Psalms 63
1 “A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.
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 As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength 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 Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:
Pai atu tou aroha i te ora: mo reira ka whakamoemiti oku ngutu ki a koe.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live; in thy name will I 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 As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
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 When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.
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 a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.
Ko koe hoki toku kaiawhina: na ka hari ahau ki te taumarumarutanga iho o ou pakau.
8 My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.
Piri tonu toku wairua ki a koe: e tautoko ake ana tou matau i ahau.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps 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 up to the power of the sword: they shall become a prey for jackals.
Ka tukua atu ratou ki te kaha o te hoari: hei wahi ratou ma nga pokiha.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.
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.
