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.” Incline, O Lord, thy ear, answer me; for poor and needy am I.
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 pious: help thy servant, O thou my God, that trusteth in thee.
3 Tohungia ahau, e te Ariki: e karanga nei hoki ahau ki a koe i te ra roa nei.
Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
4 Whakaharitia te wairua o tau pononga; ka ara atu nei hoki toku wairua, e te Ariki, ki a koe.
Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift 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, O Lord, art good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness unto all that call on 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.
On the day of my distress will I call on 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.
There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing 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 the nations whom thou hast made shall come and bow themselves down before thee, O Lord; and they shall ascribe honor unto thy name.
10 He nui hoki koe, e mahi ana i nga mea whakamiharo: ko koe anake te Atua.
For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself 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, O Lord, thy way; I will walk firmly 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 thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor 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 thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world. (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 presumptuous are risen up against me, and the assembly of the powerful wicked have sought after my life, 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 God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
16 Tahuri mai ki ahau, tohungia hoki ahau: homai tou kaha ki tau pononga, whakaorangia te tama a tau pononga wahine.
Oh turn unto me, and be gracious unto me: give thy strength unto 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.
Display on me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be ashamed; because thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
