Waiata 120

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

A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called unto the LORD, and He answered me.

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

O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

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

What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

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

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.

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

Woe is me, that I sojourn with Meshech, that I dwell beside the tents of Kedar!

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

My soul hath full long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace.

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

I am all peace; but when I speak, they are for war.