¹ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.

¹¶ AREPE Ka hari te hunga he tapatahi nei i te ara, e haere nei i te ture a Ihowa.

²Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;

²Ka hari te hunga e mau ana ki ana whakaaturanga; e whakapaua ana o ratou ngakau ki te rapu i a ia.

³Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.

³Ae, e kore ratou e mahi i te kino; e haere ana ratou i ana ara.

⁴Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.

⁴¶ Kua oti matou te whakahau ki au akoranga, kia ata puritia e matou.

⁵Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

⁵Aue, me i whakatikaia toku ara ki te pupuri i au akoranga!

⁶Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

⁶Ko reira ahau ka kore ai e whakama: i ahau ka whai whakaaro nei ki au whakahau katoa.

⁷I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

⁷¶ Ka whakamoemiti ahau ki a koe i runga i te ngakau tika, ina ako ahau i au whakaritenga tika.

⁸I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.

⁸Ka puritia e ahau au tikanga: kaua ahau e whakarerea rawatia. PETA

⁹BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.

⁹¶ He aha te mea e ma ai i te taitamariki tona ara? kia rite ki tau kupu tana whakamaharatanga iho.

¹⁰With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.

¹⁰¶ Kua whakapaua e ahau toku ngakau ki te rapu i a koe: kaua ahau e tukua kia kotiti ke i au whakahau.

¹¹Thy ùword have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.

¹¹¶ Kua whakatakotoria e ahau tau kupu ki roto ki toku ngakau, kei hara ahau ki a koe.

¹²Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.

¹²¶ E Ihowa, ka whakapaingia koe: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga.

¹³With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

¹³¶ Kua whakapuakina e oku ngutu nga whakaritenga katoa a tou mangai.

¹⁴I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.

¹⁴Ko toku koa i te ara o au whakaaturanga, me te mea mo nga taonga katoa.

¹⁵I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.

¹⁵Ka whakaaroaro ahau ki au ako, a ka whai mahara ki au huarahi.

¹⁶I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.

¹⁶He oranga ngakau ki ahau au tikanga: e kore ahau e wareware ki tau kupu. KIMERE

¹⁷GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.

¹⁷¶ Kia atawhai ki tau pononga, kia ora ai ahau; kia puritia ai hoki tau kupu.

¹⁸Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.

¹⁸¶ Whakatirohia oku kanohi kia kite ai ahau i nga mea whakamiharo i roto i tau ture.

¹⁹I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.

¹⁹¶ He manene ahau i runga i te whenua: kaua au whakahau e huna ki ahau.

²⁰My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.

²⁰¶ Ka ngawha toku wairua i te matenui atu ki au whakaritenga i nga wa katoa.

²¹Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.

²¹¶ Kua riria e koe te hunga whakakake kua oti nei te kanga, e kotiti ke nei i au whakahau.

²²Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.

²²¶ Parea atu i ahau te tawai me te whakahawea: kua mau hoki ahau ki au whakaaturanga.

²³Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.

²³¶ I noho ano hoki nga rangatira ki te korero kino moku: otira e whakaaro ana tau pononga ki au tikanga.

²⁴Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.

²⁴¶ Ko au whakaaturanga ano toku oranga ngakau, oku hoa whakatakoto whakaaro. TARETE

²⁵DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.

²⁵¶ Piri tonu toku wairua ki te puehu; whakahauoratia ahau kia rite ki atu kupu.

²⁶I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.

²⁶¶ I whakaaturia e ahau oku ara, a whakahoki kupu ana koe ki ahau: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga.

²⁷Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.

²⁷Meinga ahau kia matau ki te ara o au ako: kia whakaaroaro ai ahau ki au mahi whakamiharo.

²⁸My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.

²⁸¶ E maturuturu iho ana toku wairua i te pouri: kia rite ki tau kapu tau whakau ake i ahau.

²⁹Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.

²⁹Whakamataratia atu i ahau te ara o te teka: kia atawhai mai hoki, a homai tau ture.

³⁰I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].

³⁰¶ Kua whiriwhiria e ahau te ara o te pono: ka waiho e ahau au whakaritenga ki toku aroaro.

³¹I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.

³¹Piri tonu ahau ki au whakaaturanga: e Ihowa, kei whakama ahau.

³²I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

³²Ka oma ahau i te ara o au whakahau, ina whakanuia e koe toku ngakau. HE

³³HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.

³³¶ E Ihowa, whakaakona ahau ki te ara o au tikanga: a ka mau i ahau taea noatia te mutunga.

