¹Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

¹¶ AREPE Ka hari te hunga he tapatahi nei i te ara, e haere nei i te ture a Ihowa.

²Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

²Ka hari te hunga e mau ana ki ana whakaaturanga; e whakapaua ana o ratou ngakau ki te rapu i a ia.

³Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.

³Ae, e kore ratou e mahi i te kino; e haere ana ratou i ana ara.

⁴You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

⁴¶ Kua oti matou te whakahau ki au akoranga, kia ata puritia e matou.

⁵Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

⁵Aue, me i whakatikaia toku ara ki te pupuri i au akoranga!

⁶Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

⁶Ko reira ahau ka kore ai e whakama: i ahau ka whai whakaaro nei ki au whakahau katoa.

⁷I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.

⁷¶ Ka whakamoemiti ahau ki a koe i runga i te ngakau tika, ina ako ahau i au whakaritenga tika.

⁸I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.

⁸Ka puritia e ahau au tikanga: kaua ahau e whakarerea rawatia. PETA

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

⁹¶ He aha te mea e ma ai i te taitamariki tona ara? kia rite ki tau kupu tana whakamaharatanga iho.

¹⁰With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

¹⁰¶ Kua whakapaua e ahau toku ngakau ki te rapu i a koe: kaua ahau e tukua kia kotiti ke i au whakahau.

¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

¹¹¶ Kua whakatakotoria e ahau tau kupu ki roto ki toku ngakau, kei hara ahau ki a koe.

¹²Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

¹²¶ E Ihowa, ka whakapaingia koe: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga.

¹³With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

¹³¶ Kua whakapuakina e oku ngutu nga whakaritenga katoa a tou mangai.

¹⁴I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

¹⁴Ko toku koa i te ara o au whakaaturanga, me te mea mo nga taonga katoa.

¹⁵I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

¹⁵Ka whakaaroaro ahau ki au ako, a ka whai mahara ki au huarahi.

¹⁶I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.

¹⁶He oranga ngakau ki ahau au tikanga: e kore ahau e wareware ki tau kupu. KIMERE

¹⁷Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.

¹⁷¶ Kia atawhai ki tau pononga, kia ora ai ahau; kia puritia ai hoki tau kupu.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

¹⁸¶ Whakatirohia oku kanohi kia kite ai ahau i nga mea whakamiharo i roto i tau ture.

¹⁹I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.

¹⁹¶ He manene ahau i runga i te whenua: kaua au whakahau e huna ki ahau.

²⁰¶ Ka ngawha toku wairua i te matenui atu ki au whakaritenga i nga wa katoa.

²¹You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

²¹¶ Kua riria e koe te hunga whakakake kua oti nei te kanga, e kotiti ke nei i au whakahau.

²²Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

²²¶ Parea atu i ahau te tawai me te whakahawea: kua mau hoki ahau ki au whakaaturanga.

²³Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

²³¶ I noho ano hoki nga rangatira ki te korero kino moku: otira e whakaaro ana tau pononga ki au tikanga.

²⁴Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

²⁴¶ Ko au whakaaturanga ano toku oranga ngakau, oku hoa whakatakoto whakaaro. TARETE

²⁵My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!

²⁵¶ Piri tonu toku wairua ki te puehu; whakahauoratia ahau kia rite ki atu kupu.

²⁶I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

²⁶¶ I whakaaturia e ahau oku ara, a whakahoki kupu ana koe ki ahau: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga.

²⁷Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

²⁷Meinga ahau kia matau ki te ara o au ako: kia whakaaroaro ai ahau ki au mahi whakamiharo.

²⁸My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according to your word.

²⁸¶ E maturuturu iho ana toku wairua i te pouri: kia rite ki tau kapu tau whakau ake i ahau.

²⁹Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!

²⁹Whakamataratia atu i ahau te ara o te teka: kia atawhai mai hoki, a homai tau ture.

³⁰I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.

³⁰¶ Kua whiriwhiria e ahau te ara o te pono: ka waiho e ahau au whakaritenga ki toku aroaro.

³¹I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed.

³¹Piri tonu ahau ki au whakaaturanga: e Ihowa, kei whakama ahau.

³²I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

³²Ka oma ahau i te ara o au whakahau, ina whakanuia e koe toku ngakau. HE

³³Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

³³¶ E Ihowa, whakaakona ahau ki te ara o au tikanga: a ka mau i ahau taea noatia te mutunga.

