1Mazmur Daud, ketika ia berada di padang gurun Yehuda. (63-2) Ya Allah, Engkaulah Allahku, kucari dan kurindukan Engkau. Seperti tanah tandus haus akan air, begitulah aku haus akan Dikau.
1God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
2(63-3) Biarlah aku memandang Engkau di Rumah-Mu, dan melihat kekuatan dan keagungan-Mu.
2So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.
3(63-4) Kasih-Mu lebih berharga dari hidup, sebab itu aku memuji Engkau.
3Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
4(63-5) Seumur hidupku aku bersyukur kepada-Mu; kuangkat tanganku kepada-Mu sambil berdoa.
4So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
5(63-6) Kupuji Engkau dengan bersorak gembira, sebab Engkau memuaskan jiwaku seperti dengan makanan lezat.
5My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
6(63-7) Waktu berbaring di tempat tidur, kuingat pada-Mu; sepanjang malam aku merenungkan Engkau,
6when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.
7(63-8) sebab Engkaulah yang telah menolong aku; dalam naungan sayap-Mu aku menyanyi gembira.
7For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
8(63-9) Kupegang Engkau erat-erat, tangan-Mu menopang aku.
8My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
9(63-10) Tetapi orang-orang yang mau membunuh aku akan turun ke dunia orang mati.
9But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10(63-11) Mereka akan tewas dalam pertempuran, dan menjadi makanan binatang buas.
10They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
11(63-12) Raja akan bergembira karena pertolongan Allah; orang yang bersumpah demi Allah akan bermegah-megah, tetapi mulut pendusta akan disumbat.
11But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.