Waiata 21

1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri. Ka hari te kingi ki tou kaha, e Ihowa; ano te nui o tona whakamanamana ki tau whakaoranga!

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

2 Kua homai e koe ki a ia ta tona ngakau i hiahia ai; kihai ano i kaiponuhia e koe ta ona ngutu i inoi ai. (Hera)

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.

3 Kei mua nei hoki koe i a ia e homai ana i nga manaakitanga o te pai; karaunatia ana e koe tona matenga ki te tino koura.

For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

4 He ora tana i inoi ai i a koe, a kua homai e koe ki a ia, he roa noa atu nga ra ake ake.

He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.

5 He nui tona kororia i tau whakaoranga: uhia ana ia e koe ki te honore, ki te kororia.

Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.

6 Nau hoki ia i mea kia manaakitia rawatia ake ake: whakaharitia ana ia e koe ki te koa o tou mata.

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

7 E whakawhirinaki ana hoki te kingi ki a Ihowa; e kore ano ia e whakangaueuetia, he atawhai hoki no te Runga Rawa.

For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

8 Ka mau i tou ringa ou hoariri katoa: ka mau i tou ringa matau te hunga e kino ana ki a koe.

Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

9 Ka meinga ratou e koe, kia rite ki te oumu kapura i te wa e riri ai koe: e horomia ratou e Ihowa ina weriweri ia, a ma te kapura ratou e kai.

You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

10 Ka whakamotitia e koe o ratou hua i runga i te whenua, o ratou uri i waenganui o nga tama a te tangata.

You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

11 He kino hoki ta ratou i whakatakoto ai mou, he mahi nanakia ta ratou i whakaaro ai, kihai nei i taea e ratou.

Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

12 Mo reira ka meinga e koe kia tahuri o ratou tuara, ina whakatihaia e koe au pere i runga i au aho ki o ratou mata.

For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

13 Kia whakanuia koe, e Ihowa, i runga i tou kaha: ka waiata matou, ka himene ki tou nui.

Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.