Waiata 64

1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri. Whakarongo ki toku reo, e te Atua, ina inoi atu ahau: tiakina toku ora i te wehi o te hoariri.

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.

2 Huna ahau i te whakaaro ngaro o te hunga kino, i te ngangau a nga kaimahi i te he;

Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

3 Kua whakakoi nei i o ratou arero, ano he hoari, kua whakatika nei i a ratou pere, ara i nga kupu kikino,

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;

4 Hei koperenga pukutanga ma ratou ki te tangata tika; kitea rawatia ake kua kopere ki a ia, kahore hoki he wehi.

That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 E whakamaia ana ratou i a ratou ano ki te mea kino; e runanga ana kia whakatakotoria pukutia he rore, e mea ana, Ko wai e kite i a ratou?

They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.

6 E rapu hara ana ratou; e mea ana, Kua ata rapu marie tatou: taea noatia te hohonutanga o te whakaaro o ia tangata, a ko te ngakau he hohonu.

They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

7 Ma te Atua ia e kopere he pere ki a ratou kitea rawatia ake kua tu ratou.

But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

8 Heoi ka meinga ratou kia tapatu, ko to ratou arero ake ano ka tu atu ki a ratou; a ka ruru i to ratou matenga te hunga katoa e kite i a ratou.

So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.

9 Ka wehi ano hoki nga tangata katoa, ka whakapuaki i te mahi a te Atua: ka ata maharatia hoki e ratou tana mahi.

And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing.

10 Ka koa te tangata tika ki a Ihowa, ka whakawhirinaki hoki ki a ia: ka whakamanamana ano te hunga ngakau tika katoa.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.