Waiata 9

1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Muturapena. He himene na Rawiri. Ka whakapaua toku ngakau ki te whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa, ka korerotia e ahau au mahi whakamiharo katoa.

Unto the end. For the secrets of the Son. A Psalm of David. I will confess to you, Lord, with my whole heart. I will recount all your wonders.

2 Ka koa ahau, ka whakamanamana ki a koe, ka himene atu ki tou ingoa, e te Runga Rawa.

I will rejoice and exult in you. I will sing a psalm to your name, O Most High.

3 I te hokinga whakamuri o oku hoariri, tutuki ana ratou, ngaro iho i tou aroaro.

For my enemy will be turned back. They will be weakened and perish before your face.

4 Nau hoki i whakatika aku korero me toku whakawa; i runga koe i te torona e noho ana, e whakarite tika ana.

For you have accomplished my judgment and my cause. You have sat upon the throne that judges justice.

5 Kua whakatupehupehu koe ki nga tauiwi, huna ana e koe te tangata kino, horoia atu ana to ratou ingoa ake ake.

You have rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious one has perished. You have deleted their name in eternity and for all generations.

6 Ko te hoariri, mutu pu ratou, he ngaromanga oti tonu iho: a ko nga pa i huna e koe, ngaro whakarere to ratou whakamaharatanga.

The spears of the enemy have failed in the end, and their cities, you have destroyed. Their memory has perished with a loud noise.

7 Ko Ihowa ia noho tonu hei kingi ake, ake: kua whakapaia e ia tona torona mo te whakawa.

But the Lord remains in eternity. He has prepared his throne in judgment.

8 A e whakarite ia mo te ao i runga i te tika, ka whakatakoto tikanga mo nga iwi i runga i te pono.

And he will judge the whole world in equity. He will judge the people in justice.

9 Hei pa teko ano a Ihowa mo te tangata e tukinotia ana, hei pa teko i nga wa o te he.

And the Lord has become a refuge for the poor, a helper in opportunity, in tribulation.

10 A ka whakawhirinaki ki a koe te hunga e matau ana ki tou ingoa: no te mea e kore e whakarerea e koe, e Ihowa, te hunga e rapu ana i a koe.

And may they hope in you, who know your name. For you have not abandoned those seeking you, Lord.

11 Himene ki a Ihowa e noho nei i Hiona: whakapuakina i waenganui i nga iwi ana mahi.

Sing a psalm to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Announce his study among the Gentiles.

12 Ka whakataki toto ia, ka mahara ia ki a ratou: kahore e wareware i a ia te karanga a te hunga iti.

Because of those who yearned for their blood, he has remembered them. He has not forgotten the cry of the poor.

13 Tohungia ahau, e Ihowa; titiro ki toku mate i te hunga e kino ana ki ahau, e te kaiwhakaara i ahau i nga tatau o te mate:

Have mercy on me, Lord. See my humiliation from my enemies.

14 Kia whakakitea katoatia ai e ahau ou whakamoemiti i nga tatau o te tamahine o Hiona: ka hari ahau ki tau whakaoranga.

You lift me up from the gates of death, so that I may announce all your praises at the gates of the daughter of Zion.

15 Kua tapoko nga tauiwi ki te rua i keria e ratou: kua mau to ratou waewae i roto i te kupenga i huna e ratou.

I will exult in your salvation. The Gentiles have become trapped in the ruin that they made. Their foot has been caught in the same snare that they themselves had hidden.

16 Kua matauria a Ihowa ki te whakawa e whakaritea ana e ia: he mahanga mo te tangata kino te mahi a ona ringa. (Hikaiono. (Hera)

The Lord will be recognized when making judgments. The sinner has been caught in the works of his own hands. (Pause)

17 Ka hoki nga tangata kino ki te reinga, ara nga iwi katoa e wareware ana ki te Atua. (Sheol h7585)

The sinners will be turned into Hell: all the Gentiles who have forgotten God. (Sheol h7585)

18 E kore hoki e warewarea tonutia te tangata rawakore: e kore e taka tonu ta te hunga iti i tumanako atu ai.

For the poor will not be forgotten in the end. The patience of the poor will not perish in the end.

19 E ara, e Ihowa, kei riro i ta te tangata: kia whakawakia nga tauiwi i tou aroaro.

Rise up, Lord: do not let man be strengthened. Let the Gentiles be judged in your sight.

20 E Ihowa, meinga ratou kia wehi: kia matau nga tauiwi he tangata nei ano ratou. (Hera)

O Lord, establish a lawgiver over them, so that the Gentiles may know that they are only men. (Pause)