Saame 119
1 ʻOku monūʻia ʻae haohaoa ʻi he hala, ʻaia ʻoku ʻeveʻeva ʻi he fono ʻa Sihova.
Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
2 ʻOku monūʻia ʻakinautolu ʻoku tauhi ʻene ngaahi fakamoʻoni, pea kumi kiate ia ʻaki honau loto kotoa pē.
Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
3 ʻOku ʻikai foki tenau fai ha kovi: ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva ʻi hono ngaahi hala.
Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
4 Kuo ke fekau mai ke mau tauhi maʻu hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 ʻOku ʻamusiaange ʻeau kuo fakahinohino ki hoku ngaahi hala, ke fai ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6 Pea ʻe ʻikai te u mā, ʻo kau ka tokanga ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau kotoa pē.
Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
7 Te u fakamālō kiate koe ʻi he angatonu ʻoe loto, ʻo kau ka ʻilo hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau māʻoniʻoni.
I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
8 Te u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni: ʻoua naʻa ke siʻaki ʻaupito au.
I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
9 ʻE fakamaʻa ʻe he tangata talavou hono hala ʻi he hā? ʻI heʻene tokanga ki ai ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it according to thy word.
10 Kuo u kumi kiate koe ʻaki hoku loto kotoa pē: ʻoua naʻa tuku au ke u hē mei hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
11 Kuo u fufū hoʻo folofola ʻi hoku loto, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻaku angahala kiate koe.
Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
12 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku monūʻia ʻa hoʻo ʻafio: ako kiate au hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Blessed be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
13 Kuo u fakahā ʻaki hoku loungutu, ʻae ngaahi fakamaau kotoa pē ʻa ho fofonga.
With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
14 Naʻaku fiefia ʻi hono ʻalunga ʻo hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni, ʻo tatau mo e ngaahi koloa kotoa pē.
In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
15 Te u fakalaulauloto ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki, pea te u tokanga ki ho ngaahi hala.
I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16 Te u fakafiefiaʻi au ʻi hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni: ʻe ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo folofola.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
17 Foaki ke lahi ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, koeʻuhi ke u moʻui, pea te u tauhi ki hoʻo folofola.
Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
18 Ke ke fakaʻā hoku mata, koeʻuhi ke u mamata ki he ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻi hoʻo fono.
Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
19 Ko e muli au ʻi māmani: ʻoua naʻa fufū hoʻo ngaahi fekau ʻiate au.
I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
20 ʻOku mafesi hoku laumālie koeʻuhi ko ʻene holi ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
21 Kuo ke valokiʻi ʻae laukau, ʻakinautolu ʻoku malaʻia, ʻaia kuo hē mei hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
22 ʻAve ʻiate au ʻae taukaea mo e manukia; he kuo u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
23 Naʻe nofo foki ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo lauʻikoviʻi au: ka naʻe fakalauloto ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
24 Ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni foki ko hoku fiefiaʻanga ia, mo hoku ngaahi akonakiʻi.
Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
25 ʻOku pikitai ʻa hoku laumālie ki he efu: ke ke fakamoʻui au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
26 Kuo u fakahā hoku ngaahi hala, pea naʻa ke ongoʻi au: ako kiate au hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
27 Ngaohi au ke u ʻilo ʻae hala ʻo hoʻo ngaahi akonaki: pea te u lea ki hoʻo ngaahi ngāue fakaofo.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
28 Kuo vai ʻa hoku laumālie koeʻuhi ko e ongosia: fakamālohiʻi au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
29 Ke ke hiki ʻiate au ʻae hala ʻoe loi, pea ke tuku mai hoʻo fono kiate au ʻi he ʻofa.
Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy law!
30 Kuo u fili ʻae hala ʻoe moʻoni: pea kuo u fokotuʻu hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau ʻi hoku ʻao.
I have chosen the way of truth, And set thy statutes before me.
31 Kuo u pikitai ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni; ʻE Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ke fakamaaʻi au.
