Waiata 82

1 He himene na Ahapa. E tu ana te Atua i roto i te whakaminenga o te Atua, e whakawa ana i waenganui i nga atua.

“A psalm of Asaph.” God standeth in God's assembly, He judgeth in the midst of the gods.

2 Kia pehea ake te roa o ta koutou whakawa he, o ta koutou whakapai ki nga kanohi o te hunga kino. (Hera)

“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? (Pause)

3 Whakatikaia ta te ware, ta te pani: kia tika te whakawa mo te ngakau mamae, mo te rawakore.

Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!

4 Whakaorangia te ware me te rawakore; tangohia mai ratou i te ringa o te tangata kino.

Deliver the poor and the destitute; Save them from the hand of the wicked!

5 Kahore o ratou matauranga, kakore hoki e mahara; e kopikopiko noa ana ratou i te pouri; e oioi ana nga turanga katoa o te whenua.

They are without knowledge and without understanding; They walk in darkness: Therefore all the foundations of the land are shaken.

6 I mea ahau, He atua koutou, he tama katoa na te Runga Rawa.

I have said, Ye are gods, And all of you children of the Most High;

7 Heoi ka pera koutou me te tangata, ka mate; ka hinga, ka pera me tetahi o nga piriniha.

But ye shall die like men, And fall like the rest of the princes.”

8 E ara, e te Atua, whakawakia te whenua: mou hoki nga tauiwi katoa.

Arise, O God! judge the earth! For all the nations are thy possession.