Salmos 19

Te Korōria o te Atua i Whakaaturia i te Kāpuatanga

Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He hīmene nā Rāwiri.

1 E kōrerotia ana e ngā rangi te korōria o te Atua;

ā, e whakaaturia ana e te kikorangi te mahi a ōna ringa.

2 E puaki ana te reo o tēnā rangi, o tēnā rangi,

e whakaatu mōhiotanga ana hoki tēnā pō, tēnā pō.

3 Kāhore he hamumu, kāhore he kupu,

kāhore e rangona tō rātou reo.

4 Kua puta tā rātou aho ki te whenua katoa,

ā rātou kupu, ā te pito rā anō o te ao.

Whakatūria ana e ia ki reira te tapenākara mō te rā;

5 ā, e puta ana ia me he tāne mārena hou

i tōna whare moenga, whakaī ana ia,

pērā ana me te tangata kaha e mea ana ki te oma whakataetae.

6 Ko tōna putanga kei tētahi pito o te rangi,

ā, whawhe noa ki tētahi pito;

kāhore hoki tētahi mea e ngaro i tōna mahana.

Te Ture a Ihowā

7 Tapatahi tonu te Ture a Ihowā,

he mea whakatahuri i te wairua;

pono tonu ngā whakaatu a Ihowā,

e whakawhaiwhakaaro ana i te kūare.

8 He tika ngā ako a Ihowā,

e whakahari ana i te ngākau,

he mā te whakahau a Ihowā,

e whakamārama ana i ngā kanohi.

9 He mā te wehi ki a Ihowā,

pūmau tonu ake ake,

he pono ngā whakaritenga a Ihowā,

tika kau anō.

10 Engari ēnā e hiahiatia ana i te kōura,

āe, i te tino kōura ahakoa maha;

reka atu i te honi,

i te māturuturutanga iho o ngā honikoma.

11 Nā ēnā anō tāu pononga i whakatūpato;

he nui te utu ki te puritia.

12 Ko wai e mātau ana ki ōna hē?

Whakamākia ōku hara puku.

13 Puritia anō tāu pononga kei riro i ngā hara

whakakake hei rangatira mōku;

ko reira ahau tū tika ai,

ā, ka wātea i te hē nui.

14 Kia manakohia ngā kupu a tōku māngai;

me ngā whakaaro o tōku ngākau i tōu aroaro,

e Ihowā, e tōku kāmaka, e tōku kaihoko.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 The heavens declare the glory of God;

And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech,

And night unto night showeth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language;

Their voice is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth,

And their words to the end of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,

And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.

6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens,

And his circuit unto the ends of it;

And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul:

The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart:

The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever:

The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold;

Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned:

In keeping them there is great reward.

12 Who can discern his errors?

Clear thou me from hidden faults.

13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;

Let them not have dominion over me:

Then shall I be upright,

And I shall be clear from great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in thy sight,

O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.