Psalms 120

1 A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he hearkened to me.

He waiata; he pikitanga. I tangi, ahau ki a Ihowa i toku matenga; a i whakahoki kupu mai ia ki ahau.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

E Ihowa, whakaorangia toku wairua i te ngutu teka, i te arero hianga.

3 What should be given to thee, and what should be added to thee, for [thy] crafty tongue?

Ko te aha e hoatu ki a koe? ko te aha hoki e tapiritia atu mau, e te arero hianga?

4 Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

Ko nga pere koi a te hunga nunui, me nga waro hunipa.

5 Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar.

Aue, toku mate, to te manene i Meheke, toku hoki e noho nei i nga teneti o Kerara!

6 My soul has long been a sojourner;

Kua roa te nohoanga tahitanga o toku wairua ki te tangata e kino ana ki te ata noho.

7 I was peaceable among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.

Mo te ata noho ahau, engari ka korero ahau, ka anga ratou ka whawhai.