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 longeth for thee 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 thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Kwa sababu uaminifu wa agano lako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakusifu wewe.
Because 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.
Thus 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 shall be 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, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
7 Kwa maana umekuwa msaada wangu, na katika uvuli wa mbawa zako ninafurahia.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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 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 sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
