| | | English | Latin |
| 53 | 1 | Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. | victori in psalmis eruditi David |
| 53 | 2 | When the en of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us? [1 Kings 23.19] | quando venerunt Ziphei et dixerunt Saul nonne David absconditus est apud nos |
| 53 | 3 | Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength. | Deus in nomine tuo salva me et in fortitudine tua ulciscere me |
| 53 | 4 | O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth. | Deus exaudi orationem meam auribus percipe verba oris mei |
| 53 | 5 | For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes. | quia alieni insurrexerunt adversus me et fortes quaesierunt animam meam et non posuerunt Deum in conspectu suo semper |
| 53 | 6 | For behold God is my helper: and the Lord is the protector of my soul. | ecce Deus auxiliatur mihi Dominus sustentans animam meam |
| 53 | 7 | Turn back the evils upon my enemies; and cut them off in thy truth. | reddet malum insidiatoribus meis in veritate tua disperde eos |
| 53 | 8 | I will freely sacrifice to thee, and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good: | voluntarie sacrificabo tibi confitebor nomini tuo Domine quoniam bonum est |
| 53 | 9 | For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies. | quoniam ex omni tribulatione liberavit me et inimicos meos dispexit oculus meus |