Halelu 63
1 E KE Akua, o oe no ko'u Akua, e imi koke no au ia oe; Ke makewai nei no hoi ko'u uhane nou, Ke iini nei ko'u kino ia oe i ka aina maloo, Me ka makewai, ma kahi wai ole;
A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah. O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;
2 I ike au i kou mana a me kou nani, Me a'u i ike ai ia oe maloko o kahi hoano.
To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.
3 No ka mea, ua oi aku ka pono o kou lokomaikai mamua o ke ola nei, E hoolea aku ko'u mau lehelehe ia oe.
Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
4 Pela e hoomaikai aku ai au ia oe i ko'u ola nei; I kou inoa, e hapai ai au i ko'u mau lima.
So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.
5 E maona auanei ko'u uhane me he mea la he ono loa a me ka momona; Me na lehelehe olioli e hoolea aku ai ko'u waha;
My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;
6 I ko'u hoomanao ana ia oe ma kuu wahi moe, Me ka manaonao ia oe i na wati o ka po.
When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.
7 No ka mea, ua lilo oe i kokua no'u; Nolaila, ma ka malu o kou mau eheu, e hauoli aku ai au.
Because you have been my help, I will have joy in the shade of your wings.
8 Ke hahai ikaika nei ko'u uhane mamuli ou; Ke kokua paa mai nei kou lima akau ia'u.
My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.
9 Aka, o ka poe imi mai i kuu uhane e pepehi mai, E komo lakou i ko lalo mau wahi o ka honua.
But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.
10 E haule lakou i ka pahikaua; E lilo lakou i waiwai kaili no na alopeke.
They will be cut off by the sword; they will be food for foxes.
11 Aka, e olioli ke alii ike Akua; E hauoli hoi na mea a pau i hoohiki ma o na la, Aka, e hoopaaia ka waha o ka poe olelo wahahee.
But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.
