¹¶ Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Na te pononga a Ihowa, na Rawiri. E mea ana te mahi kino a te tangata hara i roto i toku ngakau, Kahore he wehi ki te Atua i mua i ona kanohi.

¹To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,

²E whakapai ana hoki ona kanohi ake ki a ia ano, e kore e kitea tona hara, e kore e kinongia.

²For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

³He kino nga kupu a tona mangai he rauhanga hoki, kua mahue i a ia te mahara, te mahi i te pai.

³The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently — to do good.

⁴He mahi nanakia tana e whakaaro ai i runga i tona moenga; ehara i te pai te ara e turia ana e ia, kahore ona whakarihariha ki te kino.

⁴Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.`

⁵¶ Kei nga rangi, e Ihowa, tau mahi tohu: tutuki noa atu tou pono ki nga kapua.

⁵O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.

⁶Rite tonu tou tika ki nga maunga o te Atua; he rire nui au whakaritenga: ko koe, e Ihowa, te kaiwhakaora i te tangata, i te kararehe.

⁶Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

⁷Ano te pai o tou aroha, e te Atua: ka okioki nga tama a te tangata i raro i te taumarumarutanga iho o ou pakau.

⁷How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

⁸Ka makona ratou i nga mea momona o tou whare: ka whakainumia ano e koe ki te awa o au mea whakahari.

⁸They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

⁹Kei a koe hoki te puna o te ora; ma tou marama ka kite ai matou i te marama.

⁹For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

¹⁰Kia roa tou aroha ki te hunga e matau ana ki a koe, tou tika hoki ki te hunga ngakau tika.

¹⁰Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

¹¹Kei puta mai ki ahau te waewae whakapakari; kei aia atu ahau e te ringa o te hunga hara.

¹¹Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

¹²Hinga iho i reira nga kaimahi i te kino: kua turakina iho, te ahei te ara ake.

¹²There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!