³⁴Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

³⁴Homai he matauranga ki ahau, a ka mau i ahau tau ture; ka whakapaua toku ngakau ki te pupuri.

³⁵Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

³⁵¶ Meinga ahau kia haere i te ara o au whakahau; ko taku hoki tena e whakaahuareka nei.

³⁶Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

³⁶Whakaangahia toku ngakau ki au whakaaturanga; kaua hoki ki te apo.

³⁷Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

³⁷¶ Whakatahuritia ketia oku kanohi kei kite i te horihori: whakahauorangia ahau i tau ara.

³⁸Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.

³⁸¶ Whakapumautia tau kupu ki tau pononga, e wehi nei ki a koe.

³⁹Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

³⁹¶ Parea atu toku tawainga, e wehi nei ahau: he pai hoki au whakaritenga.

⁴⁰Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.

⁴⁰¶ Nana, kua matenui ahau ki au ako: whakahauorangia ahau i runga i tou tika. WHAU

⁴¹Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, according to your word.

⁴¹¶ Kia puta ano au mahi tohu ki ahau, e Ihowa: ara tau whakaoranga, kia rite ki tau kupu.

⁴²So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

⁴²Penei ka whai kupu maku ki toku kaitawai; noku ka whakawhirinaki ki tau kupu.

⁴³Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.

⁴³¶ Kaua e tangohia rawatia i toku mangai te kupu o te pono: e tumanako nei hoki ahau ki au whakaritenga.

⁴⁴So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.

⁴⁴Penei ka puritia e ahau tau ture ake ake.

⁴⁵I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

⁴⁵¶ A ka haereere noa ahau; kua rapua hoki e ahau au akoranga.

⁴⁶I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

⁴⁶Ka korerotia ano e ahau au whakaaturanga ki te aroaro o nga kingi, e kore ano e whakama.

⁴⁷I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.

⁴⁷A ka waiho e ahau hei oranga ngakau moku au whakahau e aroha nei ahau.

⁴⁸I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁸Ka toro atu hoki oku ringa ki au whakahau e aroha nei ahau, ka whakaaroaro ano ki au tikanga. TAINE

⁴⁹Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.

⁴⁹¶ Maharatia te kupu ki tau pononga, no te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kia tumanako atu.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

⁵⁰¶ Ko toku oranga ngakau tenei i ahau e tangi nei: na tau kupu nei hoki ahau i whakahauora.

⁵¹The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.

⁵¹¶ Nui rawa te whakahi ki ahau o te hunga whakakake: heoi kihai ahau i peka ke i tau ture.

⁵²I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.

⁵²¶ I mahara ahau ki au whakaritenga, e Ihowa, o tua iho; a marie ana toku ngakau.

⁵³Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.

⁵³¶ Mau pu ahau i te pawera, mo te hunga kino kua whakarere nei i tau ture.

⁵⁴Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live.

⁵⁴¶ Ko au tikanga aku e himene ai i te whare i noho manene ai ahau.

⁵⁵I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law.

⁵⁵¶ I mahara ahau ki tou ingoa i te po, e Ihowa: a puritia ana e ahau tau ture.

⁵⁶This is my way, that I keep your precepts.

⁵⁶I ahau tenei, he mau noku ki au ako. KETE

⁵⁷Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.

⁵⁷¶ Ko Ihowa toku wahi: kua mea nei ahau, ka pupuri ahau i au kupu.

⁵⁸I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.

⁵⁸¶ I whakapaua toku ngakau ki te inoi ki a koe kia pai mai: kia rite ki tau kupu tau mahi tohu ki ahau.

⁵⁹I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.

⁵⁹¶ I whakaaro ahau ki oku ara: a anga ana oku waewae ki au whakaaturanga.

⁶⁰I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.

⁶⁰I hohoro ahau, a kihai i whakaroa ki te pupuri i au whakahau.

⁶¹The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

⁶¹¶ Karapotia putia ana ahau e nga here a te hunga kino: kihai ia ahau i wareware ki tau ture.

⁶²At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

⁶²¶ I waenganui po ka ara ahau ki te whakawhetai ki a koe mo au whakaritenga tika.

⁶³I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

⁶³¶ He hoa ahau no te hunga katoa e wehi ana i a koe; no te hunga ano e pupuri ana i au ako.

⁶⁴The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

⁶⁴¶ Ki tonu, e Ihowa, te whenua i tau mahi tohu: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga. TETE

⁶⁵Do good to your servant, according to your word, Yahweh.

