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.
O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 Hivyo nimekutafuta wewe katika watu watakatifu kuona nguvu zako na utukufu wako.
To see your power and your glory, so as I have seen you in the sanctuary.
3 Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
4 Hivyo nitakutukuza wewe niwapo hai; kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu juu.
Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 Itakuwa kana kwamba nilikula mlo wa mafuta na wenye kunona, kwa midomo ya furaha kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe,
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:
6 nikufikiripo kitandani mwangu na kukutafakari wewe wakati wa saa za usiku.
When I remember you on my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.
7 Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.
Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
8 Ninashikamana nawe; mkono wako wa kuume unanisaidia.
My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds 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 fall by the sword: they shall be 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 shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
