1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Huhana Erutu. He Mikitama, na Rawiri, hei whakaako. No tana whawhaitanga ki a Aramanaharaima raua ko Aramatopa. Na hoki ana a Ioapa, a patua ana e ia a Eroma ki te Raorao Tote, kotahi tekau ma rua mano. E te Atua, kua pa nga matou e koe, kua oti matou te whakamarara e koe, kua riri koe; tahuri mai ano ki a matou.2 Wiri ana te whenua i a koe: kua ngatata i a koe: whakakapia ona wahi pakaru; e ru ana hoki.3 He mea pakeke kua whakakitea e koe ki tau iwi, kua oti matou te whakainu e koe ki te waina e wiri ai.4 Kua homai e koe he kara ki te hunga e wehi ana i a koe: kia whakakitea hei mea mo te pono. (Hera.5 Hei mea e mawhiti ai au e aroha ai: ma tou matau e whakaora, whakahokia mai hoki he kupu ki ahau.6 Kua korero te Atua i runga i tona tapu; ka hari ahau, ka kotikoti i Hekeme, ka roherohe hoki i te raorao o Hukota.7 Noku Kireara, noku ano a Manahi, ko Eparaima ano hoki te kaha o toku matenga; ko Hura taku kaiwhakatakoto ture;8 Ko Moapa taku oko horoi; ka maka e ahau toku hu ki runga ki Eroma: e Pirihitia, ko ahau hei whakamanamana mau.9 Ma wai ahau e kawe ki te pa kaha? Na wai ahau i arahi ki Eroma?10 He teka ranei, e te Atua, kua panga matou e koe? kahore hoki koe, e te Atua, e haere tahi me a matou taua.11 Homai he awhina mo matou ki o matou hoariri: he teka noa hoki te awhina a te tangata.12 Ma te Atua tatou ka toa ai: mana hoki e takahi ki raro o tatou hoa whawhai.

1 To the Overseer. -- `Concerning the Lily of Testimony,` a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.2 Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.3 Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.4 Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.5 That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,7 Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,8 Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.9 Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?10 Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!11 Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.12 In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!