⁶⁵¶ Pai rawa tau hanga ki tau pononga, e Ihowa; rite tonu ki tau kupu.

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

⁶⁶Whakaakona ahau ki te ngarahu pai, ki te matauranga: kua whakapono hoki ahau ki au whakahau.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

⁶⁷¶ I ahau kiano i whakawhiua, i he ahau: tena ko tenei ka puritia e ahau tau kupu.

⁶⁸You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

⁶⁸¶ He pai koe, he pai hoki au mahi: whakaakona ahau ki au tikanga.

⁶⁹The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

⁶⁹¶ Kua titoa e te hunga whakakake he teka moku: ka whakapaua toku ngakau ki te pupuri i au ako.

⁷⁰Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.

⁷⁰He ngako rawa to ratou ngakau, koia ano kei te taupa: ko ahau ia, he oranga ngakau ki ahau tau ture.

⁷¹It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.

⁷¹¶ Marie ano ahau kia pehia e te pouri; i ako ai ahau i au tikanga.

⁷²¶ Ko te ture a tou mangai pai ke atu ki ahau i nga mano o te koura, o te hiriwa. IOTA

⁷³Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

⁷³¶ Na ou ringa ahau i hanga, i whakawhaiahua: homai he matauranga ki ahau, kia ako ai ahau ki au whakahau.

⁷⁴Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.

⁷⁴¶ Ka hari te hunga e wehi ana i a koe ina kite i ahau: noku i tumanako ki tau kupu.

⁷⁵Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

⁷⁵¶ E matau ana ahau, e Ihowa, he tika au whakaritenga; a he pono nou i pehia ai toku ngakau e koe.

⁷⁶Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

⁷⁶¶ Tena ra, waiho tau mahi tohu hei whakamarie moku; kia rite ki tau kupu ki tau pononga.

⁷⁷Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

⁷⁷Kia puta ki ahau au mahi aroha, kia ora ai ahau; ko tau ture hoki toku oranga ngakau.

⁷⁸Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.

⁷⁸¶ Kia whakama te hunga whakakake; no te mea kahore he take i he ai ta ratou hanga ki ahau; ko ahau ia ka whakaaroaro ki au akoranga.

⁷⁹Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.

⁷⁹Ko te hunga e wehi ana ki a koe me anga ki ahau, a ka mohio ratou ki au whakaaturanga.

⁸⁰Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

⁸⁰¶ Kia tapatahi toku ngakau ki au tikanga; kei whakama ahau. KAPA

⁸¹My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.

⁸¹¶ E matenui ana toku wairua ki tau whakaoranga: otiia ka tumanako ahau ki tau kupu.

⁸²My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

⁸²Matawaia ana oku kanohi, he meatanga ki tau kupu, i ahau e mea ana, Ahea koe whakamarie ai i ahau?

⁸³For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.

⁸³¶ Kua rite nei hoki ahau ki te koki i roto i te paoa: he ahakoa e kore ahau e wareware ki au tikanga.

⁸⁴How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?

⁸⁴¶ E hia nga ra o tau pononga? a hea koe whakarite whakawa ai mo te hunga e tukino nei i ahau?

⁸⁵The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.

⁸⁵¶ Kua keri poka te hunga whakakake moku; he mea kahore e rite ki tau ture.

⁸⁶All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!

⁸⁶Pono tonu au whakahau katoa: e tukino takekore ana ratou i ahau; awhinatia mai ahau.

⁸⁷They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.

⁸⁷Wahi iti kua moti ahau i a ratou i runga i te whenua: otira kihai i mahue i ahau au akoranga.

⁸⁸Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

⁸⁸¶ Kia rite ki tou aroha tau whakahauora i ahau: a ka puritia e ahau nga whakaaturanga a tou mangai. RAMERE

⁸⁹¶ Pumau tonu tau kupu, e Ihowa, ake ake i runga i te rangi.

⁹⁰Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.

⁹⁰Kei nga whakatupuranga katoa tou pono: whakaungia ana e koe te whenua, a e tu nei ano.

⁹¹Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.

⁹¹E tu nei ano inaianei, pera tonu me tau i whakarite ai, he pononga hoki nga mea katoa nau.

⁹²Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

⁹²¶ Me kaua tau ture hei oranga mo toku ngakau, kua ngaro ahau i reira i toku auetanga.

