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 by David, when he was in the desert of Judah. God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
2 I ike au i kou mana a me kou nani, Me a'u i ike ai ia oe maloko o kahi hoano.
So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your 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 your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
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 I will bless you while I live. I will lift 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 shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
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 you on my bed, and think about you 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.
For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow 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 stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
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 who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 E haule lakou i ka pahikaua; E lilo lakou i waiwai kaili no na alopeke.
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
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. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
