1¶ He waiata; he pikitanga. I tangi, ahau ki a Ihowa i toku matenga; a i whakahoki kupu mai ia ki ahau.
1In my distress, I cried to Yahweh. He answered me.
2E Ihowa, whakaorangia toku wairua i te ngutu teka, i te arero hianga.
2Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
3Ko te aha e hoatu ki a koe? ko te aha hoki e tapiritia atu mau, e te arero hianga?
3What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?
4Ko nga pere koi a te hunga nunui, me nga waro hunipa.
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5¶ Aue, toku mate, to te manene i Meheke, toku hoki e noho nei i nga teneti o Kerara!
5Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6Kua roa te nohoanga tahitanga o toku wairua ki te tangata e kino ana ki te ata noho.
6My soul has had her dwelling too long with him who hates peace.
7Mo te ata noho ahau, engari ka korero ahau, ka anga ratou ka whawhai.
7I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.