³⁴Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.

³⁴Homai he matauranga ki ahau, a ka mau i ahau tau ture; ka whakapaua toku ngakau ki te pupuri.

³⁵Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

³⁵¶ Meinga ahau kia haere i te ara o au whakahau; ko taku hoki tena e whakaahuareka nei.

³⁶Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.

³⁶Whakaangahia toku ngakau ki au whakaaturanga; kaua hoki ki te apo.

³⁷Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.

³⁷¶ Whakatahuritia ketia oku kanohi kei kite i te horihori: whakahauorangia ahau i tau ara.

³⁸Establish thy ùword unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.

³⁸¶ Whakapumautia tau kupu ki tau pononga, e wehi nei ki a koe.

³⁹Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.

³⁹¶ Parea atu toku tawainga, e wehi nei ahau: he pai hoki au whakaritenga.

⁴⁰Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

⁴⁰¶ Nana, kua matenui ahau ki au ako: whakahauorangia ahau i runga i tou tika. WHAU

⁴¹VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, -- thy salvation according to thy ùword.

⁴¹¶ Kia puta ano au mahi tohu ki ahau, e Ihowa: ara tau whakaoranga, kia rite ki tau kupu.

⁴²So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.

⁴²Penei ka whai kupu maku ki toku kaitawai; noku ka whakawhirinaki ki tau kupu.

⁴³And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.

⁴³¶ Kaua e tangohia rawatia i toku mangai te kupu o te pono: e tumanako nei hoki ahau ki au whakaritenga.

⁴⁴Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;

⁴⁴Penei ka puritia e ahau tau ture ake ake.

⁴⁵And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;

⁴⁵¶ A ka haereere noa ahau; kua rapua hoki e ahau au akoranga.

⁴⁶And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;

⁴⁶Ka korerotia ano e ahau au whakaaturanga ki te aroaro o nga kingi, e kore ano e whakama.

⁴⁷And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;

⁴⁷A ka waiho e ahau hei oranga ngakau moku au whakahau e aroha nei ahau.

⁴⁸And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.

⁴⁸Ka toro atu hoki oku ringa ki au whakahau e aroha nei ahau, ka whakaaroaro ano ki au tikanga. TAINE

⁴⁹ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

⁴⁹¶ Maharatia te kupu ki tau pononga, no te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kia tumanako atu.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy ùword hath quickened me.

⁵⁰¶ Ko toku oranga ngakau tenei i ahau e tangi nei: na tau kupu nei hoki ahau i whakahauora.

⁵¹The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.

⁵¹¶ Nui rawa te whakahi ki ahau o te hunga whakakake: heoi kihai ahau i peka ke i tau ture.

⁵²I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.

⁵²¶ I mahara ahau ki au whakaritenga, e Ihowa, o tua iho; a marie ana toku ngakau.

⁵³Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.

⁵³¶ Mau pu ahau i te pawera, mo te hunga kino kua whakarere nei i tau ture.

⁵⁴Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

⁵⁴¶ Ko au tikanga aku e himene ai i te whare i noho manene ai ahau.

⁵⁵I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.

⁵⁵¶ I mahara ahau ki tou ingoa i te po, e Ihowa: a puritia ana e ahau tau ture.

⁵⁶This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.

⁵⁶I ahau tenei, he mau noku ki au ako. KETE

⁵⁷CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.

⁵⁷¶ Ko Ihowa toku wahi: kua mea nei ahau, ka pupuri ahau i au kupu.

⁵⁸I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy ùword.

⁵⁸¶ I whakapaua toku ngakau ki te inoi ki a koe kia pai mai: kia rite ki tau kupu tau mahi tohu ki ahau.

⁵⁹I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

⁵⁹¶ I whakaaro ahau ki oku ara: a anga ana oku waewae ki au whakaaturanga.

⁶⁰I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.

⁶⁰I hohoro ahau, a kihai i whakaroa ki te pupuri i au whakahau.

⁶¹The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.

⁶¹¶ Karapotia putia ana ahau e nga here a te hunga kino: kihai ia ahau i wareware ki tau ture.

⁶²At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.

⁶²¶ I waenganui po ka ara ahau ki te whakawhetai ki a koe mo au whakaritenga tika.

⁶³I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

⁶³¶ He hoa ahau no te hunga katoa e wehi ana i a koe; no te hunga ano e pupuri ana i au ako.

⁶⁴The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁴¶ Ki tonu, e Ihowa, te whenua i tau mahi tohu: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga. TETE

⁶⁵TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.