⁹³I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.

⁹³¶ E kore rawa ahau e wareware ki au ako, he mea whakahauora hoki nau ena i ahau.

⁹⁴I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.

⁹⁴¶ Nau ahau, mau ahau e whakaora: kua rapua hoki e ahau au ako.

⁹⁵The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.

⁹⁵¶ Kua tatari te hunga kino ki ahau kia whakamatea: ka whakaaro ia ahau ki au whakaaturanga.

⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

⁹⁶¶ Kua kitea e ahau te mutunga o nga mea tino tika katoa: he whanui rawa ia tau whakahau. MEME

⁹⁷How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.

⁹⁷¶ Ano toku aroha ki tau ture! Ko taku tena e whakaaroaro ai i te roa o te ra.

⁹⁸Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.

⁹⁸¶ Nau i hira ake ai oku whakaaro i o oku hoariri, na au whakahau, e piri tonu nei ki ahau.

⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

⁹⁹Nui atu oku mahara i o oku kaiwhakaako katoa: noku i whakaaroaro tonu ki au whakaaturanga.

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

¹⁰⁰Tera atu toku mohio i to nga kaumatua, no te mea i pupuri ahau i au ako.

¹⁰¹I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.

¹⁰¹¶ Kua kaiponuhia mai e ahau oku waewae i nga ara kino katoa, kia pupuri ai ahau i tau kupu.

¹⁰²I have not turned aside from your ordinances, for you have taught me.

¹⁰²¶ Kihai ahau i titaha i au whakaritenga; nau hoki ahau i ako.

¹⁰³How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰³¶ Ano te reka o au kupu ki toku ngao; ae ra, reka atu i te honi ki toku mangai.

¹⁰⁴Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

¹⁰⁴Na au ako ahau i whai mohio ai: na reira ahau i kino ai ki nga ara teka katoa. NUNU

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

¹⁰⁵¶ He rama tau kupu ki oku waewae, he marama ki toku ara.

¹⁰⁶I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

¹⁰⁶¶ Kua oati ahau, a ka whakamana ano e ahau: kia puritia e ahau au whakaritenga tika.

¹⁰⁷I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word.

¹⁰⁷¶ He nui te mamae o toku ngakau: whakahauorangia ahau, e Ihowa, kia rite ki tau kupu.

¹⁰⁸Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.

¹⁰⁸¶ Manakohia, e Ihowa, nga ohaohatanga a toku mangai, whakaakona hoki ahau ki au whakaritenga.

¹⁰⁹My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.

¹⁰⁹¶ Kei toku ringa tonu toku wairua, heoi kahore ahau e wareware ki tau ture.

¹¹⁰The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.

¹¹⁰Kua whakatakotoria e te hunga kino he mahanga moku: heoi kahore ahau i peka ke i au ako.

¹¹¹I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹¹¶ Ka waiho e ahau au whakaaturanga hei kainga tupu moku ake ake: ko toku koanga ngakau hoki ena.

¹¹²I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end.

¹¹²Kua whakaanga e ahau toku ngakau ki te mahi tonu i au tikanga: a te mutunga ra ano. HAMEKE

¹¹³I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.

¹¹³¶ E kino ana ahau ki te hunga whakaaro ruarua; ko tau ture ia taku e aroha ai.

¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

¹¹⁴¶ Ko toku piringa koe, ko toku whakangungu rakau: e tumanako ana ahau ki tau kupu.

¹¹⁵Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁵¶ Mawehe atu i ahau, e te hunga kino; ka whakaritea hoki e ahau nga whakahau a toku Atua.

¹¹⁶Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

¹¹⁶¶ Kia rite ki tau kupu tau tautoko ake i ahau, kia ora ai ahau: kaua hoki ahau e tukua kia whakama ki taku e tumanako atu nei.

¹¹⁷Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.

¹¹⁷Tautokona ake ahau, kia ora ai ahau, a ka whai whakaaro tonu ahau ki au tikanga.

¹¹⁸You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

¹¹⁸¶ Kua whakahaweatia e koe te hunga katoa e kotiti ke ana i au tikanga; he horihori hoki to ratou tinihanga.

¹¹⁹You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.

¹¹⁹Ka whakakahoretia e koe te hunga kino katoa o te whenua, ano he para mata: koia ahau i aroha ai ki au whakaaturanga.

¹²⁰My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.

