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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The king rejoiceth in thy strength, O LORD! Yea, he doth greatly exult in thy protection.

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)

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not denied him the request of his lips. (Pause)

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.

Yea, thou hast met him with rich blessings, Thou hast placed a crown of pure gold upon his head.

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 life of thee; thou gavest it him; Even long life, enduring for ever.

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

Great is his glory through thine aid; Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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

Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

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 trusteth in the LORD; And through the goodness of the Most High he shall never fall.

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

Thy hand shall overtake all thine enemies; Thy right hand shall overtake them that hate thee.

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.

Thou wilt make them like a burning oven in the time of thine anger; Jehovah shall swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour 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.

Their offspring shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their posterity 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.

For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did 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.

Therefore thou wilt cause them to turn their backs; Thou wilt make ready thine arrows upon the strings against them.

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

Exalt thyself, O LORD! by thy strength! So will we sing, and praise thy mighty deeds.