Psalms 63
1 A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:
Ihubo likaDavida eseNkangala yakoJuda. Oh Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakudinga ngitshiseka; umphefumulo wami uyakomela, umzimba wami uyakudinga, elizweni elomileyo eseligugile lapho okungelamanzi khona.
2 To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
Ngikubonile endlini Yakho engcwele ngawabona amandla Akho lenkazimulo Yakho.
3 For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
Ngoba uthando Lwakho lungcono kulempilo, izindebe zami zizakutsho inkazimulo Yakho.
4 So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Ngizakudumisa kokuphela nxa ngisaphila, ngebizo lakho ngizaphakamisa izandla zami.
5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
Umphefumulo wami uzasuthiswa ngokudla okuhle okuphilisayo; ngezindebe ezihlabelayo umlomo wami uzakudumisa.
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
Ngisembhedeni wami ngiyakhumbula; ngiyakukhumbula lanxa ngisemlindweni wasebusuku.
7 For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.
Ngoba ulusizo lwami, ngiyahlabelela ngisemthunzini wamaphiko Akho.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Umphefumulo wami unamathele Kuwe; isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;
Labo abazingela impilo yami bazabhujiswa; bazakwehlela phansi ekujuleni komhlabathi.
10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.
Bazakwabelwa ukudliwa yinkemba babe yikudla kwamakhanka.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Kodwa inkosi izathokoza kuNkulunkulu; bonke abafunga ngebizo likaNkulunkulu bazamdumisa, ikanti imilomo yabaqamba amanga izathuliswa.
