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.

The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.

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

He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.

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

For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word.

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 overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust.

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

His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.

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

Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil.

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

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.

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

But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.

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

Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.

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

There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.

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

For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.

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

In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy 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.

Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

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 hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name.

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.

He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.

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

I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.