavakaipa, vakasiya murayiro wenyu.
When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
54 Mitemo yenyu ndiro dingindira rorwiyo rwangu pose pandinogara.
While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
55 Haiwa, Jehovha, ndinorangarira zita renyu usiku, uye ndichachengeta murayiro wenyu.
Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
56 Aya ndiwo anga ari maitiro angu: Ndinoteerera zvirevo zvenyu.
What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
57 Haiwa, Jehovha, ndimi mugove wangu; ndakavimbisa kuteerera mashoko enyu.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to (obey your words/do what you have told us to do).
58 Ndakatsvaka chiso chenyu nomwoyo wangu wose; ndinzwirei nyasha sezvamakavimbisa.
With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
59 Ndakacherechedza nzira dzangu ndikadzorera tsoka dzangu kune zvamakatema.
I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
60 Ndichakurumidza uye handinganonoki kuteerera mirayiro yenyu.
I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
61 Kunyange vakaipa vakandisunga namabote, handizokanganwi murayiro wenyu.
Wicked people have [tried to] seize me, [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
62 Ndinomuka pakati pousiku ndichikuvongai nokuda kwemirayiro yenyu yakarurama.
In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for (your commands/the rules that you have given us to do); they are fair/just.
63 Ndiri shamwari yavose vanokutyai, nokuna vose vanotevera zvirevo zvenyu.
I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
64 Haiwa Jehovha, nyika izere norudo rwenyu, ndidzidzisei zvirevo zvenyu.
Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
65 Makaitira muranda wenyu zvakanaka, imi Jehovha, sezvakafanira shoko renyu.
Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
66 Ndidzidzisei zivo nokutonga kwakanaka, nokuti ndakatenda mirayiro yenyu.
Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and [teach me other things that I need to] know, because I believe [that it is good for us to obey] (your commands/what you have commanded).
67 Pandakanga ndisati ndatambudzika, ndakatsauka, asi zvino ndinoteerera shoko renyu.
Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
68 Imi makanaka, uye munoita zvakanaka; ndidzidzisei mitemo yenyu.
You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
69 Kunyange vanozvikudza vakandipomera nhema, ndinochengeta zvamakatema nomwoyo wangu wose.
Proud people have told many lies about me, but [the truth is that] with all my inner being I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
70 Mwoyo yavo yakasindimara uye hainzwisisi, asi ndinofarira murayiro wenyu.
Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
71 Zvakanga zvakanaka kuti nditambudzike, kuitira kuti ndigodzidza mitemo yenyu.
It was good for me that [you] afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
72 Murayiro unobva pamuromo wenyu unokosha kwandiri, kupfuura zviuru zvezvimedu zvesirivha negoridhe.
The laws that you [MTY] gave/told [to us] are [worth] more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Maoko enyu akandisika uye akandiumba; ndipei kunzwisisa kuti ndigodzidza mirayiro yenyu.
You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn (your commands/what you have commanded).
74 Avo vanokutyai ngavafare pavanondiona, nokuti ndakaisa tariro yangu pashoko renyu.
Those who have an awesome respect for you will see [what you have done for] me, and they will rejoice, because [they will see that] I have trusted in (your words/what you told us).
75 Haiwa Jehovha, ndinoziva kuti mirayiro yenyu yakarurama, uye kuti makanditambudza mukutendeka kwenyu.
Yahweh, I know that (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do [what you have promised].
76 Rudo rwenyu rusingaperi ngarutinyaradze, maererano nechivimbiso chenyu kumuranda wenyu.
Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
77 Tsitsi dzenyu ngadziuye kwandiri kuti ndirarame, nokuti murayiro wenyu ndiwo mufaro wangu.
Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
78 Vanozvikudza ngavanyadziswe pakundikanganisira ndisina mhaka, asi ini ndichafungisisa zvirevo zvenyu.
Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, [but] as for me, I will [continue] (meditating on/thinking about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
79 Vanokutyai ngavadzokere kwandiri, ivo vanonzwisisa zvamakatema.
Cause those who revere you to come [back] to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do]).
