Waiata 64
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri. Whakarongo ki toku reo, e te Atua, ina inoi atu ahau: tiakina toku ora i te wehi o te hoariri.
For the leader. A psalm of David. Hear, O my God, the voice of my lament: guard my life from the dread of the foe.
2 Huna ahau i te whakaaro ngaro o te hunga kino, i te ngangau a nga kaimahi i te he;
Hide me from villains who secretly plot, from the blustering throng of the workers of evil,
3 Kua whakakoi nei i o ratou arero, ano he hoari, kua whakatika nei i a ratou pere, ara i nga kupu kikino,
who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed bitter words like arrows,
4 Hei koperenga pukutanga ma ratou ki te tangata tika; kitea rawatia ake kua kopere ki a ia, kahore hoki he wehi.
which from ambush they launch at the blameless, shooting swiftly and unafraid.
5 E whakamaia ana ratou i a ratou ano ki te mea kino; e runanga ana kia whakatakotoria pukutia he rore, e mea ana, Ko wai e kite i a ratou?
They strengthen their wicked purpose, they tell of the snares they have hidden, they say to themselves, “Who can see?”
6 E rapu hara ana ratou; e mea ana, Kua ata rapu marie tatou: taea noatia te hohonutanga o te whakaaro o ia tangata, a ko te ngakau he hohonu.
They think out their crimes full cunningly hidden deep in their crafty hearts.
7 Ma te Atua ia e kopere he pere ki a ratou kitea rawatia ake kua tu ratou.
But God with his arrow will shoot them, swiftly shall they be smitten.
8 Heoi ka meinga ratou kia tapatu, ko to ratou arero ake ano ka tu atu ki a ratou; a ka ruru i to ratou matenga te hunga katoa e kite i a ratou.
For their tongue he will bring them to ruin, all will shudder with horror at the sight of them.
9 Ka wehi ano hoki nga tangata katoa, ka whakapuaki i te mahi a te Atua: ka ata maharatia hoki e ratou tana mahi.
Then every person, touched to awe, as they ponder what God has wrought, will tell the tale of his deeds.
10 Ka koa te tangata tika ki a Ihowa, ka whakawhirinaki hoki ki a ia: ka whakamanamana ano te hunga ngakau tika katoa.
In the Lord shall the righteous rejoice, in him shall they take refuge; and all the true-hearted shall glory.
