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.

A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear 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] holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Tohungia ahau, e te Ariki: e karanga nei hoki ahau ki a koe i te ra roa nei.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

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 unto 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, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

6 Tahuri mai tou taringa, e Ihowa, ki taku inoi: whakarongo kitoku reo unene.

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend 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 wilt answer me.

8 Kahore he rite mou, e te Ariki, i roto i nga atua: kahore hoki he rite mo au mahi.

Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto 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 hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

10 He nui hoki koe, e mahi ana i nga mea whakamiharo: ko koe anake te Atua.

For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.

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 LORD; 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 all my 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 mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (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 are risen against me, and the assemblies 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, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy 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 unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine 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.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see [it], and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.