1 He inoi na Rawiri. Whakarongo ki te tika, e Ihowa, tahuri mai ki taku karanga, kia titaha mai tou taringa ki taku inoi, ara ki ta te ngutu tinihangakore.2 Kia puta mai te whakaritenga o taku whakawa i tou aroaro; tirohia mai e ou kanohi te mea rite.3 Kua whakamatauria e koe toku ngakau; kua tirotirohia iho ahau e koe i te po; kua whakamatau koe i ahau, a kahore he mea i kitea e koe; e mea ana ahau kia kaua e hara toku mangai.4 Ko nga mahi ia a te tangata, ko nga kupu a tou mangai taku mea hei pa mai i ahau i nga ara o te kaiwhakangaro.5 I whakaukia oku hikoinga ki au ara, kihai i paheke oku waewae.6 Kua karanga nei ahau ki a koe, no te mea ka whakahoki kupu mai koe, e te Atua, ki ahau: whakatitahatia mai tou taringa ki ahau, whakarongo ki taku kupu.7 Whakaaturia tou aroha whakamiharo, ko koe hoki, ko tou matau, te kaiwhakaora mo te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a koe, i te hunga e whakatika mai ana.8 Tiakina ahau, ano ko te whatu o te kanohi, huna ahau ki raro i te taumarumarutanga o ou pakau,9 I te hunga kino e tukino nei i ahau, i oku hoariri whakamate e karapoti nei i ahau.10 E kopakia ana ratou e o ratou ngako: e korero whakapehapeha ana o ratou mangai.11 Tenei o matou hikoinga te karapotia nei e ratou: matatau tonu iho o ratou kanohi ki te tuku iho i a matou ki te whenua.12 Kei te raiona e hiahia ana ki te hopu kai te rite, kei te kuao raiona e piri ana i nga wahi ngaro.13 E ara, e Ihowa, haukotia tona aroaro, turakina ia ki raro; whakaorangia toku wairua ki tau hoari i te tangata kino;14 I nga tangata, ma tou ringa, e Ihowa, i nga tangata o te ao: kei tenei ora nei to ratou wahi, a e whakakiia ana o ratou kopu e koe ki tau taonga. E kiki ana ratou i te tamariki, whakarerea iho nga toenga o a ratou taonga ki a ratou kohungahunga.15 Ko ahau, e kite ahau i tou mata i runga i te tika, a ka tatu toku ngakau, ina oho ake ahau, kia kite i tou ahua.

1 A Prayer. Of David. Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.2 Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.3 You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.5 I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.7 Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.8 Keep me as the light of your eyes, covering me with the shade of your wings,9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.10 They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;12 Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.