I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
32 Te u lele ʻi he hala ʻo hoʻo ngaahi fekau, ʻoka ke ka fakaʻataʻatā hoku loto.
I will run in the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
33 ʻE Sihova, ke ke ako kiate au ʻae hala ʻo hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni; pea te u fai ki ai ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga.
Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
34 Foaki mai kiate au ʻae faʻa ʻilo, pea te u fai ki hoʻo fono; ʻio, te u tokanga ki ai ʻaki hoku loto kotoa pē.
Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
35 Ngaohi au ke u ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻo hoʻo ngaahi fekau; he ʻoku ou fiefia ai.
Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
36 Fakatokangaʻi hoku loto ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni, kae ʻikai ki he manumanu.
Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
37 Taʻofi hoku mata mei he vakai ki he meʻa vaʻinga; pea ke fakaakeake au ʻi ho hala.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
38 Fakamoʻoni hoʻo folofola ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, ʻaia ʻoku fakaʻapaʻapa kiate koe.
Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
39 Taʻofi atu hoku manukia ʻaia ʻoku ou manavahē ai: he ʻoku lelei hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
40 Vakai, ʻoku ou holi ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki: fakamoʻui au ʻi ho māʻoniʻoni.
Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
41 ʻE Sihova, tuku ke hoko foki hoʻo ngaahi ʻaloʻofa kiate au, ʻio, ko hoʻo fakamoʻui, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
42 Pehē te u maʻu ha meʻa ke tali ʻaki kiate ia ʻoku manukiʻi au: he ʻoku ou falala ki hoʻo folofola.
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
43 Pea ʻoua naʻa toʻo ʻaupito ʻae folofola ʻoe moʻoni mei hoku ngutu; he kuo u ʻamanaki lelei ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
44 Pea te u fai maʻuaipē ki hoʻo fono ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.
So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
45 Pea te u ʻeveʻeva ʻi he tauʻatāina: he ʻoku ou kumi ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
46 Te u lea foki ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi, pea ʻe ʻikai te u mā ai.
I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 Pea te u fakafiefiaʻi au ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fekau, ʻaia kuo u ʻofa ki ai.
I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
48 Te u hiki hake foki hoku nima ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau, ʻaia kuo u ʻofa ki ai pea te u fakalaulauloto ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 Manatuʻi ʻae folofola ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, ʻaia kuo ke fakaʻamanakiʻi au ki ai.
Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because thou hast caused me to hope!
50 Ko hoku fiemālieʻanga eni ʻi heʻeku mamahi: he ko hoʻo folofola kuo ne fakamoʻui au.
This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
51 Kuo manuki lahi kiate au ʻae laukau: ka naʻe ʻikai te u afe mei hoʻo fono.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
52 ʻE Sihova, naʻaku manatu ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau ʻi muʻa; pea u fakafiemālieʻi au.
I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
53 Kuo pukea au ʻe he ilifia koeʻuhi ko e angahala kuo nau siʻaki hoʻo fono.
Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
54 Ko hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ko ʻeku hiva ia ʻi he fale ʻo ʻeku ʻāunofo.
Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 ʻE Sihova, kuo u manatu ki ho huafa ʻi he pō, pea u fai ki hoʻo fono.
In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
56 Naʻaku maʻu eni, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku fai ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
57 ʻE Sihova, ko hoku ʻinasi ʻa koe: naʻaku pehē te u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi folofola.
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
58 Naʻaku kole ki hoʻo ʻofa ʻaki hoku loto kotoa pē: ke ke ʻaloʻofa mai kiate au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
59 Naʻaku fifili ki hoku ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, pea u fakaafe hoku vaʻe ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
60 Ne u fakatoʻotoʻo, pea ʻikai tuai, ʻeku fai ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
61 Kuo kaihaʻasia au ʻe he ngaahi kaihaʻakau ʻoe kau angahala: ka naʻe ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au ʻa hoʻo fono.
