Waiata 130

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. I karanga ahau ki a koe, e Ihowa, i roto i nga hohonu.

A song of degrees. Out of the deepe places haue I called vnto thee, O Lord.

2 E te Ariki, whakarongo mai ki toku reo: kia anga mai ou taringa ki toku reo inoi.

Lord, heare my voyce: let thine eares attend to the voyce of my prayers.

3 Me i maharatia e koe nga kino, e Ihowa, ko wai, e te Ariki, e tu?

If thou, O Lord, straightly markest iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

4 Otira he muru hara tau, e wehingia ai koe.

But mercie is with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5 E tatari ana ahau ki a Ihowa; e tatari ana toku wairua: e tumanako ana hoki ahau ki tana kupu.

I haue waited on the Lord: my soule hath waited, and I haue trusted in his worde.

6 Ko te taringa o toku wairua i te Ariki nui atu i to te hunga e whanga ana ki te ata; ae, i to te hunga e whanga ana ki te ata.

My soule waiteth on the Lord more then the morning watch watcheth for the morning.

7 E Iharaira, kia tumanako ki a Ihowa, kei a Ihowa hoki te mahi tohu, a kei a ia te hokonga nui.

Let Israel waite on the Lord: for with the Lord is mercie, and with him is great redemption.

8 A mana a Iharaira e hoko i roto i ona he katoa.

And he shall redeeme Israel from all his iniquities.