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 desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.
In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.
For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
4 Nitakusifu siku zote za maisha yangu, na kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu.
Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
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 mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.
Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.
My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of 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, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
