Waiata 75

1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Aratakiti. He himene, he waiata na Ahapa. Ka whakawhetai tonu matou ki a koe, e te Atua; ka whakawhetai tonu matou, kei te tata mai hoki tou ingoa: e korerotia ana e te tangata au mahi whakamiharo.

[For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A Psalm by Asaph. A song.] We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.

2 Ka kitea e ahau te wa e rite ana, ka tika taku whakawa.

When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.

3 Kuteretere noa iho te whenua me ona tangata katoa; naku i whakatu ona pou. (Hera)

The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. (Selah)

4 I mea ahau ki te hunga whakakake, Kati ra te whakakake; ki te hunga hara ano, Kaua e whakaarahia te haona.

I said to the arrogant, "Do not boast." I said to the wicked, "Do not lift up the horn.

5 Kaua to koutou haona e whakaarahia ki runga: kati te whakamaro i te kaki ina korero.

Do not lift up your horn on high. Do not speak with a stiff neck."

6 No te mea kahore he aranga i te rawhiti, kahore i te hauauru, kahore hoki i te tonga.

For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes exaltation.

7 Ko te Atua ia te kaiwhakawa; ko tenei e whakaititia iho ana e ia, ko tera e whakaarahia ake ana.

But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.

8 Kei te ringa hoki o Ihowa he kapu, pahuka tonu te waina; ki tonu, whakananu rawa, hei ringihanga mana: ko nga nganga ia, ma te hunga kino katoa o te whenua e tatau, e inu.

For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.

9 Ko ahau ia, ka kauwhau tonu: ka himene ki te Atua o Hakopa.

But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10 A ka kotia e ahau nga haona katoa o te hunga kino: ka whakaarahia ake ia nga haona o te tangata tika.

I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.