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, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:
2 Hivyo nimekutafuta wewe katika watu watakatifu kuona nguvu zako na utukufu wako.
To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
3 Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.
For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
4 Hivyo nitakutukuza wewe niwapo hai; kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu juu.
So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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 marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
6 nikufikiripo kitandani mwangu na kukutafakari wewe wakati wa saa za usiku.
When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
7 Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.
For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.
8 Ninashikamana nawe; mkono wako wa kuume unanisaidia.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9 Lakini wale watafutao kuuharibu uhai wangu wataenda chini kwenye sehemu ya chini kabisa ya nchi;
But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;
10 watakabidhiwa kwa wale ambao mikono yao hutumia upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.
11 Bali mfalme atashangilia katika Mungu; yeyote anaye apa kupitia yeye atajivunia yeye, lakini vinywa ya wale wasemao uongo watanyamazishwa.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
