(A psalm by David when he was in the desert of Judah.)
God's Love Means More than Life
1 You are my God. I worship you.
In my heart, I long for you,
as I would long for a stream
in a scorching desert.
2 I have seen your power
and your glory
in the place of worship.
3 Your love means more
than life to me,
and I praise you.
4 As long as I live,
I will pray to you.
5 I will sing joyful praises
and be filled with excitement
like a guest at a banquet.
6 I think about you, God,
before I go to sleep,
and my thoughts turn to you
during the night.
7 You have helped me,
and I sing happy songs
in the shadow of your wings.
8 I stay close to you,
and your powerful arm
supports me.
9 All who want to kill me
will end up in the ground.
10 Swords will run them through,
and wild dogs will eat them.
11 Because of you, our God,
the king will celebrate
with your faithful followers,
but liars will be silent.
Okudjuulukwa Kalunga
Epsalome laDavid, eshi a li mombuwa yaJuda.
1 Kalunga Oove Kalunga kange,
ongula inene ohandi ku kongo;
omwenyo wange we ku fila enota;
nolutu lange ole ku hala medu likukutu
la fya oluteni lihe nomeva.
2 Osho ngaha onda li mouyapuki woye,
nde ku talatala,
ndi tale eenghono doye noshinge shoye,
3 Osheshi ouwanghenda woye ouwa,
u dule okukalamwenyo;
omilungu dange nadi ku tange.
4 Osho onda hala ndi ku hambelele,
fimbo ndi li po,
ame ndi yelule omaoko ange medina loye.
5 Omwenyo wange otau palulwa,
wa fa tau li omungo nomaadi;
nokanya kange otake ku pandula,
nomilungu di nenyakuko,
6 moku ku dimbulukwa momutala wange,
noku ku diladila momanangelo oufiku.
7 Osheshi Oove ekwafo lange,
nomomudidimbe womavava oye
ohandi nyakukwa.
8 Omwenyo wange owa dama mwoove;
eke loye lokolulyo otali pameke nge.
9 Ndelenee tava kongo omwenyo wange
nokulietela ngaha ehanauno,
otava i medu moule mwi.
10 Otava ka yandjwa komukonda wa twa;
otava ekelwashi,
va ninge eendja douvandje.
11 Ndelenee ohamba otai hafele Kalunga,
keshe tuu ou ta ane medina layo,
ne litye, ye omunelao;
osheshi omakanya ovanaipupulu
otaa ka mwenekwa.
