To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD,
Consider my meditation.
Ee Bwana, uyasikilize maneno yangu, Ukuangalie kutafakari kwangu.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God:
For unto thee will I pray.
Uisikie sauti ya kilio changu, Ee Mfalme wangu na Mungu wangu, Kwa maana Wewe ndiwe nikuombaye.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Bwana, asubuhi utaisikia sauti yangu, Asubuhi nitakupangia dua yangu na kutazamia.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:
Neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Maana huwi Mungu apendezwaye na ubaya; Mtu mwovu hatakaa kwako;
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight:
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Wajivunao hawatasimama mbele za macho yako; Unawachukia wote watendao ubatili.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing:
The LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Utawaharibu wasemao uongo; Bwana humzira mwuaji na mwenye hila
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy:
And in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Bali mimi, kwa wingi wa fadhili zako, Nitaingia nyumbani mwako; Na kusujudu kwa kicho, Nikilielekea hekalu lako takatifu.
8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies;
Make thy way straight before my face.
Bwana, uniongoze kwa haki yako, Kwa sababu yao wanaoniotea. Uisawazishe njia yako mbele ya uso wangu,
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is very wickedness;
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
They flatter with their tongue.
Maana vinywani mwao hamna uaminifu; Mtima wao ni shimo tupu, koo lao ni kaburi wazi, Ulimi wao hujipendekeza.
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Wewe, Mungu, uwapatilize, Na waanguke kwa mashauri yao. Uwatoe nje kwa ajili ya wingi wa makosa yao, Kwa maana wamekuasi Wewe.
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice:
Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Nao wote wanaokukimbilia watafurahi; Watapiga daima kelele za furaha. Kwa kuwa Wewe unawahifadhi, Walipendao jina lako watakufurahia.
12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous;
With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Kwa maana Wewe utambariki mwenye haki; Bwana, utamzungushia radhi kama ngao.
