Waiata 25
1 Na Rawiri. Ka ara nei toku wairua ki a koe, e Ihowa.
A Psalm of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
2 E toku Atua, ko koe toku whakawhirinakitanga: kei whakama ahau, aua oku hoariri e tukua kia whakaputa ki ahau.
O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3 Ae, aua tetahi o te hunga e tatari ana ki a koe e tukua kia whakama: kia whakama te hunga e tinihanga noa ana.
Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.
4 Whakakitea ki ahau au ara, e Ihowa; whakaakona ahau ki au huarahi.
Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.
5 Arahina ahau i tou pono, whakaakona hoki ahau: ko koe hoki te Atua o toku whakaoranga; pau noa te ra i ahau e tatari nei ki a koe.
Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day.
6 E Ihowa, kia mahara ki au mahi tohu, ki au mahi aroha; nonamata riro hoki ena.
Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old.
7 Kaua e maharatia nga hara o toku tamarikitanga, me oku kino: mahara mai koe ki ahau, e Ihowa, kia rite ki tau mahi tohu, kia whakaaro ki tou pai.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
8 He pai, he tika a Ihowa, a ka whakaakona e ia te hunga hara ki te huarahi.
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.
9 Ka arahina e ia te hunga mahaki i runga i te whakawa: ka akona hoki e ia te hunga mahaki ki tana ara.
He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way.
10 He mahi tohu, he pono nga ara katoa o Ihowa ki te hunga e pupuri ana i tana kawenata, i ana whakaaturanga.
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 Kia mahara ki tou ingoa, e Ihowa, a murua toku kino, he nui nei hoki.
For Thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
12 Ko wai te tangata e wehi ana ki a Ihowa? Ka whakaako ia i a ia ki te ara e pai ai ia.
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.
13 Ka noho tona wairua i runga i te pai, a ka riro te whenua i tona uri.
His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land.
14 Kei te hunga e wehi ana i a ia te mea ngaro a Ihowa; a mana e whakakite ki a ratou tana kawenata.
The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and His covenant, to make them know it.
15 E tau tonu ana oku kanohi ki a Ihowa; mana hoki e unu ake oku waewae i te kupenga.
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for He will bring forth my feet out of the net.
16 Tahuri mai ki ahau, tohungia hoki ahau; he mokemoke hoki ahau, e mamae ana te ngakau.
Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.
17 Kua whakanuia nga whakapawera o toku ngakau: whakaputaina ahau i roto i nga mea e pehi nei i ahau.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.
18 Tirohia toku mate me toku mamae, a murua katoatia oku hara.
See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins.
19 Tirohia mai oku hoariri, he tokomaha hoki ratou: a he nanakia te kino e kino nei ratou ki ahau.
Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.
20 Tiakina toku wairua, a whakaorangia ahau: kei whakama ahau; e whakawhirinaki ana hoki ahau ki a koe.
O keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.
21 Tukua ma te ngakau tapatahi, ma te tika ahau e tiaki; e tumanako ana hoki ahau ki a koe.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.
22 Hokona, e te Atua, a Iharaira i roto i ona whakapawera katoa.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
