¹¶ He himene, he waiata mo te ra Hapati. He mea pai te whakawhetai ki a Ihowa, te himene atu ki tou ingoa, e te Runga Rawa:

¹It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

²Te whakakite i tou atawhai i te ata, i tou pono i nga po katoa;

²to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

³I runga i te aho tekau, i te hatere; i te tangi huatau a te hapa.

³with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

⁴Nau hoki ahau, e Ihowa, i whakahari ki tau mahi: ka whakamanamana ahau ki nga meatanga a ou ringa.

⁴For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

⁵Ano te nui o au mahi, e Ihowa! hohonu rawa ou whakaaro.

⁵How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

⁶Ko te tangata poauau, kahore ia e matau; kahore hoki tenei e mohiotia e te kuware.

⁶A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:

⁷¶ Kia pihi ake nga whakaarokore ano he tarutaru, a kia tupu nga kaimahi katoa i te kino; he ngaromanga tena no ratou ake ake;

⁷though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

⁸Ko koe ia, e Ihowa, kei runga rawa ake ake.

⁹Na, ko ou hoa whawhai, e Ihowa, na, ko ou hoa whawhai, ka ngaro; ka marara katoa nga kaimahi i te kino.

⁹For, behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.

¹⁰Otira ka ara i a koe toku haona, ka pera i to te kau maka: ka whakawahia ahau ki te hinu hou.

¹⁰But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

¹¹Ka kite hoki toku kanohi i taku i hiahia ai ki runga ki oku hoariri, ka rongo oku taringa i taku i hiahia ai o te hunga kino e whakatika ana mai ki ahau.

¹¹My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

¹²Ka rite te tupu o te tangata tika ki to te nikau; ka rite tona nui ki to te hita i Repanona.

¹²The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

¹³Ko te hunga i whakatokia ki te whare o Ihowa ka tupu ki nga marae o to tatou Atua.

¹³They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.

¹⁴Ka whai hua tonu ratou ua hina: ki tonu i te wai, matomato tonu;

¹⁴They will still bring forth fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

¹⁵Hei whakakite i te tika o Ihowa: ko ia toku kohatu, kahore hoki ona he.

¹⁵to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.