1— A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.
1¶ He himene na Ahapa. E tu ana te Atua i roto i te whakaminenga o te Atua, e whakawa ana i waenganui i nga atua.
2Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.
2Kia pehea ake te roa o ta koutou whakawa he, o ta koutou whakapai ki nga kanohi o te hunga kino. (Hera.
3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.
3Whakatikaia ta te ware, ta te pani: kia tika te whakawa mo te ngakau mamae, mo te rawakore.
4Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.
4Whakaorangia te ware me te rawakore; tangohia mai ratou i te ringa o te tangata kino.
5They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
5Kahore o ratou matauranga, kakore hoki e mahara; e kopikopiko noa ana ratou i te pouri; e oioi ana nga turanga katoa o te whenua.
6I — I have said, `Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,
6¶ I mea ahau, He atua koutou, he tama katoa na te Runga Rawa.
7But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,
7Heoi ka pera koutou me te tangata, ka mate; ka hinga, ka pera me tetahi o nga piriniha.
8Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!
8E ara, e te Atua, whakawakia te whenua: mou hoki nga tauiwi katoa.