1¶ Whakamoemititia a Ihowa. Whakamoemititia, e nga pononga a Ihowa, whakamoemititia te ingoa o Ihowa.
1Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.
2Kia whakapaingia te ingo o Ihowa aianei a ake ake.
2Blessed be the name of Yahweh, from this time forth and forevermore.
3Kia whakamoemititia te ingoa o Ihowa i te putanga mai o te ra, a tae noa ki tona torengitanga.
3From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Yahweh’s name is to be praised.
4Kei runga rawa a Ihowa i nga iwi katoa: kei runga ake i nga rangi tona kororia.
4Yahweh is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
5Ko wai te rite ana ki a Ihowa, ki to tatou Atua, kei runga nei tona nohoanga,
5Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high,
6E whakaiti nei i a ia ki te titiro iho ki nga mea kei te rangi, kei te whenua?
6Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
7E whakaara ake ana ia i te iti i roto i te puehu, e whakateitei ake ana i te rawakore i roto i te puranga paru;
7He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
8Kia whakanohoia ai e ia ki roto ki nga rangatira, ki nga rangatira o tana iwi.
8that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9Nana hoki te pakoko i whai whare ai, hei whaereere e koa ana ki ana tamariki. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.
9He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!