¹¶ Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri, i te taenga o Natana poropiti ki a ia, mo tona haerenga ki a Patehepa. Tohungia ahau, e te Atua, kia rite ki tou atawhai: kia rite ki tou aroha nui te murunga o oku he.

¹To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David, in the coming inn unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

²Horoia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.

²Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,

³E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.

³For my transgressions I do know, And my sin [is] before me continually.

⁴He hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, toku; i meatia ano tenei he ki tou aroaro; kia tika ai koe i tau korerotanga, kia ma ai hoki ina whakawa.

⁴Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.

⁵Na i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.

⁵Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

⁶Na ko tau e matenui ai ko te pono i nga wahi o roto, a ka whakaakona oku wahi ngaro e koe ki te whakaaro nui.

⁶Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

⁷¶ Purea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.

⁷Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

⁸Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.

⁸Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

⁹Huna tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.

⁹Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.

¹⁰Hanga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.

¹⁰A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

¹¹Kaua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.

¹¹Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.

¹²Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.

¹²Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

¹³Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.

¹³I teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.

¹⁴¶ Whakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua, e te Atua o toku whakaoranga, a ka waiatatia au mahi tika e toku arero.

¹⁴Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

¹⁵Whakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.

¹⁵O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.

¹⁶Kahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.

¹⁶For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give [it], Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.

¹⁷Ko nga patunga tapu ma te Atua he wairua maru: e kore koe e whakahawea e te Atua, ki te ngakau maru, ki te ngakau iro.

¹⁷The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

¹⁸Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.

¹⁸Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Ko reira koe pai ai ki nga patunga tapu o te tika, ki nga tahunga tinana, he mea whakaeke katoa: ko reira ratou whakaeke ai i nga puru ki runga ki tou aata.

¹⁹Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!