1A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
1¶ He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka anga atu oku kanohi ki a koe, e koe e noho mai nei i nga rangi.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes [look] unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.
2Ina, pera tonu nga kanohi o nga pononga e titiro nei ki te ringa o to ratou rangatira, nga kanohi hoki o te kotiro ki te ringa o tona rangatira wahine; me o matou kanohi e titiro nei ki a Ihowa, ki to matou Atua, kia tohu ra ano ia i a matou.
3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
3Tohungia matou, e Ihowa, tohungia matou: kua tino kapi hoki matou i te whakahawea.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
4Kapi tonu to matou wairua i te whakahi a te hunga e noho noa ana, i te whakahawea a te hunga whakakake.