Waiata 92
1 He himene, he waiata mo te ra Hapati. He mea pai te whakawhetai ki a Ihowa, te himene atu ki tou ingoa, e te Runga Rawa:
Yahweh, it is good for people to thank you and to sing to praise you [MTY] who are greater than any other god.
2 Te whakakite i tou atawhai i te ata, i tou pono i nga po katoa;
It is good to proclaim every morning that you faithfully love us, and each night [to sing songs that] declare that you always do what you have promised to do,
3 I runga i te aho tekau, i te hatere; i te tangi huatau a te hapa.
accompanied by [musicians playing] harps that have ten strings, and by the sounds made by a lyre.
4 Nau hoki ahau, e Ihowa, i whakahari ki tau mahi: ka whakamanamana ahau ki nga meatanga a ou ringa.
Yahweh, you have caused me to be glad; I sing joyfully because of what you [SYN] have done.
5 Ano te nui o au mahi, e Ihowa! hohonu rawa ou whakaaro.
Yahweh, the things that you do are great! But it is difficult for us to understand [all] that you think.
6 Ko te tangata poauau, kahore ia e matau; kahore hoki tenei e mohiotia e te kuware.
There are things [that you do] that foolish people cannot know about, things that stupid people cannot understand.
7 Kia pihi ake nga whakaarokore ano he tarutaru, a kia tupu nga kaimahi katoa i te kino; he ngaromanga tena no ratou ake ake;
They do not understand that although the number of wicked [people] increases [like blades of] grass do [SIM], and they prosper, they will be completely destroyed.
8 Ko koe ia, e Ihowa, kei runga rawa ake ake.
But Yahweh, you [will] exalted/be honored/rule) forever.
9 Na, ko ou hoa whawhai, e Ihowa, na, ko ou hoa whawhai, ka ngaro; ka marara katoa nga kaimahi i te kino.
Yahweh, your enemies will [certainly] die, and those who do wicked things will be defeated/scattered.
10 Otira ka ara i a koe toku haona, ka pera i to te kau maka: ka whakawahia ahau ki te hinu hou.
But you have caused me to be as strong [MTY] as [SIM] a wild ox; you have caused me to be very joyful [MTY].
11 Ka kite hoki toku kanohi i taku i hiahia ai ki runga ki oku hoariri, ka rongo oku taringa i taku i hiahia ai o te hunga kino e whakatika ana mai ki ahau.
I [SYN] have seen you defeat my enemies; d I have heard those evil men wail/scream while they were being slaughtered.
12 Ka rite te tupu o te tangata tika ki to te nikau; ka rite tona nui ki to te hita i Repanona.
But righteous [people] will prosper like [SIM] palm trees that grow well, or like [SIM] cedar [trees] that grow in Lebanon.
13 Ko te hunga i whakatokia ki te whare o Ihowa ka tupu ki nga marae o to tatou Atua.
[They are like the trees] that grow near the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem], those trees that are close to the courtyard of the temple of our God.
14 Ka whai hua tonu ratou ua hina: ki tonu i te wai, matomato tonu;
[Even] when righteous people become old, they do many things [IDM] [that please God]. They remain strong and full of energy, [like trees that] [MET] remain full of sap.
15 Hei whakakite i te tika o Ihowa: ko ia toku kohatu, kahore hoki ona he.
That shows that Yahweh is just; he is [like a huge] rock [under which I am safe/protected], and he never does anything that is wicked/wrong.
