Psalms 421959

1Njengendluzele ilangazelela amanzi emifula, kanjalo umphefumulo wami ulangazelela wena Nkulunkulu.

2Umphefumulo wami womela uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ophilayo; ngiyakufika nini, ngibonakale phambi kukaNkulunkulu, na?

3Izinyembezi zami zingukudla kwami imini nobusuku, ngokuba usuku lonke bathi kimi: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho na?”

4Ngiyakukhumbula lokhu, ngithulule umphefumulo wami phakathi kwami, njengalokho ngangihamba esixukwini ngiya naso endlini kaNkulunkulu ngenhlokomo yokwethaba nokubonga, ibandla ligubha umkhosi.

5Yini ukuba udangale, mphefumulo wami, uyaluze phakathi kwami, na? Methembe uNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngisezakumdumisa ngokusindisa kobuso bakhe.

6Nkulunkulu wami, umphefumulo wami udangele phakathi kwami; ngakho-ke ngikhumbula wena ezweni laseJordani, nakwelamaHermoni, nasentabeni yaseMisari.

7Utwa lubizana notwa ekuhlokomeni kwezimpophoma zakho; onke amadlambi akho namaza akho eqile phezu kwami.

8Emini uJehova uyaleza umusa wakhe; ebusuku isihlabelelo sakhe sikimi, ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu wokuphila kwami.

9Ngizakuthi kuNkulunkulu, iDwala lami: “Ungikhohlweleni na? Ngihambelani ngilila, ngicindezelwe yisitha, na?”

10Kunjengokuphohlozwa kwamathambo ami, nxa izitha zami zingiklolodela, zithi kimi usuku lonke: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho na?”

11Yini ukuba udangale, mphefumulo wami, uyaluze phakathi kwami, na? Methembe uNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngisezakumdumisa yena oyinsindiso yobuso bami noNkulunkulu wami.

© Bible Society of South Africa 1959, 1997. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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