< 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. God, you are my God! I earnestly search for you, my soul thirsts for you, and my flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 Hivyo nimekutafuta wewe katika watu watakatifu kuona nguvu zako na utukufu wako.
So I have looked on you in the sanctuary, to see your power and your glory.
3 Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.
Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life, my lips will praise you.
4 Hivyo nitakutukuza wewe niwapo hai; kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu juu.
So I will 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,
It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness; with joyful lips my mouth will praise you,
6 nikufikiripo kitandani mwangu na kukutafakari wewe wakati wa saa za usiku.
when I think about you on my bed and meditate on you in the night hours.
7 Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.
For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
8 Ninashikamana nawe; mkono wako wa kuume unanisaidia.
I cling to you; your right hand supports me.
9 Lakini wale watafutao kuuharibu uhai wangu wataenda chini kwenye sehemu ya chini kabisa ya nchi;
But those who seek to destroy my life will go down into the lowest parts of the earth;
10 watakabidhiwa kwa wale ambao mikono yao hutumia upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.
they will be given over to those whose hands use the sword, and they will become food for the jackals.
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; everyone who swears by him will be proud of him, but the mouth of those who speak lies will be stopped up.