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 and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.
To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.
Because thy loving-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: 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.
My soul shall be satisfied 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.
When I remember 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.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.
But those [that] seek my soul to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion 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 sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
