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 wilderness of Judah.” O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.
2 I ike au i kou mana a me kou nani, Me a'u i ike ai ia oe maloko o kahi hoano.
As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
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 thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
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.
Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.
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;
As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
6 I ko'u hoomanao ana ia oe ma kuu wahi moe, Me ka manaonao ia oe i na wati o ka po.
When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
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 thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.
8 Ke hahai ikaika nei ko'u uhane mamuli ou; Ke kokua paa mai nei kou lima akau ia'u.
My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
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 that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of the earth.
10 E haule lakou i ka pahikaua; E lilo lakou i waiwai kaili no na alopeke.
They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword: they shall become a prey for jackals.
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 shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.
