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, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
2 I ike au i kou mana a me kou nani, Me a'u i ike ai ia oe maloko o kahi hoano.
So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
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 better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do 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.
So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name 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] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
6 I ko'u hoomanao ana ia oe ma kuu wahi moe, Me ka manaonao ia oe i na wati o ka po.
If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.
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 Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
8 Ke hahai ikaika nei ko'u uhane mamuli ou; Ke kokua paa mai nei kou lima akau ia'u.
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
9 Aka, o ka poe imi mai i kuu uhane e pepehi mai, E komo lakou i ko lalo mau wahi o ka honua.
And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.
10 E haule lakou i ka pahikaua; E lilo lakou i waiwai kaili no na alopeke.
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.
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.
And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!
