1¶ He waiata; he pikitanga. Na Rawiri. Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, he ki tenei ma Iharaira:
1{A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us -- oh let Israel say --
2Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, i te whakatikanga mai o te tangata ki a tatou;
2If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,
3Penei kua horomia oratia tatou e ratou, i te muranga o to ratou riri ki a tatou.
3Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
4Kua ngaro tatou i nga wai, kua taupokina o tatou wairua e te ia.
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;
5Penei kua taupokina o tatou wairua e nga wai whakakake.
5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6¶ Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, kihai nei i tuku i a tatou hei ngaunga ma o ratou niho.
6Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth!
7Kua mawhiti o tatou wairua, me he manu i roto i te mahanga a nga kaihopu; kua motu te mahanga, a mawhiti ana tatou.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Kei te ingoa o Ihowa he awhina mo tatou, kei te kaihanga i te rangi, i te whenua.
8Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth.