Sòm 63

1 Se yon sòm David te ekri lè li te nan dezè peyi Jida a. Bondye, se ou ki Bondye mwen. Jan m' anvi wè ou! Jan m' ap tann ou sa a! Se tout kò m' k'ap mande pou ou, tankou tè sèk nan solèy k'ap tann lapli.

A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, my God, you, you do I seek: my heart thirsts for you, my body faints for you in a parched and waterless land.

2 Fè m' antre kote ki apa pou ou nan kay ou a pou m' wè ou, pou m' wè jan ou gen pouvwa, jan ou merite pou yo fè lwanj ou.

As I in the temple have seen you, beholding your power and your glory,

3 renmen ou gen pou nou an pi bon pase lavi. Se poutèt sa m'ap fè lwanj ou.

for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.

4 Konsa m'a pase tout lavi m' ap di ou mèsi; se ou menm sèlman m'a lapriyè.

So, while I live, I will bless you, and lift up my hands in your name.

5 M'ap fè fèt, m'ap kontan tankou yon moun ki manje plen vant li yon manje ki gen bon gou, ki gen kont grès li ladan l'. Wi, se konsa kè m' ap kontan. M'ap louvri bouch mwen pou m' fè lwanj ou.

As with marrow and fat am I feasted; with joyful lips I will praise you.

6 Lè m' kouche sou kabann mwen, lide m' ap travay sou ou. Tout lannwit se ou m'ap kalkile.

I call you to mind on my bed, and muse on you in the night watches;

7 Paske se ou ki tout sekou m', m'ap rete kache anba zèl ou, m'ap chante sitèlman mwen kontan.

for you have been my help, I joyfully sing in the shadow of your wings.

8 Mwen kole kò m' sou ou, se pouvwa ou k'ap soutni mwen.

I cling close after you, your right hand holds me up.

9 Men, moun k'ap chache touye m' yo, yo gen pou yo desann kote mò yo ye a.

But those who seek after my life shall go down to the depths of the earth,

10 Yo gen pou yo mouri nan lagè, chen mawon gen pou manje kadav yo.

given o’er to the power of the sword, or as prey for jackals to devour.

11 Men, Bondye ap fè kè wa a kontan. Tout moun ki mete non l' devan va gen kè kontan tou. Men, y'ap fèmen bouch moun k'ap bay manti yo.

But the king shall rejoice in God: all who own his allegiance will glory. For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.