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 has taken his stand in the divine assembly: in the midst of the gods he holds judgment.

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 you crookedly judge, and favour the wicked? (Selah)

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

Do right by the weak and the orphan, acquit the innocent poor.

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

Rescue the weak and the needy, 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 have neither knowledge nor insight, in darkness they walk to and fro, while the earth’s foundations totter.

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

It was I who appointed you gods, children of the Most High all of you.

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

Yet like mortals you will surely die, you will fall like any prince.’

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all nations are yours by inheritance.