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
62 Te u tuʻu hake ʻi he tuʻuapō mālie ke fakafetaʻi kiate koe, koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau māʻoniʻoni.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
63 ʻOku ou kaumeʻa mo kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku manavahē kiate koe, mo kinautolu ʻoku fai ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
64 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku fonu ʻa māmani ʻi hoʻo ʻaloʻofa: ke ke ako kiate au ʻa hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
65 ʻE Sihova, kuo ke fie fai lelei ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
66 Ke ke ako kiate au ʻae fakamaau lelei mo e faʻa ʻilo: he ʻoku ou tui ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith in thy commandments.
67 ʻI he teʻeki ai te u mahaki naʻaku hē: ka ko eni kuo u fai ki hoʻo folofola.
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep thy word.
68 ʻOku ke angalelei, pea ʻoku ke fai lelei; ke ke ako kiate au ʻa hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
69 Kuo fakatupu ʻe he fielahi ʻae loi kiate au: ka te u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki ʻaki hoku loto kotoa pē.
The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 ʻOku tatau honau loto mo e ngako, ka ʻoku ou fiefia ʻi hoʻo fono.
Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
71 Kuo ʻaonga kiate au ʻa hoku mahaki; koeʻuhi ke u ʻilo ai hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
72 ʻOku lelei lahi kiate au ʻae fono ʻaho fofonga ʻi he ngaahi afe ʻoe kuonga koula mo e siliva.
The law of thy mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Ko ho nima naʻa ne ngaohi au mo fakatonutonu: foaki mai ʻae poto, koeʻuhi ke u ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
74 Ko kinautolu ʻoku manavahē kiate koe tenau fiefia ʻoka nau ka mamata kiate au; koeʻuhi naʻaku ʻamanaki ki hoʻo folofola.
They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
75 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku totonu hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau, pea ʻi he angatonu kuo ke fakamamahiʻi au.
I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke fakafiemālieʻi au ʻe hoʻo ʻaloʻofa, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.
O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
77 Tuku ke hoko kiate au hoʻo ngaahi ʻaloʻofa ongongofua, koeʻuhi ke u moʻui ai: he ko hoʻo fono ko hoku fiefiaʻanga ia.
Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live! For thy law is my delight.
78 Tuku ke mā ʻae fielahi; he naʻa Tuku ke tafoki mai kiate au ʻakinautolu ʻoku manavahē kiate koe, pea mo kinautolu kuo nau ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
79 Tuku ke tafoki mai kiate au ʻakinautolu ʻoku manavahē kiate koe, pea mo kinautolu kuo nau ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
80 Tuku ke haohaoa hoku loto ʻi hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni; koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻaku mā ai.
May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
81 ʻOku pongia hoku laumālie ʻi he fiemaʻu hoʻo fakamoʻui: ka ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ki hoʻo folofola.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
82 ʻOku vaivai hoku mata koeʻuhi ko hoʻo folofola, ʻoku ou pehē, “Te ke fakafiemālieʻi au ʻafē?”
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
83 He kuo u hoko ʻo tatau mo e hina ʻi he ʻohuafi; ka ʻoku ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84 ʻOku fiha ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hoʻo tamaioʻeiki? Te ke fakamaau ʻafē ʻakinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi au?
How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
85 Kuo keli ʻe he fielahi ʻae ngaahi luo kiate au ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai tatau mo hoʻo fono.
The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
86 ʻOku tuʻumaʻu hoʻo ngaahi fekau kotoa pē: ʻoku taʻetotonu ʻenau fakatangaʻi au; ke ke tokoniʻi au,
All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
87 Naʻa nau meimei fakaʻauha au ʻi māmani ka naʻe ʻikai te u siʻaki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
They had almost consumed me from the earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
88 Fakamoʻui au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa; ko ia te u tauhi ai ʻae fakamoʻoni ʻa ho fofonga.
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
89 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku tuʻumaʻu hoʻo folofola ʻi he langi ʻo lauikuonga.
Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
90 ʻOku aʻu atu hoʻo moʻoni ki he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē: kuo ke fokotuʻu ʻa māmani, pea ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ia.
Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 ʻOku nau tolonga he ʻaho ni ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni: he ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae meʻa kotoa pē.