80 Mwoyo wangu ngaushaye chaungapomerwa pamitemo yenyu, kuti ndirege kunyadziswa.
Enable me to perfectly [obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do) in order that I may not be ashamed [because of not doing that].
81 Mweya wangu unoziya nokuda kwekushuva ruponeso rwenyu, asi ndakaisa tariro yangu pashoko renyu.
I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save [me from my enemies]; [but] I confidently expect that you will tell [me what you will do].
82 Meso angu aneta nokutsvaga chivimbiso chenyu; ndinoti, “Muchandinyaradza riniko?”
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
83 Kunyange ndakaita sehomwe yewaini ndiri muutsi, handikanganwi mitemo yenyu.
I have become [as useless as] [MET] a wineskin that is [shriveled from hanging a long time] in the smoke [inside a house], but I have not forgotten (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
84 Muranda wenyu acharindira kusvikira riniko? Mucharanga vatambudzi vangu riniko?
How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
85 Vanozvikudza vakandicherera makomba, zvinopesana nomurayiro wenyu.
[It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
86 Mirayiro yenyu yose yakavimbika, ndibatsirei, nokuti vanhu vanonditambudza ndisina mhaka.
All (your commands are/what you have commanded is) trustworthy; [but] people are (persecuting/causing trouble for) me by telling lies [about me, so please] help me!
87 Vakanga voda kundibvisa panyika, asi handina kusiya zvamakatema.
Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped [obeying] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
88 Chengetedzai upenyu hwangu zvakafanira rudo rwenyu, uye ini ndichateerera zvirevo zvomuromo wenyu.
Because you faithfully love [me], allow me [to continue] to live in order that I may [continue to] obey (your rules/what you have instructed [us to do]).
89 Haiwa Jehovha, shoko renyu rinogara nokusingaperi; rinomira rakasimba kudenga denga.
Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
90 Kutendeka kwenyu kunoramba kuripo kusvikira kuzvizvarwa zvose; makasimbisa nyika uye inogara nokusingaperi.
You will faithfully [continue doing] ([for people who are not yet born/in every generation]) what you have (promised/said that you would do); you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly [there].
91 Mirayiro yenyu iripo kusvikira iye nhasi, nokuti zvinhu zvose zvinokushumirai.
To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
92 Dai murayiro wenyu wanga usiri mufaro wangu, ndingadai ndakafira mumatambudziko angu.
If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
93 Handichazokanganwi zvamakatema, nokuti nazvo makachengetedza upenyu hwangu.
I will never forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), because as a result of [my obeying them] you have enabled me to [continue to] live.
94 Ndiponesei, nokuti ndiri wenyu; ndakatsvaka zvamakatema.
I belong to you; save/rescue me [from my enemies], because I have tried to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
95 Vakaipa vakarindira kundiparadza, asi ini ndichafunga zvirevo zvenyu.
Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
96 Ndinoona kuguma kwezvose zvakakwana, asi mirayiro yenyu haina magumo.
I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
97 Haiwa, ndinoda murayiro wenyu sei! Ndinoufungisisa zuva rose.
I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
98 Mirayiro yenyu inoita kuti ndive akachenjera kupfuura vavengi vangu, nokuti inogara neni nguva dzose.
Because I know (your commands/what you have commanded), and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.
99 Ndinonzwisisa zvakawanda kupfuura vadzidzisi vangu, nokuti ndinofungisisa pamusoro pezvamakatema.
I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
100 Ndinonzwisisa zvikuru kupfuura vakuru, nokuti ndinoteerera zvirevo zvenyu.
I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
101 Ndakadzora tsoka dzangu panzira dzose dzakaipa kuti nditeerere shoko renyu.
I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
102 Handina kubva pamirayiro yenyu, nokuti imi pachenyu makandidzidzisa.
I have not (turned away from/quit) [obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), because you have taught me [while I have studied them].
