1¶ Na Rawiri, i tona ahua i rere ke ra i te aroaro o Apimereke; na pei ana ia, a haere ana. Ka whakapaingia e ahau a Ihowa i nga wa katoa; he whakamoemiti tonu ta toku mangai ki a ia.
1I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
2Ka whakamanamana toku wairua ki a Ihowa: ka rongo te hunga mahaki, a ka hari.
2My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
3Kia whakanui tahi tatou i a Ihowa, kia whakateitei tahi hoki i tona ingoa.
3Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.
4I rapu ahau i a Ihowa, a rongo mai ana ia ki ahau, whakaorangia ana ahau e ia i oku wehi katoa.
4I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5I titiro ratou ki a ia, a kua marama: a kahore rawa he whakama o o ratou mata.
5They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
6I karanga tenei tangata iti, a whakarongo ana a Ihowa, whakaora ana i a ia i ona whakapawera katoa.
6This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7E noho ana te anahera a Ihowa i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha, o te hunga e wehi ana i a ia, a e whakaora ana i a ratou.
7The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8Whakamatauria, kia kite ai koutou i te pai o Ihowa: ka hari te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
8Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9Kia wehi ki a Ihowa, e tona hunga tapu: e kore hoki e hapa nga tangata e wehi ana i a ia.
9Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.
10E hapa ana nga kuao raiona, e mate ana i te kai: ko te hunga ia e rapu ana ki a Ihowa, e kore e hapa i tetahi mea pai.
10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
11¶ Haere mai, e nga tamariki, whakarongo ki ahau: maku koutou e ako kia wehi ki a Ihowa.
11Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
12Ko wai te tangata e hiahia ana ki te ora, e whai ana kia maha nga ra, kia kite i te pai?
12Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
13Tiakina tou arero kei kino, ou ngutu kei korero hianga.
13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
14Mawehe atu i te kino, mahia te pai; rapua te ata noho, whaia hoki.
14Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
15E tau ana nga kanohi o Ihowa ki te hunga tika; me ona taringa ki ta ratou karanga.
15Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
16E he ana te mata o Ihowa ki nga kaimahi i te kino, hei hatepe i a ratou i te whenua kei maharatia.
16Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.
17I karanga te hunga tika, a i whakarongo a Ihowa, whakaorangia ana ratou e ia i o ratou whakapawera katoa.
17The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18E tata ana a Ihowa ki te hunga ngakau maru: ka whakaorangia ano e ia te hunga wairua iro.
18Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
19He tini nga mate o te tangata tika: otiia e whakaorangia ana ia e Ihowa i roto i era katoa.
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
20E tiakina ana e ia ona wheua katoa: e kore tetahi e whati.
20He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.
21Ka mate i te kino te tangata hara; a ka he te hunga e kino ana ki te tangata tika.
21Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22E hokona ana e Ihowa te wairua o ana pononga, e kore ano e he tetahi o te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
22Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.