Waiata 120

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

song [the] step to(wards) LORD in/on/with distress [to] to/for me to call: call to and to answer me

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

LORD to rescue [emph?] soul: myself my from lips deception from tongue deceit

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

what? to give: give to/for you and what? to add to/for you tongue deceit

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

arrow mighty man to sharpen with coal broom

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

woe! to/for me for to sojourn Meshech to dwell with tent Kedar

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

many to dwell to/for her soul: myself my with to hate peace

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

I peace and for to speak: speak they(masc.) to/for battle