They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
92 Ka ne ʻikai ko hoku fiefiaʻanga ʻa hoʻo fono, pehē, ne u mate ʻi hoku mahaki.
Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
93 ʻE ʻikai siʻi ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo ngaahi akonaki ʻo lauikuonga: he ko ia kuo ke fakamoʻui ai au.
I will never forget thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
94 ʻOku ʻaʻau au, ke ke fakamoʻui au he kuo u kumi ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
95 Kuo tatali ʻae angahala kiate au ke tāmateʻi au: ka te u fifili ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
96 Kuo u mamata ki hono ngataʻanga ʻoe haohaoa kotoa pē: ka ʻoku laulahi ʻaupito ʻa hoʻo fekau.
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
97 ʻOku ou ʻofa lahi ki hoʻo fono: ʻoku ou fakalaulauloto ki ai ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
98 Kuo ke ngaohi au ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fekau ke u poto hake ʻi hoku ngaahi fili: he ʻoku ʻiate au maʻuaipē ia.
Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
99 ʻOku ou poto lahi hake ʻi heʻeku kau akonaki kotoa pē: he ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni ko hoku fakakaukauʻanga ia.
I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thine ordinances are my (meditation)
100 ʻOku ou ʻilo lahi hake ʻi he kau mātuʻa, koeʻuhi ʻoku ou tauhi hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
101 Naʻaku taʻofi hoku vaʻe mei he hala kovi kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke u fai ki hoʻo folofola.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy word.
102 Naʻe ʻikai te u afe mei hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau: he kuo ke akonakiʻi au.
I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
103 ʻOku huʻamelie lahi hoʻo ngaahi folofola ki hoku ifo! ʻIo, ʻoku melie lahi ʻi he hone ki hoku ngutu!
How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 ʻOku ou maʻu ʻae poto ʻi hoʻo ngaahi akonaki: ko ia ʻoku ou fehiʻa ai ki he hala kotoa pē ʻoe loi.
From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
105 Ko hoʻo folofola ko e tūhulu ia ki hoku vaʻe, mo e maama ki hoku hala.
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.
106 Kuo u fuakava, pea te u fai ki ai, ke u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau māʻoniʻoni.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
107 ʻOku lahi ʻaupito hoku mahaki: fakamoʻui au, ʻE Sihova, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
108 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke maʻu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau loto lelei ʻa hoku ngutu, pea ke ako kiate au hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
109 ʻOku ʻi hoku nima maʻuaipē ʻa ʻeku moʻui: ka ʻoku ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo fono.
My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 Kuo ʻai ʻe he angahala ʻae tauhele kiate au: ka naʻe ʻikai te u hē mei hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
111 Kuo u maʻu ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni ko hoku tofiʻa ʻo lauikuonga: he ko e fiefiaʻanga ia ʻo hoku loto.
I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy of my heart.
112 Kuo u fakatokangaʻi hoku loto ke fai maʻuaipē ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Always, —even to the end.
113 ʻOku ou fehiʻa ki he ngaahi mahalo kovi: ka ʻoku ou ʻofa ki hoʻo fono.
I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
114 Ko koe ko hoku toitoiʻanga, mo hoku fakaū; ʻoku ou ʻamanaki lelei ʻi hoʻo folofola.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
115 ʻAlu ʻiate au, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku fai kovi: he te u fai ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa hoku ʻOtua.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep the commandments of my God.
116 Poupou hake au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola, koeʻuhi ke u moʻui ai. Pea ʻoua naʻa tuku au ke u mā ʻi heʻeku ʻamanaki.
Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope!
117 Ke ke poupou hake au, pea te u hao ai: pea te u tokanga maʻuaipē ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
118 Kuo ke malaki hifo ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hē mei hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni: he ko ʻenau kākā ko e loi ia.
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
119 ʻOku ke siʻaki ʻae kau angahala kotoa pē ʻo māmani ʻo hangē ko e ʻotoʻota: ko ia ʻoku ou ʻofa ai ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
120 ʻOku tetetete hoku kakano ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku manavahē kiate koe; pea ʻoku ou manavahē ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 Kuo u fai ʻae fakamaau mo e angatonu: ʻoua naʻa tukuange au ki he kau fakamālohi kiate au.
