1 He waiata, he himene na Rawiri. Pumau tonu toku ngakau, e te Atua; ka waiata ahau, ae ra, ka himene ahau, me toku kororia ano.2 E ara, e te hatere, e te hapa: ka ara wawe ano ahau.3 Ka whakamoemiti ahau ki a koe, e Ihowa, i waenganui i nga iwi: ka himene ki a koe i waenganui i nga tauiwi.4 He nui atu hoki tau mahi tohu i nga rangi, a ko tou pono tutuki noa atu ki nga kapua.5 Kia whakanuia koe, e te Atua, ki runga atu i nga rangi: hei runga atu i te whenua katoa tou kororia.6 Kia puta tau i aroha ai, ma tou ringa matau matou e whakaora, a whakahokia mai he kupu ki a matou.7 Kua korero te Atua i runga i tona tapu: Ka hari ahau, ka kotikoti i Hekeme, ka roherohe i te raorao o Hukota.8 Noku Kireara; noku a Manahi; ko Eparaima ano hoki te kaha o toku matenga; ko Hura taku hepeta.9 Ko Moapa taku oko horoi; ka maka e ahau toku hu ki runga ki Eroma: ka whakamanamana ahau ki Pirihitia.10 Ma wai ahau e kawe ki te pa tuwatawata? Ko wai nana ahau i arahi ki Eroma?11 He teka ianei kua panga matou e koe, e te Atua? kahore hoki koe, e te Atua, e haere tahi me o matou taua.12 Homai ki a matou he awhina ki te hoariri: he teka kau noa hoki te awhina a te tangata.13 Ma te Atua tatou ka toa ai: mana hoki e takahi ki raro o tatou hoa whawhai.

1 A Song. A Psalm. Of David. 2 \108:1\O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.3 \108:2\Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.4 \108:3\I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.5 \108:4\For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.6 \108:5\Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.7 \108:6\Let your right hand be stretched out for salvation, and give me an answer, so that your loved ones may be safe from danger.8 \108:7\This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.9 \108:8\Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;10 \108:9\Moab is my washpot; on Edom is the resting-place of my shoe; over Philistia will I send out a glad cry.11 \108:10\Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?12 \108:11\Have you not sent us away from you, O God? and you go not out with our armies.13 \108:12\Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.14 \108:13\With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.