1¶ He waiata; he pikitanga. I tangi, ahau ki a Ihowa i toku matenga; a i whakahoki kupu mai ia ki ahau.
1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
2E Ihowa, whakaorangia toku wairua i te ngutu teka, i te arero hianga.
2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
3Ko te aha e hoatu ki a koe? ko te aha hoki e tapiritia atu mau, e te arero hianga?
3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
4Ko nga pere koi a te hunga nunui, me nga waro hunipa.
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5¶ Aue, toku mate, to te manene i Meheke, toku hoki e noho nei i nga teneti o Kerara!
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6Kua roa te nohoanga tahitanga o toku wairua ki te tangata e kino ana ki te ata noho.
6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
7Mo te ata noho ahau, engari ka korero ahau, ka anga ratou ka whawhai.
7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.