Zaburi 63

1 Zaburi ya Daudi. Wakati alipokuwa katika Jangwa la Yuda. Ee Mungu, wewe ni Mungu wangu, nakutafuta kwa moyo wote; nafsi yangu inakuonea kiu, mwili wangu unakuonea wewe shauku, katika nchi kame na iliyochoka mahali ambapo hapana maji.

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 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.

So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

4 Nitakusifu siku zote za maisha yangu, na kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu.

So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

5 Nafsi yangu itatoshelezwa kama kwa wingi wa vyakula; kwa midomo iimbayo kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe.

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.

For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.

My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.

But those who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.

They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

11 Bali mfalme atafurahi katika Mungu, wale wote waapao kwa jina la Mungu watamsifu, bali vinywa vya waongo vitanyamazishwa.

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.