Psalms 63

1 A PSALM OF DAVID, IN HIS BEING IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. O God, You [are] my God, earnestly I seek You, My soul has thirsted for You, My flesh has longed for You, In a dry and weary land, without waters.

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 So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.

Hivyo nimekutafuta wewe katika watu watakatifu kuona nguvu zako na utukufu wako.

3 Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.

Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.

4 So I bless You in my life, I lift up my hands in Your Name.

Hivyo nitakutukuza wewe niwapo hai; kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu juu.

5 As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.

Itakuwa kana kwamba nilikula mlo wa mafuta na wenye kunona, kwa midomo ya furaha kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe,

6 If I have remembered You on my bed, I meditate on You in the watches.

nikufikiripo kitandani mwangu na kukutafakari wewe wakati wa saa za usiku.

7 For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.

Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.

8 My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.

Ninashikamana nawe; mkono wako wa kuume unanisaidia.

9 And they who seek my soul for desolation, 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 cause him to run on the edge of the sword, They are a portion for foxes.

watakabidhiwa kwa wale ambao mikono yao hutumia upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.

11 And the king rejoices in God, Everyone swearing by Him boasts, But the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped!

Bali mfalme atashangilia katika Mungu; yeyote anaye apa kupitia yeye atajivunia yeye, lakini vinywa ya wale wasemao uongo watanyamazishwa.