Psalms 54

1 For the chief musician; on stringed instruments. A maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Does David not hide himself with us?” Save me, God, by your name, and judge me in your might.

Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi Nekinoto. He Makiri, na Rawiri i te haerenga o nga Tiwhi ki a Haora, ki ai, He teka ianei kei a matou a Rawiri e piri ana? E te Atua, kia whakaorangia ahau e tou ingoa; kia whakawakia hoki ahau e tou kaha.

2 Hear my prayer, God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

E te Atua, whakarongo ki taku inoi, tahuri mai tou taringa ki nga kupu a toku mangai.

3 For strangers have risen up against me, and pitiless men have sought after my life; they have not set God before them. (Selah)

No te mea kua whakatika mai nga tangata iwi ki ki ahau, a e whaia ana toku wairua e te hunga tukino: kahore i waiho e ratou te Atua ki to ratou aroaro. (Hera)

4 See, God is my helper; the Lord is the one who upholds me.

Tenei te Atua hei kaiawhina moku; kei roto te Ariki i te hunga e tautoko ake ana i toku wairua.

5 He will repay my enemies with evil; in your faithfulness, destroy them!

Mana e utu te kino o oku hoariri: huna ratou, he pono nei hoki koe.

6 I will sacrifice to you with a freewill offering; I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

Ka kakama ahau ki te mea patunga tapu ki a koe, ka whakamoemiti ki tou ingoa, e Ihowa: he mea pai hoki.

7 For he has rescued me from every trouble; my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Kua whakaorangia hoki ahau e ia i roto i nga he katoa: a kua titiro toku kanohi ki te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki oku hoariri.