Dawid "maskil" dwom. Ɔtoeɛ ɛberɛ a Edomni Doeg bɛka kyerɛɛ Saulo sɛ, "Dawid akɔ Ahimelek fie" no.
1 Ɔkɛseɛ, adɛn enti na wohoahoa wo ho wɔ wo bɔne ho?
Adɛn enti na wohoahoa wo ho da mu nyinaa,
wo a woyɛ animguasedeɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn ani so?
2 Wo tɛkrɛma bɔ ɔsɛeɛ ho pɔ;
ɛte sɛ yiwan a ano yɛ tahwetahwe.
Wo a wotwa nkontompo nko ara.
3 Wʼani gye bɔne ho sene papa,
wopɛ atorɔ sene sɛ wobɛka nokorɛ.
4 Wodɔ asɛm biara a ɛde ɔhaw ba,
Ao wo tɛkrɛma daadaafoɔ!
5 Ampa ara, Onyankopɔn de ɔsɛeɛ a ɛnni awieeɛ bɛbrɛ wo;
ɔbɛtwe wo afiri wo ntomadan mu na watete wo mu;
Ɔbɛtɔre wʼase wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.
6 Ateneneefoɔ bɛhunu yei na wɔasuro;
wɔbɛsere no na wɔaka sɛ,
7 "Hwɛ, onipa no nie
deɛ wamfa Onyankopɔn anyɛ nʼabandenden
na mmom ɔde ne ho too nʼahonya dodoɔ so
na ɔnyaa ahoɔden de sɛee afoforɔ no!"
8 Nanso, mete sɛ ngo dua a
ɛrenyini wɔ Onyankopɔn fie:
mede me ho to Onyankopɔn dɔ a ɛnsa da no so
daa nyinaa.
9 Mɛyi wo ayɛ daa wɔ deɛ woayɛ nti;
wo din so na mʼani bɛda, ɛfiri sɛ ɛyɛ.
Mɛyi wo ayɛ wɔ wʼahotefoɔ anim.
Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Wɔde "mahalat" sankuo nne na ɛto.