Psalms 63

1 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.

1 Ee Mungu, wewe ni Mungu wangu, nakutafuta kwa moyo wote; nafsi yangu inakuonea kiu, mwili wangu unakuonea wewe shauku, katika nchi kame na iliyochoka mahali ambapo hapana maji.

2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

2 Nimekuona katika mahali patakatifu na kuuona uwezo wako na utukufu wako.

3 Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.

3 Kwa sababu upendo wako ni bora kuliko uhai, midomo yangu itakuadhimisha.

4 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

4 Nitakusifu siku zote za maisha yangu, na kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu.

5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

5 Nafsi yangu itatoshelezwa kama kwa wingi wa vyakula; kwa midomo iimbayo kinywa changu kitakusifu wewe.

6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

6 Kitandani mwangu ninakukumbuka wewe, ninawaza juu yako makesha yote ya usiku.

7 For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

7 Kwa sababu wewe ndiwe msaada wangu, chini ya uvuli wa mbawa zako naimba.

8 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

8 Nafsi yangu inaambatana nawe, mkono wako wa kuume hunishika.

9 But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

9 Wale wanaotafuta uhai wangu wataharibiwa, watakwenda chini kwenye vilindi vya dunia.

10 They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

10 Watatolewa wafe kwa upanga, nao watakuwa chakula cha mbweha.

11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

11 Bali mfalme atafurahi katika Mungu, wale wote waapao kwa jina la Mungu watamsifu, bali vinywa vya waongo vitanyamazishwa.