1{A Song of degrees.} In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me.
1¶ He waiata; he pikitanga. I tangi, ahau ki a Ihowa i toku matenga; a i whakahoki kupu mai ia ki ahau.
2Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue.
2E Ihowa, whakaorangia toku wairua i te ngutu teka, i te arero hianga.
3What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
3Ko te aha e hoatu ki a koe? ko te aha hoki e tapiritia atu mau, e te arero hianga?
4Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.
4Ko nga pere koi a te hunga nunui, me nga waro hunipa.
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
5¶ Aue, toku mate, to te manene i Meheke, toku hoki e noho nei i nga teneti o Kerara!
6My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace.
6Kua roa te nohoanga tahitanga o toku wairua ki te tangata e kino ana ki te ata noho.
7I [am for] peace; but when I speak, *they* [are] for war.
7Mo te ata noho ahau, engari ka korero ahau, ka anga ratou ka whawhai.