⁶⁵¶ Pai rawa tau hanga ki tau pononga, e Ihowa; rite tonu ki tau kupu.

⁶⁶Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.

⁶⁶Whakaakona ahau ki te ngarahu pai, ki te matauranga: kua whakapono hoki ahau ki au whakahau.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy ùword.

⁶⁷¶ I ahau kiano i whakawhiua, i he ahau: tena ko tenei ka puritia e ahau tau kupu.

⁶⁸Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁸¶ He pai koe, he pai hoki au mahi: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga.

⁶⁹The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.

⁶⁹¶ Kua titoa e te hunga whakakake he teka moku: ka whakapaua toku ngakau ki te pupuri i au ako.

⁷⁰Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.

⁷⁰He ngako rawa to ratou ngakau, koia ano kei te taupa: ko ahau ia, he oranga ngakau ki ahau tau ture.

⁷¹It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.

⁷¹¶ Marie ano ahau kia pehia e te pouri; i ako ai ahau i au tikanga.

⁷²The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

⁷²¶ Ko te ture a tou mangai pai ke atu ki ahau i nga mano o te koura, o te hiriwa. IOTA

⁷³YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.

⁷³¶ Na ou ringa ahau i hanga, i whakawhaiahua: homai he matauranga ki ahau, kia ako ai ahau ki au whakahau.

⁷⁴They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.

⁷⁴¶ Ka hari te hunga e wehi ana i a koe ina kite i ahau: noku i tumanako ki tau kupu.

⁷⁵I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

⁷⁵¶ E matau ana ahau, e Ihowa, he tika au whakaritenga; a he pono nou i pehia ai toku ngakau e koe.

⁷⁶Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy ùword unto thy servant.

⁷⁶¶ Tena ra, waiho tau mahi tohu hei whakamarie moku; kia rite ki tau kupu ki tau pononga.

⁷⁷Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.

⁷⁷Kia puta ki ahau au mahi aroha, kia ora ai ahau; ko tau ture hoki toku oranga ngakau.

⁷⁸Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.

⁷⁸¶ Kia whakama te hunga whakakake; no te mea kahore he take i he ai ta ratou hanga ki ahau; ko ahau ia ka whakaaroaro ki au akoranga.

⁷⁹Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.

⁷⁹Ko te hunga e wehi ana ki a koe me anga ki ahau, a ka mohio ratou ki au whakaaturanga.

⁸⁰Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

⁸⁰¶ Kia tapatahi toku ngakau ki au tikanga; kei whakama ahau. KAPA

⁸¹CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.

⁸¹¶ E matenui ana toku wairua ki tau whakaoranga: otiia ka tumanako ahau ki tau kupu.

⁸²Mine eyes fail for thy ùword, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

⁸²Matawaia ana oku kanohi, he meatanga ki tau kupu, i ahau e mea ana, Ahea koe whakamarie ai i ahau?

⁸³For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.

⁸³¶ Kua rite nei hoki ahau ki te koki i roto i te paoa: he ahakoa e kore ahau e wareware ki au tikanga.

⁸⁴How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

⁸⁴¶ E hia nga ra o tau pononga? a hea koe whakarite whakawa ai mo te hunga e tukino nei i ahau?

⁸⁵The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.

⁸⁵¶ Kua keri poka te hunga whakakake moku; he mea kahore e rite ki tau ture.

⁸⁶All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.

⁸⁶Pono tonu au whakahau katoa: e tukino takekore ana ratou i ahau; awhinatia mai ahau.

⁸⁷They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.

⁸⁷Wahi iti kua moti ahau i a ratou i runga i te whenua: otira kihai i mahue i ahau au akoranga.

⁸⁸Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.

⁸⁸¶ Kia rite ki tou aroha tau whakahauora i ahau: a ka puritia e ahau nga whakaaturanga a tou mangai. RAMERE

⁸⁹LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.

⁸⁹¶ Pumau tonu tau kupu, e Ihowa, ake ake i runga i te rangi.

⁹⁰Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.

⁹⁰Kei nga whakatupuranga katoa tou pono: whakaungia ana e koe te whenua, a e tu nei ano.

⁹¹By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.

⁹¹E tu nei ano inaianei, pera tonu me tau i whakarite ai, he pononga hoki nga mea katoa nau.

⁹²Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

⁹²¶ Me kaua tau ture hei oranga mo toku ngakau, kua ngaro ahau i reira i toku auetanga.

