¹¶ Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene ma nga tama a Koraha. E Ihowa, kua aro mai koe ki tou whenua, kua whakahokia mai e koe a Hakopa i te whakarau.

¹To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

²Kua murua e koe te kino o tau iwi, kua hipokina e koe o ratou hara katoa (Hera.

²Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

³Kua mutu katoa tou weriweri; kua tahuri ke koe i te aritarita o tou riri.

³Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

⁴Whakahokia ake matou, e te Atua o to matou whakaoranga: meinga hoki kia mutu tou riri ki a matou.

⁴Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

⁵E riri ranei koe ki a matou ake ake? E mauahara tonu ranei, ki nga whakatupuranga katoa?

⁵To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

⁶E kore ianei koe e whakahoki ake i a matou ki te ora: kia hari ai tau iwi ki a koe?

⁶Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

⁷E Ihowa, whakakitea mai tau mahi tohu ki a matou: tukua mai ki a matou tau whakaoranga.

⁷Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

⁸¶ Ka whakarongo ahau ki ta te Atua, ki ta Ihowa, e korero ai: no te mea mo te rongo mau ana korero ki tana iwi, ki tana hunga tapu hoki; kaua ia ratou e hoki ki te wairangi.

⁸I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

⁹Ina, he tata tonu tana whakaoranga ki te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia, kia noho ai te kororia ki to tatou whenua.

⁹Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Kua tutaki te mahi tohu raua ko te pono: kua kihi ki a raua te tika me te rongo mau.

¹⁰Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

¹¹Ka tupu ake te pono i te whenua, a ka titiro iho te tika i te rangi.

¹¹Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

¹²Ae, ka homai e Ihowa te pai: a ka tukua mai ona hua e to tatou whenua.

¹²Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.

¹³Ka haere te tika i mua i a ia, hei whakatu i a tatou ki te ara o ona hikoinga.

¹³Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!