¹A Prayer of David Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

¹¶ He inoi na Rawiri. Whakatitahatia iho tou taringa, e Ihowa whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau; he ware hoki ahau, he rawakore.

²Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

²Tiakina toku wairua: he tapu hoki ahau; mau, e toku Atua, e whakaora tau pononga e whakawhirinaki atu nei ki a koe.

³Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

³Tohungia ahau, e te Ariki: e karanga nei hoki ahau ki a koe i te ra roa nei.

⁴Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁴Whakaharitia te wairua o tau pononga; ka ara atu nei hoki toku wairua, e te Ariki, ki a koe.

⁵For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

⁵He pai hoki koe, e te Ariki, he ngawari: e ranea ana hoki tau mahi tohu ki te hunga katoa e karanga ana ki a koe.

⁶Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

⁶Tahuri mai tou taringa, e Ihowa, ki taku inoi: whakarongo kitoku reo unene.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.

⁷Ka karanga ahau ki a koe i te ra o toku pouri: e whakahoki kupu mai hoki koe ki ahau.

⁸There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.

⁸¶ Kahore he rite mou, e te Ariki, i roto i nga atua: kahore hoki he rite mo au mahi.

⁹All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.

⁹Ka haere mai nga iwi katoa i hanga e koe, a ka koropiko ki tou aroaro, e te Ariki; ka whakakororia hoki i tou ingoa.

¹⁰For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.

¹⁰He nui hoki koe, e mahi ana i nga mea whakamiharo: ko koe anake te Atua.

¹¹Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

¹¹Whakaakona ahau ki tau ara, e Ihowa; ka haere ahau i runga i tou pono: whakatapatahitia toku ngakau ki te wehi i tou ingoa.

¹²I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

¹²Ka whakamoemiti katoa toku ngakau ki a koe, e te Ariki, e toku Atua: ka whakakororia ano i tou ingoa ake ake.

¹³For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

¹³He nui hoki tau mahi tohu ki ahau: a kua whakaorangia e koe toku wairua i te reinga i raro riro.

¹⁴O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.

¹⁴E te Atua, kua whakatika ki ahau te hunga whakakake: kua whaia ano toku wairua e te huihuinga o te hunga tutu; kahore hoki koe e waiho i to ratou aroaro.

¹⁵But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

¹⁵Ko koe ia, e te Ariki, he Atua atawhai, he tohu tangata: he puhoi ki te riri, e hua ana te mahi tohu me te pono.

¹⁶Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

¹⁶Tahuri mai ki ahau, tohungia hoki ahau: homai tou kaha ki tau pononga, whakaorangia te tama a tau pononga wahine.

¹⁷Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

¹⁷Whakakitea mai ki ahau he tohu mo te pai: kia kite ai te hunga e kino ana ki ahau, kia whakama ai: nou e Ihowa i awhina i ahau, i whakamarie i ahau.