Waiata 89
1 He Makiri na Etana Eterahi. Ka waiatatia e ahau nga mahi tohu a Ihowa ake ake: ka whakapuakina e toku mangai tou pono ki nga whakatupuranga katoa.
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 I mea hoki ahau, Ka hanga ake te mahi tohu mo ake tonu atu: ka whakapumautia e koe tou pono ki nga tino rangi ra ano.
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 Kua whakarite kawenata ahau ki taku i whiriwhiri ai: kua oati ki taku pononga ki a Rawiri;
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant,
4 Ka pumau i ahau ou uri ake ake: ka hanga tou torona ki nga whakatupuranga katoa. (Hera)
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
5 Ka whakamoemiti ano nga rangi, e Ihowa, ki au mahi whakamiharo; ki tou pono hoki i roto i te whakaminenga o te hunga tapu.
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6 Ko wai oti i nga rangi hei rite mo Ihowa? Ko wai i roto i nga tama a te hunga nunui e rite ana ki a Ihowa?
For who in the heaven can be compared to the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
7 He Atua whakamataku rawa i roto i te whakaminenga o te hunga tapu, e wehingia ana i runga ake i a ratou katoa i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha ona?
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence by all them that are about him.
8 E Ihowa, e te Atua o nga mano, ko wai te mea kaha hei rite mou, e IHA? Hei rite ranei mo tou pono i tetahi taha ou, i tetahi taha?
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?
9 Ko koe te kingi o te huamo o te moana: ka oho ona ngaru, ko koe hei whakamarino.
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
10 Mongamonga noa i a koe a Rahapa ano he tangata i patua: marara ana i a koe, i tou ringa kaha ou hoariri.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thy enemies with thy strong arm.
11 Nau nga rangi, nau te whenua: te ao me ona mea e hua ana i runga, nau ena i pumau ai.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and all it containeth, thou hast founded them.
12 Ko te raki me te tonga nau ena i hanga: ka hari a Taporo raua ko Heremona ki tou ingoa.
The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 He takakau marohirohi tou: he pakari tou ringa, rewa tonu tou matau ki runga.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14 Ko te tika me te whakawa te turanga o tou torona: e haere ana te mahi tohu me te pono i mua i tou aroaro.
Righteousness and justice are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 Ka hari te iwi e mohio ana ki te tangi whakahari: e haere ana ratou, e Ihowa, i te marama o tou mata.
Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
16 E hari ana ratou ki tou ingoa i te roa o te ra: a ma tou tika ka kake ai ratou.
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17 Ko koe hoki te kororia o to ratou kaha: ma tau manako ano ka ara ai to matou haona.
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18 Na Ihowa hoki to matou whakangungu rakau: a na te Mea Tapu o Iharaira to tatou kingi.
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 I korero moemoea koe i reira ki tau Mea Tapu, i mea, Kua hoatu e ahau he kaha ki runga ki tetahi marohirohi; kua whakanuia e ahau tetahi i whiriwhiria i roto i te iwi.
Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one, and didst say, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 Kua kitea e ahau taku pononga, a Rawiri: kua whakawahia ia e ahau ki taku hinu tapu:
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21 Ka u atu toku ringa hei awhina mona: ma toku takakau ano ia e whakakaha.
With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 E kore te hoariri e whai wahi ki a ia: e kore ano hoki te tama a te kino e tukino i a ia.
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 Maku e tukituki ona hoariri ki tona aroaro: ka whiua e ahau te hunga e kino ana ki a ia.
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and afflict them that hate him.
24 Otira ka mau ki a ia toku pono me taku mahi tohu: a ma toku ingoa ka ara ai tona haona.
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 Maku ano tona ringa ka pa ai ki te moana: tona matau ki nga awa.
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26 Ka karanga ia ki ahau, Ko koe toku Papa, toku Atua, te kohatu o toku whakaoranga.
He shall cry to me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27 Ka waiho ano ia hei matamua maku ki runga ake i nga kingi o te whenua.
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28 Ka rongoatia e ahau taku mahi tohu mona ake tonu atu: ka mau tonu taku kawenata ki a ia.
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 Ka meinga hoki e ahau ona uri kia mau tonu ake ake, tona torona ano ko nga ra o te rangi.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 Ki te whakarerea e ana tamariki taku ture, a kahore e haere i aku whakaritenga;
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 Ki te takahi ratou i aku tikanga; a kahore e pupuri i aku whakahau;
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32 Katahi ka whaia ta ratou mahi tutu e taku rakau, o ratou kino e te whiu.
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 Otira e kore e tangohia rawatia e ahau taku mahi tohu i a ia, e tuku ranei i toku pono kia he.
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 E kore taku kawenata e takahia e ahau, e kore ano e whakarereketia te mea i puta i oku ngutu.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that hath gone out of my lips.
35 Kotahi aku oatitanga i toku tapu; e kore ahau e teka ki a Rawiri.
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
36 Ka mau tonu tona uri ake ake; a ka rite tona torona ki te ra i toku aroaro.
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37 Ka rite tona pumau ki to te marama ake ake: hei kaiwhakaatu pono ano i runga i te rangi. (Hera)
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. (Selah)
38 Na kua panga nei koe, kua whakarihariha, kua riri ki tau i whakawahi ai.
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been full of wrath with thy anointed.
39 Kua weriweri koe ki te kawenata ki tau pononga: kua whakanoaia e koe tona karauna, taka noa ki te whenua.
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
40 Kua pakaruhia e koe ona taiepa katoa; whakamotitia iho e koe ona pa kaha.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
41 E pahua ana i a ia nga tangata katoa e tika ana i te ara: he tawainga ia na ona hoa tata.
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
42 Kua whakarewaina e koe te ringa matau o ona hoa whawhai: kua meinga e koe kia hari ona hoa whawhai katoa.
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Ae, e ngore ana i a koe te mata o tana hoari: kihai ano koe i tautoko i a ia ki te tatauranga.
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Kua whakamutua e koe tona kororia, kua maka tona torona ki raro ki te whenua.
Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 Kua poroa e koe nga ra o tona taitamarikitanga: kua hipokina ia e koe ki te whakama. (Hera)
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 Kia pehea te roa, e Ihowa, e whakangaro ai koe i a koe, ake tonu atu? Kia pehea te roa e toro ana tou riri ano he ahi?
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Kia mahara ki te poto rawa o toku taima: he aha i hanga ai e koe nga tangata katoa hei kore noa iho?
Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?
48 Ko wai tena tangata e ora nei, a e kore e kite i te mate? E mawhiti koia i a ia tona wairua i te kaha o te reinga? (Hera) (Sheol h7585)
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 E te Ariki, kei hea au arohatanga o mua i oatitia ai e koe ki a Rawiri i runga i tou pono?
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
50 Maharatia, e te Ariki, te tawai ki au pononga; e mau nei ki toku uma te tawai a nga iwi nunui katoa:
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
51 Te tawai a ou hoariri, e Ihowa, ta ratou tawai nei ki nga hikoinga o tau i whakawahi ai.
With which thy enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of thy anointed.
52 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa ake ake. Amine, ae Amine.
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