103 Mashoko enyu anotapira seiko pakuaravira, anotapira kukunda uchi mumukanwa mangu!
[When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
104 Ndinowana kunzwisisa kubva pazvirevo zvenyu; naizvozvo ndinovenga nzira dzose dzakaipa.
Because [I have learned] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), I am able to understand [many things]; therefore, I hate all evil things [that some people do].
105 Shoko renyu ndiwo mwenje wetsoka dzangu, nechiedza chenzira yangu.
Your words are [like] [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are [like] a light [MET] to show me the path [that I should walk on].
106 Ndakaita mhiko ndikaisimbisa, kuti ndichatevera mirayiro yenyu yakarurama.
I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will [always] obey your (regulations/rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] fair/just.
107 Ndakatambudzika kwazvo; chengetedzai upenyu hwangu, imi Jehovha, zvakafanira shoko renyu.
Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
108 Haiwa Jehovha, gamuchirai henyu kurumbidza kwomuromo wangu, mugondidzidzisa mirayiro yenyu.
Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is [like] [MET] a sacrifice to you; [please] accept it, and teach me your (regulations/rules that you have given to us).
109 Kunyange ndichiramba ndakabata upenyu hwangu mumaoko angu, handizokanganwi murayiro wenyu.
[My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
110 Vakaipa vakanditeya nomusungo, asi handina kutsauka pazvirevo zvenyu.
Wicked [people] have tried to seize me [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed (your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do).
111 Zvirevo zvenyu inhaka yangu nokusingaperi; ndizvo mufaro womwoyo wangu.
(Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
112 Mwoyo wangu wakagarira kuchengeta zvirevo zvenyu, kusvikira kumagumo.
I (have decided/am determined) [IDM] to obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do) until the day that I die [MTY].
113 Ndinovenga vanhu vane mwoyo miviri, asi ndinoda murayiro wenyu.
I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
114 Imi muri utiziro hwangu nenhoo yangu; ndakaisa tariro yangu pashoko renyu.
You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies], and you are [like] a shield [MET] [behind which I am protected from them], and I trust in your promises.
115 Ibvai kwandiri, imi vaiti vezvakaipa, kuti ndichengete mirayiro yaMwari wangu!
You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
116 Nditsigirei sezvamakavimbisa, ipapo ndichararama; musarega tariro yangu ichidzimwa.
Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may [continue to] live. I am confidently expecting [that you will restore me]; (do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed).
117 Nditsigirei, ipapo ndicharwirwa; ndicharamba ndine hanya nemitemo yenyu.
Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always (pay attention to/heed) (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
118 Munoramba vose vanotsauka pamitemo yenyu, nokuti kunyengera kwavo hakuna maturo.
You reject all those who disobey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do); but what they deceitfully plan to do will be (useless/in vain).
119 Vakaipa vose venyika munovaita sengura; naizvozvo ndinoda zvamakatema.
You get rid of all the wicked [people] on the earth like [SIM] [people throw away] trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
120 Nyama yangu inodedera nokuda kwokukutyai; ndinomira ndichitya mirayiro yenyu.
I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid [because you punish those who do not obey] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
121 Ndakaita zvakarurama nokururamisira; musandisiya mumaoko avadzvinyiriri vangu.
[But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
122 Itai kuti muranda wenyu agare zvakanaka; musarega vanozvikudza vachimudzvinyirira.
Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
123 Meso angu aneta nokutsvaka ruponeso rwenyu, ndichitsvaga vimbiso yenyu yakarurama.
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue [me], for you to save [me] like you promised/said that you would.
124 Itirai muranda wenyu zvinoringana norudo rwenyu, uye ndidzidzisei mitemo yenyu.
Do something for me to show that you faithfully love [me], and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
125 Ndiri muranda wenyu; ndipeiwo kunzvera kuti ndigonzwisisa zvamakatema.
I am one who serves you; enable me to understand [what you want me to know] in order that I will know (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
126 Haiwa Jehovha, inguva yenyu yokubata; murayiro wenyu uri kuputswa.
Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
127 Nokuti ndinoda mirayiro yenyu kupfuura goridhe, kupfuura goridhe rakanatswa,
Truly, I love (your commands/what you have commanded) more than I love gold; I love them more than I love [very] pure gold.
