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:
Mungu, wewe ni Mungu wangu! Ninakutafuta wewe kwa bidii, moyo wangu unakiu yako, mwili wangu unakutamani sana wewe, katika ukame na nchi iliyochoka mahali ambapo hakuna maji.
2 To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
Hivyo nimekutafuta wewe katika watu watakatifu kuona nguvu zako na utukufu wako.
3 For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.
4 So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Hivyo nitakutukuza wewe niwapo hai; kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu juu.
5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
Itakuwa kana kwamba nilikula mlo wa mafuta na wenye kunona, kwa midomo ya furaha kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe,
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
nikufikiripo kitandani mwangu na kukutafakari wewe wakati wa saa za usiku.
7 For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.
Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Ninashikamana nawe; mkono wako wa kuume unanisaidia.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;
Lakini wale watafutao kuuharibu uhai wangu wataenda chini kwenye sehemu ya chini kabisa ya nchi;
10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.
watakabidhiwa kwa wale ambao mikono yao hutumia upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
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.
Bali mfalme atashangilia katika Mungu; yeyote anaye apa kupitia yeye atajivunia yeye, lakini vinywa ya wale wasemao uongo watanyamazishwa.
