La Bu 63

1 O Pathen nang bou ka Pathen na hi; ken lungil tah in nang kahol e. Kalhagao in nadangchah in; twi veilouna gotna mun gamgo ahin ka tahsa pumpin nang ka hin lhangai e.

A psalm of David, when he was in the Judean desert. God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.

2 Na mun theng’a kon’in ka hin mun na loupina leh na thaneina chu ka hin mun ahi.

I see you in the Temple; I watch your power and glory.

3 Na mi ngailutna longlou chu mihem hinkhoma ma sang a phajo ahi; nang ka hin thangvah chim theipoi.

Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.

4 Hinkho ka nei laisen nangma thangvah ing kating, nahenga taonan ka khut teni hin domsang ing kate.

I will thank you as long as I live; I lift up my hands as I celebrate your wonderful character.

5 An twipen ka neh sang’in nang’in neihin lunglhaisah jon. Kipah tah in nangma thangvahnan la sangnge.

You satisfy me more than the richest food; I will praise you with joyful songs.

6 Kalupna mun a limgeh chan nang kagel gel jin, janteng jongle nangma lungel ho kangaito ji e.

I think of you all night long as I lie on my bed meditating about you.

7 Nangma eikithopi nahijeh in, na lhaving lim noi ah kipah tah in vahchoila ka san ahi.

For you are the one who helps me; I sing happily from under your wings.

8 Na ban thahattah jet lang in det tah in neituh in ahileh keiman nang ka tuhchah in ahi.

I hold on to you; your strong arms lift me up.

9 Keima eisumang goho chu hung mangthah diu ahi. Amaho chu leikotong athuhlai pena chu lhalut ding ahiuve.

Those who are trying to destroy me will go down into the grave.

10 Amaho chu chemjam a thidiu sialho anchah anchah a pang diu ahi.

They will be killed by the sword; they will become food for jackals.

11 Ahinla lengpa chu Pathen a kipah ding ahi. Koi hileh Ama tahsan chan chun athangvah ding, mijouho vang suhthip a umdiu ahi.

But the king will be happy for what God has done. All who follow God will praise him, but those who tell lies will be silenced.