Waiata 145
1 Na Rawiri, he whakamoemiti. Ka whakanui ahau i a koe, e toku Atua, e te Kingi: ka whakapai ki tou ingoa ake ake.
I will extol you, my God, O king; and I will bless your name for ever and ever.
2 Ka whakapai ahau ki a koe i nga ra katoa: ka whakamoemiti ki tou ingoa ake ake.
Every day will I bless you; and I will praise your name for ever and ever.
3 He nui a Ihowa, kia nui ano te whakamoemiti ki a ia: e kore e taea tona nui te rapu.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 Ma tetahi whakatupuranga e whakamoemiti au mahi, tae noa atu ki tetahi whakatupuranga; e korero hoki au mahi nunui.
One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
5 Ka korerotia e ahau te kororia, te honore o tou nui, me au mahi whakamiharo.
I will speak of the glorious honor of your majesty, and of your wondrous works.
6 Ka korerotia ano e te tangata te kaha o au mahi whakamataku: maku ano e korero tou nui.
And men shall speak of the might of your terrible acts: and I will declare your greatness.
7 Ka whakapuakina e ratou te mahara ki te nui o tou pai: ka waiatatia ano tou tika.
They shall abundantly utter the memory of your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness.
8 He atawhai a Ihowa, he aroha: he puhoi ki te riri, he nui tana mahi tohu.
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 He pai a Ihowa ki nga mea katoa; kei runga ano tona aroha i ana mahi katoa.
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 E whakamoemititia koe, e Ihowa, e au mahi katoa: e whakapaingia e tou hunga tapu.
All your works shall praise you, O LORD; and your saints shall bless you.
11 Ma ratou e korero te kororia o tou kingitanga, e kauwhau hoki tou kaha;
They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power;
12 Kia mohiotia ai e nga tama a te tangata ana mahi nunui, me te kororia o te maruwehi o tona kingitanga.
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13 He kingitanga mutungakore tou kingitanga; kei nga whakatupuranga katoa tou rangatiratanga.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 E tautokona ana e Ihowa te hunga katoa e hinga ana: e whakaarahia ake ana hoki e ia te hunga katoa kua whakapikoa iho.
The LORD upholds all that fall, and raises up all those that be bowed down.
15 E tatari ana ki a koe nga kanohi o te katoa; a e hoatu ana e koe ki a ratou ta ratou kai i te wa e tika ai.
The eyes of all wait on you; and you give them their meat in due season.
16 E whakatuwhera ana koe i tou ringa, a makona iho i a koe te hiahia o nga mea ora katoa.
You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 He tika nga ara katoa o Ihowa: he tapu hoki ana mahi katoa.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
18 E tata ana a Ihowa ki te hunga katoa e karanga ana ki a ia: ki te hunga katoa e karanga pono ana ki a ia.
The LORD is near to all them that call on him, to all that call on him in truth.
19 Ka whakamana e ia te hiahia o te hunga e wehi ana i a ia: e whakarongo hoki ia ki ta ratou tangi, a ka whakaora i a ratou.
He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 Ko Ihowa hei tiaki i te hunga katoa e aroha ana ki a ia: ko te hunga kino katoa ia e ngaro i a ia.
The LORD preserves all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21 Ma toku mangai e korero te whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa: kia whakapai ano hoki nga kikokiko katoa ki tona ingoa tapu ake ake.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
