1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
1¶ He himene na Ahapa. He pono, he pai te Atua ki a Iharaira; ki te hunga ngakau ma.
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
2Ko ahau ia, wahi iti kua tapepa oku waewae: me i kotahi kua paheke oku takahanga.
3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
3I hae hoki ahau ki te hunga whakahi, i toku kitenga i te tangata hara e kake ana.
4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
4Kahore hoki he whakawiringa a te mate i a ratou: he maro ano o ratou uaua.
5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
5Kahore nga mea whakapouri tangata e pa ki a ratou; kahore ano ratou e whiua tahitia me te mano tangata.
6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
6Na reira, ano he hei te whakakake e awhi nei i a ratou, ano he kakahu te tutu e hipokina nei ratou.
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
7Pupuhi ana o ratou kanohi i te ngako: nui ake nga mea i a ratou i a o ratou ngakau i hiahia ai.
8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
8E whakahi ana ratou, e korero kino ana mo te whakatoi: kei runga noa ake a ratou korero.
9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
9Tutuki tonu to ratou mangai ki nga rangi: e kopikopiko ana hoki to ratou arero i runga i te whenua.
10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
10Koia tona iwi i hoki mai ai ki konei: a e whakawiria ana he wai mo ratou, ki tonu te kapu.
11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
11E mea ana ratou, Ma te aha e matau ai te Atua? He matauranga koia to te Runga Rawa?
12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
12Nana, ko te hunga kino tenei, kei runga tonu i te whenua rangatira, e hua ana o ratou taonga.
13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
13He pono he maumau taku mea i toku ngakau kia ma, taku horoi hoki i oku ringa ki te harakore.
14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
14E whiua ana hoki ahau i te roa o te ra, e pakia ana i nga ata katoa.
15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
15¶ Me i ki ahau, Ka penei taku korero; na e tinihanga ana ahau ki te whakatupuranga o au tamariki.
16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
16I taku meatanga kia matauria tenei, ka kite ahau he mahi whakauaua rawa;
17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
17Tae noa ahau ki te wahi tapu o te Atua, katahi ahau ka mohio ki to ratou mutunga.
18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
18He pono i whakaturia ratou e koe ki nga wahi pahekeheke; a whakataka ana e koe ki te ngaromanga.
19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
19Ano te panga whakareretanga o to ratou hunanga! kua pau rawa i nga wehi.
20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
20Ka rite ki te rekanga kanohi, ina ara ake te tangata, tau whakahawea ki to ratou ahua, e te Ariki, ina ara ake koe.
21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
21¶ Na mamae noa iho toku ngakau, a hukihuki ana oku whatumanawa.
22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
22He whakaarokore hoki ahau, he kuware: me te mea he kirehe ahau i tou aroaro.
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
23Ahakoa ra kei a koe tonu ahau; e puritia ana e koe toku ringa matau.
24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
24Ma tou whakaaro ahau e arahi; muri iho ka riro ahau i a koe ki te kororia.
25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
25Ko wai hoki toku i te rangi ko koe anake? Kahore atu hoki oku i te whenua e hiahia ai, ko koe anake.
26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
26Hemo iho oku kikokiko me toku ngakau: ko te Atua ia te kaha o toku ngakau, toku wahi ake ake.
27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
27Na, ko te hunga e mamao atu ana i a koe ka mate: ka ngaro i a koe te hunga puremu katoa e whakarere nei i a koe.
28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
28Ko ahau ia, he pai ki ahau te whakatata ki te Atua: kua waiho e ahau te Ariki, a Ihowa, hei whakawhirinakitanga moku, kia whakapuakina ai e ahau au mahi katoa.