Halelu 63

1 E KE Akua, o oe no ko'u Akua, e imi koke no au ia oe; Ke makewai nei no hoi ko'u uhane nou, Ke iini nei ko'u kino ia oe i ka aina maloo, Me ka makewai, ma kahi wai ole;

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 I ike au i kou mana a me kou nani, Me a'u i ike ai ia oe maloko o kahi hoano.

To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3 No ka mea, ua oi aku ka pono o kou lokomaikai mamua o ke ola nei, E hoolea aku ko'u mau lehelehe ia oe.

Because thy loving-kindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

4 Pela e hoomaikai aku ai au ia oe i ko'u ola nei; I kou inoa, e hapai ai au i ko'u mau lima.

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 E maona auanei ko'u uhane me he mea la he ono loa a me ka momona; Me na lehelehe olioli e hoolea aku ai ko'u waha;

My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:

6 I ko'u hoomanao ana ia oe ma kuu wahi moe, Me ka manaonao ia oe i na wati o ka po.

When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.

7 No ka mea, ua lilo oe i kokua no'u; Nolaila, ma ka malu o kou mau eheu, e hauoli aku ai au.

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 Ke hahai ikaika nei ko'u uhane mamuli ou; Ke kokua paa mai nei kou lima akau ia'u.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

9 Aka, o ka poe imi mai i kuu uhane e pepehi mai, E komo lakou i ko lalo mau wahi o ka honua.

But those [that] seek my soul to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 E haule lakou i ka pahikaua; E lilo lakou i waiwai kaili no na alopeke.

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

11 Aka, e olioli ke alii ike Akua; E hauoli hoi na mea a pau i hoohiki ma o na la, Aka, e hoopaaia ka waha o ka poe olelo wahahee.

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.