Zaburi 63
1 Mungu, wewe ni Mungu wangu! Ninakutafuta wewe kwa bidii, moyo wangu unakiu yako, mwili wangu unakutamani sana wewe, katika ukame na nchi iliyochoka mahali ambapo hakuna maji.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
2 Hivyo nimekutafuta wewe katika watu watakatifu kuona nguvu zako na utukufu wako.
So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
3 Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
4 Hivyo nitakutukuza wewe niwapo hai; kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu juu.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5 Itakuwa kana kwamba nilikula mlo wa mafuta na wenye kunona, kwa midomo ya furaha kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe,
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
6 nikufikiripo kitandani mwangu na kukutafakari wewe wakati wa saa za usiku.
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
7 Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
8 Ninashikamana nawe; mkono wako wa kuume unanisaidia.
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
9 Lakini wale watafutao kuuharibu uhai wangu wataenda chini kwenye sehemu ya chini kabisa ya nchi;
But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
10 watakabidhiwa kwa wale ambao mikono yao hutumia upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
11 Bali mfalme atashangilia katika Mungu; yeyote anaye apa kupitia yeye atajivunia yeye, lakini vinywa ya wale wasemao uongo watanyamazishwa.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
