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, IN HIS BEING IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. O God, You [are] my God, earnestly I seek You, My soul has thirsted for You, My flesh has longed for You, In a dry and weary land, without waters.

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

So I have seen You in the sanctuary, To behold Your strength and Your glory.

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

Because better [is] Your kindness than life, My lips praise You.

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

So I bless You in my life, I lift up my hands in Your Name.

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

As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.

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

If I have remembered You on my bed, I meditate on You in the watches.

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

For You have been a help to me, And I sing in the shadow of Your wings.

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

My soul has cleaved after You, Your right hand has taken hold on me.

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

And they who seek my soul for desolation, Go into the lower parts of the earth.

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

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, They are a portion for foxes.

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

And the king rejoices in God, Everyone swearing by Him boasts, But the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped!