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! earnestly do I seek thee! My soul thirsteth, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry, thirsty land. where is no water!
2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.
Thus I look toward thee in thy sanctuary, To behold thy power and thy glory!
3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.
For thy loving-kindness is better than life; Therefore 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.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And with joyful lips my mouth shall praise thee,
6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.
When I think of thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.
For thou art my help, And in the shadow of thy wings I rejoice.
8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.
My soul cleaveth to thee; Thy right hand holdeth me up.
9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.
While they who seek to destroy my life Shall themselves go down into the depths of the earth.
10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They shall be given up to the sword, And be a portion 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; All that swear by him shall be honored; But the mouth of liars shall be stopped.