I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Ke ke hoko ko e ungakiʻi ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ke u lelei ai; ʻoua naʻa tuku ke taʻomia au ʻe he fielahi.
Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
123 ʻOku vaivai hoku mata koeʻuhi ko hoʻo fakamoʻui, pea mo e folofola ʻo hoʻo māʻoniʻoni.
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
124 Fai ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa, pea ke ako kiate au ʻa hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!
125 Ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au; foaki mai ʻae poto, koeʻuhi ke u ʻilo ai hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
126 ʻE Sihova, kuo hoko ʻae kuonga ke ke ngāue ai: he kuo nau fakataʻeʻaongaʻi hoʻo fono.
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
127 Ko ia ʻoku ou ʻofa lahi hake ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau ʻi he koula; ʻio, ʻi he koula lelei.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
128 Ko ia ʻoku ou pehē ʻoku totonu hoʻo ngaahi akonaki kotoa pē; pea ʻoku ou fehiʻa ki he hala kotoa pē ʻoe loi.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
129 ʻOku fakamanavahē hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni: ko ia ʻoku fai ki ai ʻa hoku laumālie.
Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
130 Ko e hū loto ʻa hoʻo ngaahi folofola ʻoku foaki ai ʻae maama; ʻoku ʻomi ʻe ia ʻae poto ki he taʻekākā.
The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
131 Ne u mafaʻa hoku ngutu, pea u holi he ʻoku ou feinga ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
132 Ke ke ʻafio mai kiate au, mo ke ʻaloʻofa kiate au, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo faʻa fai kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ki ho huafa.
Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
133 Tuʻutuʻuni ʻeku ngaahi laka ʻi hoʻo folofola: pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke pule kiate au ha hia ʻe taha.
Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
134 Fakamoʻui au mei he fakamālohi ʻae tangata: pea te u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
Redeem me from the oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
135 Tuku ke ulo mai ho fofonga ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki; pea ke ako kiate au hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
136 ʻOku tafe hifo ʻae ngaahi vaitafe ʻi hoku mata, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai tenau tokanga ki hoʻo fono.
Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
137 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ke angatonu, pea ʻoku totonu hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
138 ʻOku māʻoniʻoni pea ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ʻaupito hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni, ʻaia kuo ke fekau mai.
Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
139 Kuo u ʻosiʻosiloto ʻi heʻeku fai feinga, koeʻuhi kuo ngalo ʻi hoku ngaahi fili hoʻo ngaahi folofola.
My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
140 ʻOku haohaoa ʻaupito hoʻo folofola: ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 ʻOku ou siʻi au mo manukia: ka ʻoku ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
142 Ko hoʻo māʻoniʻoni ko e māʻoniʻoni taʻengata, pea ko hoʻo fono ko e moʻoni ia.
Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
143 Kuo pukea au ʻe he mamahi mo e feinga: ka ko hoʻo ngaahi fekau ko hoku fiefiaʻanga ia.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
144 ʻOku taʻengata ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻo hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni: ke ke foaki mai ʻae poto, pea te u moʻui ai.
The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
145 Naʻaku tangi ʻaki hoku loto kotoa; ke ke ongoʻi au, ʻE Sihova: te u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
146 Ne u tangi kiate koe; fakamoʻui au, koeʻuhi ke u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
147 Naʻaku muʻomuʻa ʻi he maʻa ʻae ʻaho, pea u tangi: ne u ʻamanaki ʻi hoʻo folofola.
I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
148 ʻOku muʻomuʻa ʻa hoku mata ki he ngaahi leʻo ʻoe pō, koeʻuhi ke u fakakaukau ki hoʻo folofola.
My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
149 Ke ke fanongo ki hoku leʻo ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa: ʻE Sihova, fakamoʻui au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo fakamaau.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
150 ʻOku ʻunuʻunu mai ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau angimui ki he kovi: ʻoku nau mamaʻo mei hoʻo fono.
Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
151 ʻOku ke ofi mai, ʻE Sihova; pea ʻoku moʻoni hoʻo ngaahi fekau kotoa pē.
Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
152 Koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni, kuo fuoloa ʻeku ʻilo kuo ke fakamaau ia ʻo lauikuonga.
Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153 Ke ke tokanga ki hoku mahaki, pea ke fakamoʻui au: he ʻoku ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo fono.
Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
154 Ke ke fakamatala ʻeku meʻa, mo fakahaofi au: fakamoʻui au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
155 ʻOku mamaʻo ʻae fakamoʻui mei he angahala: he ʻoku ʻikai tenau kumi ki hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.
Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
156 ʻOku lahi hoʻo ngaahi ʻaloʻofa ongongofua, ʻE Sihova: fakamoʻui au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
157 ʻOku tokolahi hoku kau fakatanga mo hoku ngaahi fili; ka ʻoku ʻikai te u afe mei hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
158 Naʻaku mamata ki he kau talangataʻa, pea u mamahi ai; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai tenau fai ki hoʻo folofola.
I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
159 Ke ke ʻafio ki hono anga ʻo ʻeku ʻofa ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki: fakamoʻui au, ʻE Sihova, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa.
Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
160 ʻOku moʻoni hoʻo folofola mei hono kamataʻanga: pea ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē.
The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
161 Kuo fakatanga au taʻehanoʻuhinga ʻe he ngaahi ʻeiki: ka ʻoku fakaʻapaʻapa ʻa hoku loto ki hoʻo folofola.
Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 ʻOku ou fiefia ʻi hoʻo folofola, ʻo hangē ko e taha ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻae koloa lahi.
I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
163 ʻOku ou fehiʻa mo fākaliliʻa ki he loi: ka ʻoku ou ʻofa ki hoʻo fono.
I hate and abhor lying, And thy law do I love.
164 ʻOku ou fakamālō kiate koe ʻo liunga fitu ʻi he ʻaho, koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau māʻoniʻoni.
Seven times a day do I praise thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
165 ʻOku maʻu ʻae fiemālie lahi ʻekinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ki hoʻo fono: pea ʻe ʻikai tūkia ʻakinautolu ʻi ha meʻa.
Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
166 ʻE Sihova, kuo u ʻamanaki ki hoʻo fakamoʻui, pea kuo u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
167 Kuo tauhi ʻe hoku laumālie ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni; pea ʻoku ou ʻofa lahi ʻaupito ki ai.
My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
168 Kuo u fai ki hoʻo ngaahi akonaki mo hoʻo ngaahi fakamoʻoni: he ʻoku ʻi ho ʻao hoku ngaahi ʻaluʻanga kotoa pē.
I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
169 ʻE Sihova, tuku ke aʻu atu ʻeku tangi ʻo ofi kiate koe: ke ke foaki mai ʻae poto ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
170 Tuku ke aʻu atu ʻeku lotu tāumaʻu ki ho ʻao: fakamoʻui au ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofola.
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
171 ʻE huaʻaki ʻe hoku loungutu ʻae fakamālō, ʻoka ke ka ako hoʻo ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni kiate au.
My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172 ʻE lea ʻaki ʻe hoku ʻelelo hoʻo folofola: he ʻoku māʻoniʻoni hoʻo ngaahi fekau kotoa pē.
My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
173 Ke tokoni au ʻe ho nima; he kuo u fili hoʻo ngaahi akonaki.
Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
174 ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou holi ki hoʻo fakamoʻui; pea ko hoʻo fono ko hoku fiefiaʻanga ia.
I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
175 Tuku ke moʻui ʻa hoku laumālie, pea ʻe fakamālō ia kiate koe; pea ke tokoni au ʻe hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau.
Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
176 Naʻaku hē ʻo hangē ko e sipi kuo mole; ke ke kumi hoʻo tamaioʻeiki; he ʻoku ʻikai ngalo ʻiate au hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
