Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka anga atu oku kanohi ki a koe, e koe e noho mai nei i nga rangi.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Ina, pera tonu nga kanohi o nga pononga e titiro nei ki te ringa o to ratou rangatira, nga kanohi hoki o te kotiro ki te ringa o tona rangatira wahine; me o matou kanohi e titiro nei ki a Ihowa, ki to matou Atua, kia tohu ra ano ia i a matou.

3 Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

Tohungia matou, e Ihowa, tohungia matou: kua tino kapi hoki matou i te whakahawea.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Kapi tonu to matou wairua i te whakahi a te hunga e noho noa ana, i te whakahawea a te hunga whakakake.