Saam 63
1 Judah praezaek ah oh naah, David ih Saam laa. Aw Sithaw, nang loe ka Sithaw ah na oh; nang to kang pakrong han; tui om ai praezaek ah, ka pakhra mah nang hae tui ah anghaeh moe, ka taksa mah nang to poek.
A Melody of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee, —My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land—dry, and weary for want of water, —
2 Na thacakhaih hoi na lensawkhaih to hnuk hanah, hmuenciim ah nang kang pakrong moe, kang hnuk boeh.
In like manner as, in the sanctuary, I have had vision of thee, To behold thy power and thy glory.
3 Nang tahmenhaih loe hinghaih pongah hoih kue baktih toengah, pahni hoiah nang kang pakoeh han.
Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
4 Ka hing thung tahamhoihaih kang paek han, na hmin hoiah ban ka payangh han.
Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:
5 Tangkhring hoi kathawk moi baktiah, ka hinghaih mah zok amhah tih, ka pahni mah anghoehaih laa to sah ueloe, ka pakha mah nang to pakoeh tih.
As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.
6 Ka iihkhun hoi nang to kang panoek poe moe, aqum puek nang to kang poek han.
Should I call thee to mind upon my couch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.
7 Nang loe kai bomkung ah na oh pongah, na pakhraeh tahlip ah kang hoe han.
For thou hast become a help unto me, —And, in the shadow of thy wings, will I shout for joy.
8 Ka hinghaih loe nang khaeah ni amha, na bantang ban hoiah nang patawnh.
My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.
9 Ka pakhra paro han pakrong kaminawk loe, longkhaw thungah caeh o tih.
When, they, to crush it, would seek my life, They shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
10 Nihcae loe sumsen hoi amtimh o ueloe, tasuinawk ih rawkcak ah angcoeng o tih.
Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.
11 Toe siangpahrang loe Sithaw ah anghoe tih; anih hoi lokkamhaih sah kaminawk loe lensawk o tih; toe amsawnlok thui kaminawk ih pakha loe tamuep pae khoep tih.
But, the king, shall rejoice in God, —Every one shall glory who sweareth by him, For the mouth of them who speak falsehood, shall be stopped.
