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Kwa sauti yangu nitamlilia Bwana, Kwa sauti yangu nitamwomba Bwana dua.
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
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Nitafunua mbele zake malalamiko yangu, Shida yangu nitaitangaza mbele zake.
I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
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Nilipozimia roho uliyajua mapito yangu; Katika njia niendayo wamenifichia mtego.
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
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Utazame mkono wa kuume ukaone, Kwa maana sina mtu anijuaye. Makimbilio yamenipotea, Hakuna wa kunitunza roho.
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
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Bwana, nimekuita nikasema, Ndiwe kimbilio langu, Fungu langu katika nchi ya walio hai.
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
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Ukisikilize kilio changu, Kwa maana nimedhilika sana. Uniponye nao wanaonifuatia, Kwa maana wao ni hodari kuliko mimi.
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
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Uitoe nafsi yangu kifungoni. Nipate kulishukuru jina lako. Wenye haki watanizunguka, Kwa kuwa Wewe unanikirimu.
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Chagua Sura
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