Psalms 63
1 A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
He himene na Rawiri, i a ia i te koraha o Hura. E te Atua, noku koe Atua; ka moata taku rapu i a koe. E hiainu ana toku wairua ki a koe, e hiahia ana oku kikokiko ki a koe, i te whenua maroke, ruha noa, kahore nei he wai.
2 In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
Koia i titiro atu ai ahau ki a koe i te wahi tapu, kia kite ai i tou kaha, i tou kororia.
3 For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
Pai atu tou aroha i te ora: mo reira ka whakamoemiti oku ngutu ki a koe.
4 Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
Ina, ka whakapai ahau ki a koe i ahau ano e ora nei; ka totoro atu oku ringa i runga i tou ingoa.
5 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
Ka makona toku wairua, ano i te hinu wheua, i te ngako, a ka hari oku ngutu ina whakamoemiti toku mangai ki a koe.
6 If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
Ina mahara ahau ki a koe i runga i toku moenga, ina whakaaro ki a koe i nga mataaratanga o te po.
7 Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
Ko koe hoki toku kaiawhina: na ka hari ahau ki te taumarumarutanga iho o ou pakau.
8 My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
Piri tonu toku wairua ki a koe: e tautoko ake ana tou matau i ahau.
9 But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
Ko te hunga e whai ana i toku wairua kia whakangaromia, ka riro ratou ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua.
10 They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
Ka tukua atu ratou ki te kaha o te hoari: hei wahi ratou ma nga pokiha.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
Tena ko te kingi, ka hari ia ki te Atua; ka whakamanamana nga tangata katoa ko ia nei ta ratou oati: a ka purua te mangai o te hunga katoa e korero teka ana.