¹²⁰Wiri ana oku kikokiko i te wehi ki a koe; e mataku ana hoki ahau ki au whakaritenga. AINE

¹²¹I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.

¹²¹¶ He whakawa tika, he tika taku mahi: kaua ahau e tukua ki oku kaitukino.

¹²²Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.

¹²²Ko koe hei tuara mo tau pononga mo te pai: kei tukinotia ahau e te hunga whakakake.

¹²³My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.

¹²³¶ Matawaia ana oku kanohi i te meatanga ki tau whakaora, ki te kupu hoki o tau tika.

¹²⁴Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.

¹²⁴¶ Kia rite ki tou aroha tau mahi ki tau pononga: whakaakona hoki ahau ki au tikanga.

¹²⁵I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.

¹²⁵He pononga ahau nau; homai he mahara ki ahau, kia matau ai ki au whakaaturanga.

¹²⁶It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law.

¹²⁶¶ Kua rite te wa hei mahinga ma Ihowa; kua whakakahoretia hoki e ratou tau ture.

¹²⁷Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

¹²⁷¶ Na reira i arohaina rawatia ai e ahau au whakahau i te koura, ae, i te tino koura.

¹²⁸Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

¹²⁸Na reira tika tonu ki ahau au ako katoa mo nga mea katoa: kino iho ano ahau ki nga ara teka katoa. PE

¹²⁹Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

¹²⁹¶ He mea whakamiharo au whakaaturanga: i mau ai toku wairua ki reira.

¹³⁰The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

¹³⁰¶ Ko te whakapuakanga o au kupu he homai marama; na reira i homai he mahara ki nga kuware.

¹³¹I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

¹³¹¶ I hamama toku mangai, i kihakiha: he matenui noku ki au whakahau.

¹³²Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

¹³²¶ Tahuri mai ki ahau, tohungia hoki ahau: kia rite ki tau hanga ki te hunga e aroha ana ki tou ingoa.

¹³³Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

¹³³¶ Whakatikaia oku hikoinga ki runga i tau kupu: kaua hoki tetahi he e tukua hei rangatira moku.

¹³⁴Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.

¹³⁴¶ Whakaorangia ahau i te tukino a te tangata: a ka puritia e ahau au ako.

¹³⁵Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.

¹³⁵¶ Kia marama mai tou mata ki tau pononga: whakaakona hoki ahau ki au tikanga.

¹³⁶Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law.

¹³⁶¶ Heke noa nga awa wai o oku kanohi; mo ratou kahore i pupuri i tau ture. TARI

¹³⁷You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.

¹³⁷¶ He tika koe, e Ihowa, he tika ano au whakaritenga.

¹³⁸You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.

¹³⁸He tika, he pono rawa au whakaaturanga i whakahaua mai e koe.

¹³⁹My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.

¹³⁹¶ Ka ngaro ahau i toku ngakau whakapuke, mo au kupu ka wareware nei i oku hoariri.

¹⁴⁰Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

¹⁴⁰¶ Hore rawa he para o tau kupu: koia i arohaina ai e tau pononga.

¹⁴¹I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.

¹⁴¹¶ He iti ahau, e whakahaweatia ana: heoi kahore ahau e wareware ki au ako.

¹⁴²Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.

¹⁴²¶ He tika pumau tonu tou tika; he pono hoki tau ture.

¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

¹⁴³¶ Kua pa mai ki ahau te pouri me te mamae: ko au whakahau ia toku oranga ngakau.

¹⁴⁴Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

¹⁴⁴Pumau tonu te tika o au whakaaturanga: homai he mahara ki ahau, a ka ora ahau. KOPO

¹⁴⁵I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.

¹⁴⁵¶ I whakapaua toku ngakau ki te karanga; whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau, e Ihowa; ka mau i ahau au tikanga.

¹⁴⁶I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.

¹⁴⁶I karanga ahau ki a koe: whakaorangia ahau, a ka puritia e ahau au whakaaturanga.

¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.

¹⁴⁷¶ Kiano te ata i puao noa, kua karanga ahau: i tumanako ahau ki au kupu.

¹⁴⁸My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

¹⁴⁸I hohoro oku kanohi i nga mataaratanga ki te whakaaroaro ki tau kupu.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.

¹⁴⁹¶ Whakarongo ki toku reo, kia rite ki tou aroha: kia rite, e Ihowa, ki tau i whakarite ai tau whakahauora i ahau.

¹⁵⁰They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.

