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 Idumea. O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!
2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.
Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory.
3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.
For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
4 Nitakusifu siku zote za maisha yangu, na kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu.
Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 Nafsi yangu itatoshelezwa kama kwa wingi wa vyakula; kwa midomo iimbayo kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise thy name.
6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.
Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.
7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.
For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.
My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.
9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.
But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.
10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.
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; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.
