Waiata 121

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka anga atu oku kanohi ki nga maunga; no reira nei te awhina moku.

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” I lift up mine eyes to the hills: Whence cometh my help?

2 No Ihowa te awhina moku, no te kaihanga o te rangi, o te whenua.

My help cometh from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

3 E kore ia e tuku i tou waewae kia nekehia; e kore tou kaitiaki e moe.

He will not suffer thy foot to stumble; Thy guardian doth not slumber.

4 Ina, e kore te kaitiaki o Iharaira e parangia, e moe.

Behold, the guardian of Israel Doth neither slumber nor sleep.

5 Ko Ihowa tou kaitiaki, ko Ihowa tou whakamarumaru i tou matau.

The LORD is thy guardian; The LORD is thy shade at thy right hand.

6 E kore koe e pakia e te ra i te awatea, e te marama ranei i te po.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.

7 Ma Ihowa koe e tiaki i roto i nga kino katoa; mana e tiaki tou wairua.

The LORD will preserve thee from all evil; He will preserve thy life.

8 Ma Ihowa e tiaki tou haerenga atu, me tou haerenga mai aianei a ake tonu atu.

The LORD will preserve thee, when thou goest out and when thou comest in, From this time forth for ever.