Waiata 26

1 Na Rawiri. Whakawakia ahau, e Ihowa, kua haere nei hoki ahau i te tapatahitanga o toku ngakau: kua whakawhirinaki ano ki a Ihowa, na, e kore e paheke.

“A psalm of David.” Be thou my judge, O LORD! for I have walked in uprightness. I have put my trust in the LORD, therefore shall I not fall.

2 Tirohia iho ahau, e Ihowa, whakamatauria ahau, kia kitea oku whatumanawa me toku ngakau.

Examine me, O LORD! and prove me; Try my reins and my heart!

3 Kei mua hoki tou atawhai i oku kanohi; kua haere nei ahau i tou pono.

For thy kindness is ever before my eyes, And I walk in thy truth.

4 Kahore ahau i noho tahi ki nga tangata horihori; e kore ano ahau e tomo tahi me nga tangata tinihanga.

I sit not with men of falsehood. And go not in company with dissemblers.

5 Kino tonu ahau ki te whakaminenga o nga kaimahi i te he, e kore ano ahau e noho tahi ki te hunga kino.

I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And do not sit with the wicked.

6 Ka horoia e ahau oku ringa ki te harakore, ka taiawhio ai i tau aata, e Ihowa;

I wash my hands in innocence. And go around thine altar. O LORD!

7 A ka rangona toku reo e whakamoemiti ana, e whakapuaki ana i au mahi whakamiharo katoa.

To utter the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 E Ihowa, kua aroha nei ahau ki tou whare nohoanga, ki te wahi e nohoia ana e tou kororia.

O LORD! I love the habitation of thy house, The place where thine honor dwelleth!

9 Kei huia toku wairua ki roto ki te hunga hara, me toku ora ki roto ki te hunga toto.

Gather not my breath with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood,

10 He mahi nanakia hoki ta o ratou ringa; ki tonu o ratou matau i te utu whakapati.

In whose hands is mischief, And whose right hands are full of bribes!

11 Ko ahau ia, ka haere i runga i toku tapatahi: hokona ahau, tohungia hoki ahau.

But as for me, I walk in my integrity; Oh, redeem me, and be merciful to me!

12 E tu ana toku waewae i te wahi tika: ka whakapaingia a Ihowa e ahau i roto i nga whakaminenga.

My feet tread in a straight path; In the congregation will I bless the LORD.