128 uye nokuti ndinoti zvirevo zvenyu zvose zvakarurama, ndinovenga nzira dzose dzakaipa.
So I conduct my life by (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I hate all the evil things that [some people do].
129 Zvirevo zvenyu zvinoshamisa; naizvozvo ndinozviteerera.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.
130 Kuzarurwa kweshoko renyu kunopa chiedza; kunopa kunzwisisa kuna vasina mano.
When someone explains (your words/what you have said), [it is as though] they are lighting a light; what they say causes [even] people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
131 Ndinoshamisa muromo wangu ndigodokwaira, ndichishuva mirayiro yenyu.
I eagerly desire to know (your commands/what you have commanded), like [SIM] a [dog] that pants with its mouth open [wanting to be fed].
132 Dzokerai kwandiri mugondinzwira ngoni, sezvamunogara muchiita kuna avo vanoda zita renyu.
Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
133 Rayirai nhambwe dzetsoka dzangu zviri maererano neshoko renyu; chivi ngachirege kunditonga.
Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil [people] to control what I do.
134 Ndidzikinurei pakudzvinyirira kwavanhu, kuti ndigoteerera zvirevo zvenyu.
Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
135 Chiso chenyu ngachipenye pamusoro pomuranda wenyu, uye ndidzidzisei mitemo yenyu.
Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
136 Hova dzemisodzi dzinoerera dzichibva mumeso angu, nokuti murayiro wenyu hausi kuteererwa.
I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
137 Haiwa Jehovha, imi makarurama, uye mirayiro yenyu yakarurama.
Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
138 Zvirevo zvenyu zvamakadzika zvakarurama; zvakavimbika kwazvo.
(Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
139 Kushingaira kwangu kunondipedza, nokuti vavengi vangu havana hanya namashoko enyu.
I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
140 Vimbiso dzenyu dzakaedzwa chose, uye muranda wenyu anodzida.
(Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
141 Kunyange ndakaderedzwa uye ndichizvidzwa hangu, handikanganwi zvirevo zvenyu.
I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
142 Kururama kwenyu kunogara nokusingaperi, uye murayiro wenyu ndowezvokwadi.
You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
143 Nhamo namatambudziko zviri pamusoro pangu, asi mirayiro yenyu ndiwo mufaro wangu.
I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
144 Zvirevo zvenyu zvinogara zvakarurama; ndipeiwo kunzwisisa kuti ndirarame.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may [continue to] live.
145 Ndinodana nomwoyo wangu wose; haiwa Jehovha ndipindureiwo, uye ndichateerera mitemo yenyu.
Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
146 Ndinodanidzira kwamuri, ndiponesei uye ndichachengeta zvamakatema.
I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I [can continue to] obey [all] (your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do).
147 Ndinomuka mambakwedza asati asvika ndigochemera kubatsirwa; ndakaisa tariro yangu pashoko renyu.
[Each morning] I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have (promised/said that you will do).
148 Meso angu anogara akasvinura panguva dzose dzousiku, kuti ndifungisise pamusoro pevimbiso dzenyu.
All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
149 Inzwai inzwi rangu sezvakafanira rudo rwenyu; haiwa Jehovha, chengetedzai upenyu hwangu zviri maererano nemirayiro yenyu.
Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me [while I pray], and keep me safe because of [my obeying] (your regulations/what you have told us to do).
150 Vanoita mano akaipa vari pedyo, asi vari kure nomurayiro wenyu.
Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
151 Asi imi muri pedyo, Jehovha, uye mirayiro yenyu yose ndeyezvokwadi.
But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
152 Ndakadzidza pane zvamakatema kare, kuti makazvisimbisa kuti zvigare nokusingaperi.
Long ago I found out about (your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do), and [I know that] you intended them to last forever.
