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, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.
2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.
As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.
Because thy kindness 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 while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.
5 Nafsi yangu itatoshelezwa kama kwa wingi wa vyakula; kwa midomo iimbayo kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe.
As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.
When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.
Because thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.
8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.
My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of 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 become a prey for jackals.
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 sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.
