Kulira Kuchokera Kumalekezero a Dziko Lapansi
Kwa mtsogoleri wa oimba; pa zoimbira za zingwe. Salmo la Davide.
Pemphero lotumizidwa kuchokera ku malekezero a dziko lapansi ndi munthu amene mtima wake ukufooka, akupempha Atate wake kuti amutsogolere ku thanthwe lalitali kuposa iye. Akufuna kukhalamo osati kuyendera chabe — m'hema wanu kwamuyaya — ndi moyo wautali kwa mfumu.
61 1Imvani kulira kwanga, Atate wanga; tcherani khutu ku pemphero langa. 2Kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi ndikuitana Inu, pamene mtima wanga ukufooka; munditsogolere ku thanthwe limene lili lalitali kuposa ine. 3Pakuti Inu mwakhala pothawira panga, nsanja yolimba yolimbana ndi mdani.
4Ndikulakalaka kukhala m'tenti yanu kwamuyaya ndi kuthawira mu mthunzi wa mapiko anu. 5Pakuti Inu, Atate wanga, mwamva malumbiro anga; mwandipatsa cholowa cha iwo amene amaopa dzina lanu. 6Wonjezerani zaka pa moyo wa mfumu; zaka zake zifike mibadwo yambiri. 7Akhale pa mpando wake waufumu pamaso pa Atate wathu kwamuyaya; ikani chikondi chanu cha pangano ndi kukhulupirika kuti zimtchinjirize. 8Choncho ndidzayimba matamando a dzina lanu nthawi zonse ndi kukwaniritsa malumbiro anga tsiku ndi tsiku.