1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Na te pononga a Ihowa, na Rawiri. E mea ana te mahi kino a te tangata hara i roto i toku ngakau, Kahore he wehi ki te Atua i mua i ona kanohi.2 E whakapai ana hoki ona kanohi ake ki a ia ano, e kore e kitea tona hara, e kore e kinongia.3 He kino nga kupu a tona mangai he rauhanga hoki, kua mahue i a ia te mahara, te mahi i te pai.4 He mahi nanakia tana e whakaaro ai i runga i tona moenga; ehara i te pai te ara e turia ana e ia, kahore ona whakarihariha ki te kino.5 Kei nga rangi, e Ihowa, tau mahi tohu: tutuki noa atu tou pono ki nga kapua.6 Rite tonu tou tika ki nga maunga o te Atua; he rire nui au whakaritenga: ko koe, e Ihowa, te kaiwhakaora i te tangata, i te kararehe.7 Ano te pai o tou aroha, e te Atua: ka okioki nga tama a te tangata i raro i te taumarumarutanga iho o ou pakau.8 Ka makona ratou i nga mea momona o tou whare: ka whakainumia ano e koe ki te awa o au mea whakahari.9 Kei a koe hoki te puna o te ora; ma tou marama ka kite ai matou i te marama.10 Kia roa tou aroha ki te hunga e matau ana ki a koe, tou tika hoki ki te hunga ngakau tika.11 Kei puta mai ki ahau te waewae whakapakari; kei aia atu ahau e te ringa o te hunga hara.12 Hinga iho i reira nga kaimahi i te kino: kua turakina iho, te ahei te ara ake.

1 To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,2 For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.3 The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.`5 O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.6 Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.7 How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.8 They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.9 For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.10 Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.11 Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.12 There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!