Waiata 33
1 Kia hari ki a Ihowa, e te hunga tika: he mea ataahua te whakamoemiti ma te hunga kore he.
[A Psalm] of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; praise becomes the upright.
2 Whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa i runga i te hapa; himene ki a ia i runga i te hatere kotahi tekau nei nga aho.
Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a lute of ten strings.
3 Waiatatia ki a ia he waiata hou: kia tika te whakatangi, kia nui te reo.
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.
4 No te mea he tika te kupu a Ihowa, a kei runga i te pono ana mahi katoa.
For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.
5 E paingia ana e ia te tika me te whakawa: ki tonu te whenua i te atawhai a Ihowa.
He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.
6 Na te kupu a Ihowa nga rangi i hanga; ko nga mano katoa hoki o reira na te ha o tona mangai.
By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his [mouth].
7 He mea huihui e ia nga wai o te moana, ano he puranga; he mea whawhao e ia te rire ki nga pakoro.
Who gathers the waters of the sea as [in] a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.
8 Kia wehi te whenua katoa ki a Ihowa; kia ohooho nga tangata katoa o te ao ki a ia.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.
9 I ki hoki ia, a kua oti: i whakahau, a tu tonu iho.
For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
10 E whakataka ana e Ihowa te whakaaro o nga tauiwi: e whakakahoretia ana e ia nga meatanga a nga iwi.
The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nothing also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nothing the counsels of princes.
11 Ko te whakaaro o Ihowa, tu tonu ake ake; ko nga meatanga a tona ngakau kei tena whakatupuranga, kei tena whakatupuranga.
But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
12 Ka hari te iwi no ratou nei Atua a Ihowa, te iwi kua whiriwhiria e ia hei taonga tupu mona.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
13 E titiro iho ana a Ihowa i te rangi: e kite ana ia i nga tama katoa a te tangata.
The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.
14 Kei tona wahi nohoanga ia e matakitaki iho ana ki nga tangata katoa o te whenua.
He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;
15 Nana i hanga nga ngakau o ratou katoa, e mohiotia ana e ia a ratou mahi katoa.
who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.
16 E kore tetahi kingi e ora i te nui o te ope, e kore e ora te marohirohi i te nui o te kaha.
A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.
17 He mea teka te hoiho hei whakaora; ehara ano tona kaha nui i te mea e mawhiti ai.
A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.
18 Nana, kei runga i te hunga e wehi ana i a ia te kanohi o Ihowa, kei te hunga e tumanako ana ki tana mahi tohu;
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;
19 Hei whakaora i o ratou wairua kei mate, hei mea i a ratou kia ora i te wa o te hemokai.
to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Kua tatari nei o tatou wairua ki a Ihowa; ko ia to tatou kaiawhina, to tatou whakangungu rakau.
Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.
21 Hari tonu to tatou ngakau ki a ia; no tatou hoki i whakawhirinaki ki tona ingoa tapu.
For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.
22 E Ihowa, hei runga i a matou tau mahi tohu; kia rite hoki ki ta matou tumanako ki a koe.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in you.
