< 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 of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.
So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
4 Nitakusifu siku zote za maisha yangu, na kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5 Nafsi yangu itatoshelezwa kama kwa wingi wa vyakula; kwa midomo iimbayo kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe.
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.
But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
11 Bali mfalme atafurahi katika Mungu, wale wote waapao kwa jina la Mungu watamsifu, bali vinywa vya waongo vitanyamazishwa.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.