⁹³I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.

⁹³¶ E kore rawa ahau e wareware ki au ako, he mea whakahauora hoki nau ena i ahau.

⁹⁴I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

⁹⁴¶ Nau ahau, mau ahau e whakaora: kua rapua hoki e ahau au ako.

⁹⁵The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.

⁹⁵¶ Kua tatari te hunga kino ki ahau kia whakamatea: ka whakaaro ia ahau ki au whakaaturanga.

⁹⁶I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.

⁹⁶¶ Kua kitea e ahau te mutunga o nga mea tino tika katoa: he whanui rawa ia tau whakahau. MEME

⁹⁷MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

⁹⁷¶ Ano toku aroha ki tau ture! Ko taku tena e whakaaroaro ai i te roa o te ra.

⁹⁸Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.

⁹⁸¶ Nau i hira ake ai oku whakaaro i o oku hoariri, na au whakahau, e piri tonu nei ki ahau.

⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.

⁹⁹Nui atu oku mahara i o oku kaiwhakaako katoa: noku i whakaaroaro tonu ki au whakaaturanga.

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.

¹⁰⁰Tera atu toku mohio i to nga kaumatua, no te mea i pupuri ahau i au ako.

¹⁰¹I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.

¹⁰¹¶ Kua kaiponuhia mai e ahau oku waewae i nga ara kino katoa, kia pupuri ai ahau i tau kupu.

¹⁰²I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.

¹⁰²¶ Kihai ahau i titaha i au whakaritenga; nau hoki ahau i ako.

¹⁰³How sweet are thy ùwords unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰³¶ Ano te reka o au kupu ki toku ngao; ae ra, reka atu i te honi ki toku mangai.

¹⁰⁴From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.

¹⁰⁴Na au ako ahau i whai mohio ai: na reira ahau i kino ai ki nga ara teka katoa. NUNU

¹⁰⁵NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

¹⁰⁵¶ He rama tau kupu ki oku waewae, he marama ki toku ara.

¹⁰⁶I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁶¶ Kua oati ahau, a ka whakamana ano e ahau: kia puritia e ahau au whakaritenga tika.

¹⁰⁷I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.

¹⁰⁷¶ He nui te mamae o toku ngakau: whakahauorangia ahau, e Ihowa, kia rite ki tau kupu.

¹⁰⁸Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.

¹⁰⁸¶ Manakohia, e Ihowa, nga ohaohatanga a toku mangai, whakaakona hoki ahau ki au whakaritenga.

¹⁰⁹My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.

¹⁰⁹¶ Kei toku ringa tonu toku wairua, heoi kahore ahau e wareware ki tau ture.

¹¹⁰The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.

¹¹⁰Kua whakatakotoria e te hunga kino he mahanga moku: heoi kahore ahau i peka ke i au ako.

¹¹¹Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

¹¹¹¶ Ka waiho e ahau au whakaaturanga hei kainga tupu moku ake ake: ko toku koanga ngakau hoki ena.

¹¹²I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.

¹¹²Kua whakaanga e ahau toku ngakau ki te mahi tonu i au tikanga: a te mutunga ra ano. HAMEKE

¹¹³SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.

¹¹³¶ E kino ana ahau ki te hunga whakaaro ruarua; ko tau ture ia taku e aroha ai.

¹¹⁴Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

¹¹⁴¶ Ko toku piringa koe, ko toku whakangungu rakau: e tumanako ana ahau ki tau kupu.

¹¹⁵Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁵¶ Mawehe atu i ahau, e te hunga kino; ka whakaritea hoki e ahau nga whakahau a toku Atua.

¹¹⁶Uphold me according to thy ùword, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

¹¹⁶¶ Kia rite ki tau kupu tau tautoko ake i ahau, kia ora ai ahau: kaua hoki ahau e tukua kia whakama ki taku e tumanako atu nei.

¹¹⁷Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

¹¹⁷Tautokona ake ahau, kia ora ai ahau, a ka whai whakaaro tonu ahau ki au tikanga.

¹¹⁸Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.

¹¹⁸¶ Kua whakahaweatia e koe te hunga katoa e kotiti ke ana i au tikanga; he horihori hoki to ratou tinihanga.

¹¹⁹Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.

¹¹⁹Ka whakakahoretia e koe te hunga kino katoa o te whenua, ano he para mata: koia ahau i aroha ai ki au whakaaturanga.

