1 My God, make Yu remember David and all di sofa wey e sofa.
Make Israel pipol sey, “Na since wi dey small awa enemies don dey opress us.
Wen I dey face trobol, I kry to God and E ansa my prayer.
Awa God, make Yu tink about dis tins wey dey happen to us naw and how awa enemies don disgrace us rish.
Wen ever I remember as I take sofa without house to sleep, e dey pain mi like poizin for my belle.
My God, my heart nor dey proud; my eyes nor dey look anyhow. I nor dey worry mysef with matter wey too heavy for mi to bear.
My God, I dey kry kom meet Yu with pain for my heart.
Make una si di blessing wey dey follow doz wey dey fear and do wetin God kommand.
Unless God build house, di pipol wey dey build am, just dey waste dia time. Unless God guide town, doz wey dey guide am, nor go fit protet am.
Wen God take wi en pipol go back to Zion from Babilon, E bi like sey wi dey dream!
Pipol wey trust God dey sikure like Mount Zion; nobody go fit bend dem and dem go dey forever.
Make Israel pipol sey, “If to sey Oga God nor dey awa side?”
My God wey dey heaven, na Yu I dey depend on.
I happy well-well wen dem sey, “Make wi go God house.”
I go look up to di mountin! Where my help from dey kom?
God hear dia kry and E remember en kovenant wey E make with Abraham, Isaak and Jakob.
But God remember Noah and all di animals wey dey inside di boat. So E make one breeze blow for di eart, den di wota kon dey dry small-small.
Make Yu feel my pains kon si my trobol, den Yu go forgive mi all my sins.