Waiata 86
1 He inoi na Rawiri. Whakatitahatia iho tou taringa, e Ihowa whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau; he ware hoki ahau, he rawakore.
Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2 Tiakina toku wairua: he tapu hoki ahau; mau, e toku Atua, e whakaora tau pononga e whakawhirinaki atu nei ki a koe.
Preserve my soul, for I am devout. O thou my God, save thy servant who trusts in thee.
3 Tohungia ahau, e te Ariki: e karanga nei hoki ahau ki a koe i te ra roa nei.
Be merciful to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day long.
4 Whakaharitia te wairua o tau pononga; ka ara atu nei hoki toku wairua, e te Ariki, ki a koe.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 He pai hoki koe, e te Ariki, he ngawari: e ranea ana hoki tau mahi tohu ki te hunga katoa e karanga ana ki a koe.
For thou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.
6 Tahuri mai tou taringa, e Ihowa, ki taku inoi: whakarongo kitoku reo unene.
Give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.
7 Ka karanga ahau ki a koe i te ra o toku pouri: e whakahoki kupu mai hoki koe ki ahau.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee, for thou will answer me.
8 Kahore he rite mou, e te Ariki, i roto i nga atua: kahore hoki he rite mo au mahi.
There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor like thy works.
9 Ka haere mai nga iwi katoa i hanga e koe, a ka koropiko ki tou aroaro, e te Ariki; ka whakakororia hoki i tou ingoa.
All nations whom thou have made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and they shall glorify thy name.
10 He nui hoki koe, e mahi ana i nga mea whakamiharo: ko koe anake te Atua.
For thou are great, and do wondrous things. Thou alone are God.
11 Whakaakona ahau ki tau ara, e Ihowa; ka haere ahau i runga i tou pono: whakatapatahitia toku ngakau ki te wehi i tou ingoa.
Teach me thy way, O Jehovah, I will walk in thy truth. Unite my heart to fear thy name.
12 Ka whakamoemiti katoa toku ngakau ki a koe, e te Ariki, e toku Atua: ka whakakororia ano i tou ingoa ake ake.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
13 He nui hoki tau mahi tohu ki ahau: a kua whakaorangia e koe toku wairua i te reinga i raro riro. (Sheol h7585)
For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
14 E te Atua, kua whakatika ki ahau te hunga whakakake: kua whaia ano toku wairua e te huihuinga o te hunga tutu; kahore hoki koe e waiho i to ratou aroaro.
O God, the proud have risen up against me, and a company of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before them.
15 Ko koe ia, e te Ariki, he Atua atawhai, he tohu tangata: he puhoi ki te riri, e hua ana te mahi tohu me te pono.
But thou, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
16 Tahuri mai ki ahau, tohungia hoki ahau: homai tou kaha ki tau pononga, whakaorangia te tama a tau pononga wahine.
O turn to me, and have mercy upon me. Give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
17 Whakakitea mai ki ahau he tohu mo te pai: kia kite ai te hunga e kino ana ki ahau, kia whakama ai: nou e Ihowa i awhina i ahau, i whakamarie i ahau.
Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because thou, Jehovah, have helped me, and comforted me.