¹²⁰My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

¹²⁰Wiri ana oku kikokiko i te wehi ki a koe; e mataku ana hoki ahau ki au whakaritenga. AINE

¹²¹AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²¹¶ He whakawa tika, he tika taku mahi: kaua ahau e tukua ki oku kaitukino.

¹²²Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.

¹²²Ko koe hei tuara mo tau pononga mo te pai: kei tukinotia ahau e te hunga whakakake.

¹²³Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the ùword of thy righteousness.

¹²³¶ Matawaia ana oku kanohi i te meatanga ki tau whakaora, ki te kupu hoki o tau tika.

¹²⁴Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁴¶ Kia rite ki tou aroha tau mahi ki tau pononga: whakaakona hoki ahau ki au tikanga.

¹²⁵I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁵He pononga ahau nau; homai he mahara ki ahau, kia matau ai ki au whakaaturanga.

¹²⁶It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.

¹²⁶¶ Kua rite te wa hei mahinga ma Ihowa; kua whakakahoretia hoki e ratou tau ture.

¹²⁷Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁷¶ Na reira i arohaina rawatia ai e ahau au whakahau i te koura, ae, i te tino koura.

¹²⁸Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.

¹²⁸Na reira tika tonu ki ahau au ako katoa mo nga mea katoa: kino iho ano ahau ki nga ara teka katoa. PE

¹²⁹PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.

¹²⁹¶ He mea whakamiharo au whakaaturanga: i mau ai toku wairua ki reira.

¹³⁰The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.

¹³⁰¶ Ko te whakapuakanga o au kupu he homai marama; na reira i homai he mahara ki nga kuware.

¹³¹I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.

¹³¹¶ I hamama toku mangai, i kihakiha: he matenui noku ki au whakahau.

¹³²Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.

¹³²¶ Tahuri mai ki ahau, tohungia hoki ahau: kia rite ki tau hanga ki te hunga e aroha ana ki tou ingoa.

¹³³Establish my steps in thy ùword; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

¹³³¶ Whakatikaia oku hikoinga ki runga i tau kupu: kaua hoki tetahi he e tukua hei rangatira moku.

¹³⁴Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.

¹³⁴¶ Whakaorangia ahau i te tukino a te tangata: a ka puritia e ahau au ako.

¹³⁵Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.

¹³⁵¶ Kia marama mai tou mata ki tau pononga: whakaakona hoki ahau ki au tikanga.

¹³⁶Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.

¹³⁶¶ Heke noa nga awa wai o oku kanohi; mo ratou kahore i pupuri i tau ture. TARI

¹³⁷TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.

¹³⁷¶ He tika koe, e Ihowa, he tika ano au whakaritenga.

¹³⁸Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.

¹³⁸He tika, he pono rawa au whakaaturanga i whakahaua mai e koe.

¹³⁹My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.

¹³⁹¶ Ka ngaro ahau i toku ngakau whakapuke, mo au kupu ka wareware nei i oku hoariri.

¹⁴⁰Thy ùword is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.

¹⁴⁰¶ Hore rawa he para o tau kupu: koia i arohaina ai e tau pononga.

¹⁴¹I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.

¹⁴¹¶ He iti ahau, e whakahaweatia ana: heoi kahore ahau e wareware ki au ako.

¹⁴²Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.

¹⁴²¶ He tika pumau tonu tou tika; he pono hoki tau ture.

¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.

¹⁴³¶ Kua pa mai ki ahau te pouri me te mamae: ko au whakahau ia toku oranga ngakau.

¹⁴⁴The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.

¹⁴⁴Pumau tonu te tika o au whakaaturanga: homai he mahara ki ahau, a ka ora ahau. KOPO

¹⁴⁵KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.

¹⁴⁵¶ I whakapaua toku ngakau ki te karanga; whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau, e Ihowa; ka mau i ahau au tikanga.

¹⁴⁶I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.

¹⁴⁶I karanga ahau ki a koe: whakaorangia ahau, a ka puritia e ahau au whakaaturanga.

¹⁴⁷I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.

¹⁴⁷¶ Kiano te ata i puao noa, kua karanga ahau: i tumanako ahau ki au kupu.

¹⁴⁸Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy ùword.

¹⁴⁸I hohoro oku kanohi i nga mataaratanga ki te whakaaroaro ki tau kupu.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.

¹⁴⁹¶ Whakarongo ki toku reo, kia rite ki tou aroha: kia rite, e Ihowa, ki tau i whakarite ai tau whakahauora i ahau.