153 Tarirai kutambudzika kwangu mugondirwira, nokuti handina kukanganwa murayiro wenyu.
Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
154 Miririrai mhosva yangu uye mundidzikinure; chengetedzai upenyu hwangu maererano nevimbiso yenyu.
Defend me [when others accuse me], and rescue me [from them]; allow me to [continue to] live, as you promised/said that you would.
155 Ruponeso rwuri kure navakaipa, nokuti havatsvaki mitemo yenyu.
Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
156 Haiwa Jehovha, tsitsi dzenyu ihuru; chengetedzai upenyu hwangu maererano nemirayiro yenyu.
Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to [continue to] live because of [my obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
157 Vavengi vangu navanonditambudza vazhinji, asi handina kutsauka pane zvamakatema.
Many [people] are my enemies and [many people] (cause me to suffer/persecute me), but I (do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying) [LIT] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
158 Ndinotarira kuna vasingatendi ndichisema, nokuti havateereri shoko renyu.
When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us] to do).
159 Tarirai madiro andinoita zvirevo zvenyu; haiwa Jehovha, chengetedzai upenyu hwangu, maererano norudo rwenyu.
[Yahweh], notice that I love (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you faithfully love [me], allow me to [continue to] live.
160 Mashoko enyu ose ndeechokwadi; mirayiro yenyu yose yakarurama ndeyokusingaperi.
All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
161 Vatongi vanonditambudza ndisina mhaka, asi mwoyo wangu unodedera pashoko renyu.
Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
162 Ndinofarira vimbiso yenyu kufanana nouyo anowana zvakapambwa zvizhinji.
I am happy about (your words/what you have promised [to do for me)], as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
163 Ndinovenga uye ndinosema nhema, asi ndinoda murayiro wenyu.
I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
164 Ndinokurumbidzai kanomwe pazuva, nokuda kwemirayiro yenyu yakarurama.
Seven/Many times each day I thank you for (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] just/fair.
165 Vanoda murayiro wenyu vano rugare rukuru, uye hakuna chingavagumbusa.
Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
166 Haiwa Jehovha, ndakamirira ruponeso rwenyu, uye ndinotevera mirayiro yenyu.
Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
167 Ndinoteerera zvirevo zvenyu, nokuti ndinozvida zvikuru.
I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
168 Ndinoteerera zvirevo zvenyu nezvamakatema, nokuti nzira dzangu dzose dzinozivikanwa nemi.
I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
169 Dai kuchema kwangu kwasvika pamberi penyu, imi Jehovha; ndipeiwo kunzwisisa maererano neshoko renyu.
Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
170 Kukumbira kwangu dai kwasvika pamberi penyu; ndirwirei maererano nevimbiso yenyu.
Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
171 Miromo yangu dai yafashukira nerumbidzo, nokuti munondidzidzisa mitemo yenyu.
I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
172 Rurimi rwangu dai rwaimba nezveshoko renyu, nokuti mirayiro yenyu yose yakarurama.
I will sing about (your words/what you have promised to do) because (all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is) just/fair.
173 Ruoko rwenyu dai rwagadzirira kundibatsira, nokuti ndakasarudza zvirevo zvenyu.
I ask you [SYN] to [always] be ready to help me because I have chosen [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
174 Haiwa Jehovha, ndinoshuva ruponeso rwenyu, uye murayiro wenyu ndiwo mufaro wangu.
Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
175 Regai ndirarame kuti ndigokurumbidzai, uye dai mirayiro yenyu yandibatsira.
Allow me to [continue to] live in order that I can [continue to] praise you, and that your regulations/rules [that you have given to us] will continue to help me.
176 Ndakatsauka segwai rakarasika. Tsvakai muranda wenyu, nokuti handina kukanganwa mirayiro yenyu.
I have [wandered away from you] like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten (your commands/what you have commanded us).
