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.

to/for to conduct melody to/for David to hear: hear God voice my in/on/with complaint my from dread enemy to watch life my

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

to hide me from counsel be evil from scheming to work evil: wickedness

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

which to sharpen like/as sword tongue their to tread arrow their word bitter

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

to/for to shoot in/on/with hiding complete suddenly to shoot him and not to fear

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?

to strengthen: hold to/for them word: deed bad: evil to recount to/for to hide snare to say who? to see: see to/for 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.

to search injustice to finish plot to search and entrails: inner parts man and heart deep

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

and to shoot them God arrow suddenly to be wound their

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.

and to stumble him upon them tongue their to wander all to see: see in/on/with them

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 to fear: revere all man and to tell work God and deed: work his be prudent

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

to rejoice righteous in/on/with LORD and to seek refuge in/on/with him and to boast: boast all upright heart