¹¶ Aua ki a matou, e Ihowa, aua ki a matou, engari me hoatu te kororia ki tou ingoa: whakaaroa tou aroha, tou pono.

¹Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.

²Kia mea koia nga tauiwi: Kei hea ianei to ratou Atua?

²Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”

³Kei te rangi ia to matou Atua; kua meatia e ia nga mea katoa i pai ai ia.

³But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

⁴He hiriwa a ratou whakapakoko, he koura, he mahi na te ringa tangata.

⁴Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

⁵He mangai o ratou, a kahore e korero: he kanohi o ratou, a kahore e kite:

⁵They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.

⁶He taringa o ratou, a kahore e rongo: he ihu o ratou, a kahore e hongi:

⁶They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.

⁷He ringa o ratou, a kahore e whawha: he waewae o ratou, a kahore e haere: kahore hoki o ratou korokoro e korero.

⁷They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.

⁸Ka rite ki a ratou o ratou kaihanga; ae ra, te hunga katoa ano e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ratou.

⁸Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.

⁹¶ E Iharaira, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.

⁹Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

¹⁰E te whare o Arona, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.

¹⁰House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

¹¹E te hunga e wehi ana i a Ihowa, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.

¹¹You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

¹²Kua mahara a Ihowa ki a tatou, mana tatou e manaaki: mana e manaaki te whare o Iharaira, mana e manaaki te whare o Arona.

¹²Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.

¹³Ka manaakitia e ia te hunga e wehi ana ki a Ihowa, te iti, te rahi.

¹³He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.

¹⁴Ka tapiritia ano e Ihowa ki a koutou, ki a koutou tahi ko a koutou tamariki.

¹⁴May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.

¹⁵He manaakitanga koutou na Ihowa, na te kaihanga o te rangi, o te whenua.

¹⁵Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.

¹⁶Ko nga rangi, he rangi no Ihowa; ko te whenua ia, he mea homai nana ki nga tama a te tangata.

¹⁶The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.

¹⁷E kore nga tupapaku e whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa: me te hunga katoa ano e heke ana ki te wahangutanga.

¹⁷The dead don’t praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;

¹⁸Ko matou ia ka whakapai ki a Ihowa aianei a ake ake. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.

¹⁸But we will bless Yah, from this time forth and forevermore. Praise Yah!