1¶ He waiata; he pikitanga. Ko te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a Ihowa ka rite ki Maunga Hiona, e kore nei e taea te whakangaueue, pumau tonu ake ake.
1A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion, It is not moved — to the age it abideth.
2Me nga maunga e taiawhio nei i Hiruharama, te karapoti a Ihowa i tona iwi, aianei a ake tonu atu.
2Jerusalem! mountains [are] round about her, And Jehovah [is] round about His people, From henceforth even unto the age.
3E kore hoki te tokotoko a te whakaarokore e waiho tonu i runga i te wahi o te hunga tika: kei totoro te ringa o te hunga tika ki te kino.
3For the rod of wickedness resteth not On the lot of the righteous, That the righteous put not forth on iniquity their hands.
4¶ Kia pai tau mahi, e Ihowa, ki te hunga pai, ki te hunga he tika nei o ratou ngakau.
4Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.
5Ko te hunga ia e peka ke ana ki o ratou ara kopikopiko, ma Ihowa ratou e arahi tahi atu me nga kaimahi i te kino. Kia mau te rongo ki a Iharaira.
5As to those turning [to] their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!