¹¶ Whakawhetai ki a Ihowa, he pai hoki ia: he pumau tonu hoki tana mahi tohu.

¹Give thanks to Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

²Kia pena ano te korero a te hunga i hokona e Ihowa, i hokona nei e ia i roto i te ringa o te hoariri;

²Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

³I kohikohia nei i nga whenua, i te rawhiti, i te uru, i te raki, i te tonga.

³And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

⁴I haereere ratou i te koraha i te wahi mokemoke, te kitea tetahi pa hei nohoanga.

⁴They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

⁵I matekai ratou, i matewai: hemo noa to ratou wairua i roto i a ratou.

⁵Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

⁶Na ka tangi ratou ki a Ihowa i to ratou pouri: a whakaorangia ana ratou e ia i o ratou mate.

⁶Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses,

⁷A arahina ana e ia ra te ara tika; kia haere ai ki te pa hei nohoanga.

⁷he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

⁸Aue! me i whakapaingia e te tangata a Ihowa mo tona atawhai, mo ana mahi whakamiharo ki nga tama a te tangata!

⁸Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

⁹E whakamakonatia ana hoki e ia te wairua hiahia: ko te wairua hiakai, whakakiia ana e ia ki te pai.

⁹For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

¹⁰¶ Ko te hunga i noho i te pouri, i te atarangi o te mate: he mea here ki te mamae, ki te rino;

¹⁰Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

¹¹Mo ratou i tutu ki nga kupu a te Atua, i whakahawea ki te whakaaro o te Runga Rawa;

¹¹because they rebelled against the words of God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

¹²Koia i pehia iho ai e ia o ratou ngakau ki te mahi: hinga iho ratou, kahore hoki he kaiawhina.

¹²Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

¹³Na ka tangi ratou ki a Ihowa i to ratou pouri; a ka whakaorangia ratou e ia i o ratou mate.

¹³Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

¹⁴Whakaputaina mai ana ratou e ia i te pouri, i te atarangi o te mate; motumotuhia ana o ratou here.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder.

¹⁵Aue! me i whakapaingia e te tangata a Ihowa mo tona atawhai, mo ana mahi whakamiharo ki nga tama a te tangata!

¹⁵Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

¹⁶Kua tukitukia hoki e ia nga tatau parahi: kua tapahia e ia nga tutaki rino, motu rawa.

¹⁶For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.

¹⁷¶ Ko nga kuware, na a ratou mahi tutu, na o ratou kino, i pakia ai ratou.

¹⁷Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

¹⁸Ka wetiweti to ratou wairua ki nga kai katoa; a ka whakatata ratou ki nga kuwaha o te mate.

¹⁸Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

¹⁹Na ka tangi ki a Ihowa i to ratou pouri, a ka whakaorangia ratou e ia i o ratou mate.

¹⁹Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses.

²⁰Tukua mai ana e ia tana kupu, a rongoatia ana ratou: a whakaputaina ana ratou i o ratou ngaromanga.

²⁰He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

²¹Aue! me i whakapaingia e te tangata a Ihowa mo tona atawhai, mo ana mahi whakamiharo ki nga tama a te tangata!

²¹Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

²²Kia tukua ano e ratou te whakahere, ara te whakamoemiti; kia whakapuaki i ana mahi i runga i te hari.

²²Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.

²³¶ Ko te hunga e haere ana ki raro, ki te moana, i runga kaipuke, a e whai mahi ana i nga wai nunui,

²³Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

²⁴Ko ratou e kite i nga mahi a Ihowa, i ana mahi whakamiharo i te rire.

²⁴These see Yahweh’s works, and his wonders in the deep.

²⁵Puta kau tana kupu, kua maranga te tupuhi, mana e whakatutu ona ngaru.

²⁵For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

²⁶Ka kake ratou ki runga ki te rangi, ka heke ano ki raro ki te rire: ngohe noa o ratou wairua i te pawera.

²⁶They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

²⁷Ka tiu ratou, ka hurorirori ano he tangata e haurangi ana; a kahore he mahara i toe.

²⁷They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

²⁸Heoi ka tangi ki a Ihowa i to ratou hemanawa: a whakaorangia ana ratou i o ratou mate.

²⁸Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

²⁹Meinga ana e ia te tupuhi kia marino, ona ngaru kia mariri.

²⁹He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

³⁰Na ka koa ratou, no te mea ka marie: a ka kawea ratou e ia ki te tauranga i hiahia ai ratou.

³⁰Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

³¹Aue! me i whakapaingia e te tangata a Ihowa mo tona atawhai, mo ana mahi whakamiharo ki nga tama a te tangata!

³¹Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men!

³²Kia whakanui hoki ratou i a ia i roto i te whakaminenga o te iwi; kia whakamoemiti ki a ia i roto i te nohoanga kaumatua.

³²Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

³³¶ Ko ia hei mea i nga awa hei koraha, i nga puputanga wai hei oneone maroke;

³³He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

³⁴I te whenua whai hua, kia titohea, mo te hara o te hunga e noho ana i reira.

³⁴and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵Ko ia hei mea i te koraha hei harotoroto wai, i te whenua maroke hei puputanga wai.

³⁵He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

³⁶A whakanohoia iho e ia te hunga matekai ki reira, hanga ai i tetahi pa hei nohoanga;

³⁶There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

³⁷Hei rui mara, hei whakato mara waina, e tupu ai, e maha ai nga hua.

³⁷sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

³⁸Ko ia ano hei manaaki i a ratou, no ka nui rawa; kahore hoki e tukua kia torutoru haere a ratou kararehe.

³⁸He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

³⁹Na kua iti haere ano ratou, kua piko i te tukino, i te he, i te pouri.

³⁹Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

⁴⁰E ringihia ana e ia te whakahawea ki runga ki nga rangatira: e meinga ana kia hehe i te ururua, i te wahi kahore nei he ara;

⁴⁰He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

⁴¹Otira kei te whakateitei ia i te rawakore ki runga i te mamae, kei te mea i ona hapu kia rite ki te kahui hipi.

⁴¹Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

⁴²Ka kite nga tangata tika, a ka hari; ko nga he katoa hoki, kipia ake te mangai.

⁴²The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

⁴³Ko te tangata whakaaro nui ka mahara ki enei mea, a ka mohio ratou ki te aroha o Ihowa.

⁴³Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.