A Prayer of David.
1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me:
For I am poor and needy.
Ee Bwana, utege sikio lako unijibu, Maana mimi ni maskini na mhitaji
2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy:
O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Unihifadhi nafsi yangu, Maana mimi ni mcha Mungu. Wewe uliye Mungu wangu, Umwokoe mtumishi wako anayekutumaini.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord:
For I cry unto thee daily.
Wewe, Bwana, unifadhili, Maana nakulilia Wewe mchana kutwa.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant:
For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Uifurahishe nafsi ya mtumishi wako, Maana nafsi yangu nakuinulia Wewe, Bwana.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive;
And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Kwa maana Wewe, Bwana, U mwema, Umekuwa tayari kusamehe, Na mwingi wa fadhili, Kwa watu wote wakuitao.
6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
Ee Bwana, uyasikie maombi yangu; Uisikilize sauti ya dua zangu.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:
For thou wilt answer me.
Siku ya mateso yangu nitakuita, Kwa maana utaniitikia.
8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord;
Neither are there any works like unto thy works.
Katikati ya miungu hakuna kama Wewe, Bwana, Wala matendo mfano wa matendo yako.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;
And shall glorify thy name.
Mataifa yote uliowafanya watakuja; Watakusujudia Wewe, Bwana, Watalitukuza jina lako;
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:
Thou art God alone.
Kwa kuwa ndiwe uliye mkuu, Wewe ndiwe mfanya miujiza, Ndiwe Mungu peke yako.
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth:
Unite my heart to fear thy name.
Ee Bwana, unifundishe njia yako; Nitakwenda katika kweli yako; Moyo wangu na ufurahi kulicha jina lako;
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Nitakusifu Wewe, Bwana, Mungu wangu, Kwa moyo wangu wote, Nitalitukuza jina lako milele.
13 For great is thy mercy toward me:
And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Maana fadhili zako kwangu ni nyingi sana; Umeiopoa nafsi yangu na kuzimu.
14 O God, the proud are risen against me,
And the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; And have not set thee before them.
Ee Mungu, wenye kiburi wamenishambulia; Mkutano wa wakatili wamenitafuta roho. Wala hawakukuweka Wewe Mbele ya macho yao.
15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Lakini Wewe, Bwana, U Mungu wa rehema na neema, Mvumilivu, mwingi wa fadhili na kweli.
16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;
Give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Unielekee na kunifadhili mimi; Mpe mtumishi wako nguvu zako, Umwokoe mwana wa mjakazi wako.
17 Shew me a token for good; That they which hate me may see it , and be ashamed:
Because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Unifanyie ishara ya wema, Wanichukiao waione na kuaibishwa. Kwa kuwa Wewe, Bwana, Umenisaidia na kunifariji.
