Psalms 63

1 O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.

Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu wami, ngizakudinga ngovivi; umphefumulo wami womela wena; inyama yami iyakulangatha, elizweni elomileyo leligagadekileyo, elingelamanzi.

2 So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary to see thy power and thy glory.

Njengoba ngikubonile endaweni engcwele, ngibone amandla akho lobukhosi bakho.

3 Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lungcono kulempilo; indebe zami zizakudumisa.

4 So I will bless thee while I live. I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Ngokunjalo ngizakubonga ngisaphila, ngiphakamise izandla zami ebizweni lakho.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips

Umphefumulo wami uzasutha kungathi ngomnkantsho lamahwahwa, lomlomo wami uzadumisa ngezindebe ezithabisayo.

6 when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Lapho ngikukhumbula embhedeni wami, emilindweni yebusuku ngizindla ngawe.

7 For thou have been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice.

Ngoba ubulusizo lwami, ngakho emthunzini wempiko zakho ngizahlabela ngithokoze.

8 My soul follows close after thee. Thy right hand upholds me.

Umphefumulo wami unamathele ekukulandeleni, isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.

9 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Kodwa abadinga umphefumulo wami ukuwuchitha bazakuya ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphansi.

10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be a portion for foxes.

Bazanikelwa emandleni enkemba, babe yisabelo samakhanka.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him shall glory, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Kodwa inkosi izathokoza kuNkulunkulu; wonke ofunga ngaye uzazincoma; kodwa umlomo wabaqamba amanga uzavalwa.