Waiata 16
1 He Mikitama na Rawiri. Tiakina ahau, e te Atua: e whakawhirinaki nei hoki ahau ki a koe.
Michtam. Of David. Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.
2 Kua mea ahau ki a Ihowa, Ko koe toku Ariki, kahore oku pai i tua atu i a koe.
O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.
3 Ko te hunga tapu i runga i te whenua, te hunga pai rawa, kua ahau katoa toku ahuareka ki a ratou.
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
4 Ka whakanuia nga mamae o te hunga e whakawhiti ana i a Ihowa mo tetahi atua ke: e kore e ringihia e ahau a ratou ringihanga toto, e kore ano o ratou ingoa e whakahuatia e oku ngutu.
Their sorrows will be increased who go after another god: I will not take drink offerings from their hands, or take their names on my lips.
5 Ko Ihowa te wahi i wehea mai moku, taku kapu hoki: ko koe te kaiwhakapumau i te wahanga maku.
The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.
6 Kua takoto oku aho ki nga wahi ahuareka, ina, he wahi pai toku.
Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.
7 Ka whakapaingia e ahau a Ihowa, i whakamahara nei i ahau: ka whakaako ano hoki oku whatumanawa i ahau i te po.
I will give praise to the Lord who has been my guide; knowledge comes to me from my thoughts in the night.
8 Kua waiho tonu e ahau a Ihowa ki toku aroaro: kei toku ringa matau nei ia, e kore ahau e whakakorikoria.
I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
9 Koia i koa ai toku ngakau, i whakamanamana ai toku kororia, i takoto tumanako ai ano oku kikokiko.
Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.
10 No te mea e kore e waiho e koe toku wairua i te reinga, e kore e tukua tau Mea Tapu kia kite i te pirau. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death. (Sheol h7585)
11 Ka whakakitea mai e koe ki ahau te huarahi o te ora; kei tou aroaro te hari nui, kei tou matau nga ahuareka e kore e mutu.
You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.
