Waiata 121

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka anga atu oku kanohi ki nga maunga; no reira nei te awhina moku.

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?

2 No Ihowa te awhina moku, no te kaihanga o te rangi, o te whenua.

My help [is] from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

3 E kore ia e tuku i tou waewae kia nekehia; e kore tou kaitiaki e moe.

He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.

4 Ina, e kore te kaitiaki o Iharaira e parangia, e moe.

Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth, He who is preserving Israel.

5 Ko Ihowa tou kaitiaki, ko Ihowa tou whakamarumaru i tou matau.

Jehovah [is] thy preserver, Jehovah [is] thy shade on thy right hand,

6 E kore koe e pakia e te ra i te awatea, e te marama ranei i te po.

By day the sun doth not smite thee, Nor the moon by night.

7 Ma Ihowa koe e tiaki i roto i nga kino katoa; mana e tiaki tou wairua.

Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul.

8 Ma Ihowa e tiaki tou haerenga atu, me tou haerenga mai aianei a ake tonu atu.

Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!