Waiata 91

1 Ko te tangata kei te wahi ngaro o te Runga Rawa tona kainga, ka noho ia i raro i te taumarumarutanga o te Kaha Rawa.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 Ka kiia e ahau a Ihowa, Ko ia toku piringa, toku pa, toku Atua, ka whakawhirinaki ahau ki a ia.

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Mana hoki koe e whakaora i te mahanga a te kaihopu manu, i te mate nanakia.

Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

4 Ka hipokina koe e ia ki ona hou, a ka piri koe ki raro i ona pakau: ko tona pono hei whakangungu rakau, hei puapua mou.

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

5 E kore koe e wehi i te mea whakamataku i te po: i te pere e rere ana i te awatea.

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 I te mate uruta e rere ana i te pouri: i te whakangaromanga e whakangaro ana i te poutumarotanga.

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

7 He mano te hinga ki tou taha, tekau hoki nga mano ki tou matau; otiia e kore e tata ki a koe.

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

8 Ka titiro kau ou kanohi, ka matakitaki ki te utu mo te hunga kino.

You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.

9 Ko koe hoki, e Ihowa, toku piranga! kua waiho e koe te Runga Rawa hei nohoanga mou:

Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—

10 Kahore he kino e pa ki a koe, kahore ano he whiu e tata ki tou teneti.

no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

11 Ka korerotia iho hoki koe e ia ki ana anahera kia tiakina koe i ou ara katoa.

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

12 Ma ratou koe e hiki ake ki o ratou ringa, kei tutuki tou waewae ki te kohatu.

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 Ka haere koe i runga i te raiona, i te neke: ka takahia e koe ki raro te kuao raiona me te nakahi.

You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

14 Ka whakaora ahau i a ia, mona i aroha ki ahau; maku ia e whakateitei ake, mona i matau ki toku ingoa.

“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

15 Ka karanga ia ki ahau, a ka whakahoki kupu ahau ki a ia: ka tata ahau ki a ia i te wa o te he; maku ia e whakaora, maku ano ia e whakahonore.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

16 Ka whakaroaina e ahau ona ra, a na noa ia: ka whakakitea hoki taku whakaoranga ki a ia.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”