¹⁵⁰They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

¹⁵⁰¶ E whakatata mai ana te hunga e whai ana i te whanoke: kei tawhiti atu ratou i tau ture.

¹⁵¹Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.

¹⁵¹E tata ana mai koe, e Ihowa: he pono katoa au whakahau.

¹⁵²From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

¹⁵²¶ Nonamata ahau i matau ai ki au whakaaturanga, he mea whakapumau nau no tua whakarere. REHE

¹⁵³RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.

¹⁵³¶ Whakaaro mai ki toku mate, a whakaorangia ahau: kahore hoki ahau e wareware ki tau ture.

¹⁵⁴Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy ùword.

¹⁵⁴Tohea taku tohe, whakaorangia hoki ahau: kia rite ki tau kupu tau whakahauoranga i ahau.

¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.

¹⁵⁵¶ Kei tawhiti atu i te hunga kino te whakaoranga: kahore hoki ratou e rapu ki au tikanga.

¹⁵⁶Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.

¹⁵⁶¶ E Ihowa, he nui au mahi tohu: kia rite ki au whakaritenga tau whakahauora i ahau.

¹⁵⁷Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.

¹⁵⁷¶ He tokomaha oku kaitukino, oku hoariri: heoi kahore ahau i peka ke i au whakaaturanga.

¹⁵⁸I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy ùword.

¹⁵⁸¶ I kite ahau i nga kaimahi i te kino, a pouri iho: no ratou kahore e pupuri i tau kupu.

¹⁵⁹See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.

¹⁵⁹¶ Tirohia mai toku aroha ki au ako: kia rite ki tou aroha, e Ihowa, tau whakahauora i ahau.

¹⁶⁰The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.

¹⁶⁰¶ Ko te huinga katoatanga o tau kupu he pono; pumau katoa anao au whakaritenga tika ake ake. HINE

¹⁶¹SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

¹⁶¹¶ Hore he rawa i tukinotia ai ahau e nga rangatira: otiia e wehi ana toku ngakau i tau kupu.

¹⁶²I have joy in thy ùword, as one that findeth great spoil.

¹⁶²¶ E hari ana ahau ki tau kupu: ano he tangata kua whiwhi ki te taonga nui.

¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.

¹⁶³¶ E kino ana ahau, e whakarihariha ana ki te korero teka: ko tau ture ia taku i aroha ai.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

¹⁶⁴¶ Takiwhitu aku whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra tahi mo au whakaritenga tika.

¹⁶⁵Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.

¹⁶⁵¶ He rangimarie nui to te hunga e aroha ana ki tau ture: e kore hoki o ratou waewae e tutuki.

¹⁶⁶I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.

¹⁶⁶¶ A kua tumanako ahau ki tau whakaora, e Ihowa, kua mahi ahau i au whakahau.

¹⁶⁷My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁷¶ Kua puritia e toku wairua au whakaaturanga, ae, e arohaina nuitia ana e ahau.

¹⁶⁸I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.

¹⁶⁸Kua puritia e ahau au ako me au whakaaturanga: kei tou aroaro hoki oku ara katoa. TAU

¹⁶⁹TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.

¹⁶⁹¶ Tukua atu taku tangi kia tata atu ki tou aroaro, e Ihowa: homai he mahara ki ahau, kia rite ki tau kupu.

¹⁷⁰Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy ùword.

¹⁷⁰Kia tae atu taku inoi ki tou aroaro: kia rite ki tau kupu whakaora i ahau.

¹⁷¹My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

¹⁷¹¶ Kia whakapuaki oku ngutu i te whakamoemiti: e whakaako ana hoki koe i ahau ki au tikanga.

¹⁷²My tongue shall speak aloud of thy ùword; for all thy commandments are righteousness.

¹⁷²¶ Ma toku arero e korero tau kupu: he tika hoki au whakahau katoa.

¹⁷³Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.

¹⁷³¶ Kia rite tou ringa ki te awhina i ahau; kua whiriwhiria hoki e ahau ko au ako.

¹⁷⁴I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.

¹⁷⁴Kua matenui ahau ki tau whakaora, e Ihowa: ko tau ture hoki toku oranga ngakau.

¹⁷⁵Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

¹⁷⁵¶ Kia ora toku wairua, a ka whakamoemiti ia ki a koe: kia awhinatia hoki ahau e au whakaritenga.

¹⁷⁶I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.

¹⁷⁶¶ Kua kotiti ke ahau me he hipi ngaro: rapua tau pononga, kahore hoki ahau e wareware ki au whakahau.