¹⁵⁰¶ E whakatata mai ana te hunga e whai ana i te whanoke: kei tawhiti atu ratou i tau ture.

¹⁵¹You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.

¹⁵¹E tata ana mai koe, e Ihowa: he pono katoa au whakahau.

¹⁵²Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever.

¹⁵²¶ Nonamata ahau i matau ai ki au whakaaturanga, he mea whakapumau nau no tua whakarere. REHE

¹⁵³Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.

¹⁵³¶ Whakaaro mai ki toku mate, a whakaorangia ahau: kahore hoki ahau e wareware ki tau ture.

¹⁵⁴Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.

¹⁵⁴Tohea taku tohe, whakaorangia hoki ahau: kia rite ki tau kupu tau whakahauoranga i ahau.

¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.

¹⁵⁵¶ Kei tawhiti atu i te hunga kino te whakaoranga: kahore hoki ratou e rapu ki au tikanga.

¹⁵⁶Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances.

¹⁵⁶¶ E Ihowa, he nui au mahi tohu: kia rite ki au whakaritenga tau whakahauora i ahau.

¹⁵⁷Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.

¹⁵⁷¶ He tokomaha oku kaitukino, oku hoariri: heoi kahore ahau i peka ke i au whakaaturanga.

¹⁵⁸I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.

¹⁵⁸¶ I kite ahau i nga kaimahi i te kino, a pouri iho: no ratou kahore e pupuri i tau kupu.

¹⁵⁹Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.

¹⁵⁹¶ Tirohia mai toku aroha ki au ako: kia rite ki tou aroha, e Ihowa, tau whakahauora i ahau.

¹⁶⁰All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.

¹⁶⁰¶ Ko te huinga katoatanga o tau kupu he pono; pumau katoa anao au whakaritenga tika ake ake. HINE

¹⁶¹Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.

¹⁶¹¶ Hore he rawa i tukinotia ai ahau e nga rangatira: otiia e wehi ana toku ngakau i tau kupu.

¹⁶²I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great spoil.

¹⁶²¶ E hari ana ahau ki tau kupu: ano he tangata kua whiwhi ki te taonga nui.

¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

¹⁶³¶ E kino ana ahau, e whakarihariha ana ki te korero teka: ko tau ture ia taku i aroha ai.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.

¹⁶⁴¶ Takiwhitu aku whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra tahi mo au whakaritenga tika.

¹⁶⁵Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.

¹⁶⁵¶ He rangimarie nui to te hunga e aroha ana ki tau ture: e kore hoki o ratou waewae e tutuki.

¹⁶⁶I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments.

¹⁶⁶¶ A kua tumanako ahau ki tau whakaora, e Ihowa, kua mahi ahau i au whakahau.

¹⁶⁷My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁷¶ Kua puritia e toku wairua au whakaaturanga, ae, e arohaina nuitia ana e ahau.

¹⁶⁸I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you.

¹⁶⁸Kua puritia e ahau au ako me au whakaaturanga: kei tou aroaro hoki oku ara katoa. TAU

¹⁶⁹Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.

¹⁶⁹¶ Tukua atu taku tangi kia tata atu ki tou aroaro, e Ihowa: homai he mahara ki ahau, kia rite ki tau kupu.

¹⁷⁰Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.

¹⁷⁰Kia tae atu taku inoi ki tou aroaro: kia rite ki tau kupu whakaora i ahau.

¹⁷¹Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

¹⁷¹¶ Kia whakapuaki oku ngutu i te whakamoemiti: e whakaako ana hoki koe i ahau ki au tikanga.

¹⁷²Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

¹⁷²¶ Ma toku arero e korero tau kupu: he tika hoki au whakahau katoa.

¹⁷³Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

¹⁷³¶ Kia rite tou ringa ki te awhina i ahau; kua whiriwhiria hoki e ahau ko au ako.

¹⁷⁴I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.

¹⁷⁴Kua matenui ahau ki tau whakaora, e Ihowa: ko tau ture hoki toku oranga ngakau.

¹⁷⁵Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.

¹⁷⁵¶ Kia ora toku wairua, a ka whakamoemiti ia ki a koe: kia awhinatia hoki ahau e au whakaritenga.

¹⁷⁶I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.

¹⁷⁶¶ Kua kotiti ke ahau me he hipi ngaro: rapua tau pononga, kahore hoki ahau e wareware ki au whakahau.