1 I mea a Ihowā ki tōku Ariki,

"Hei tōku matau koe noho ai,

kia meinga rā anō e ahau ōu hoariri

hei tūranga waewae mōu."

2 Mā Ihowā e tono mai te tokotoko o tōu kaha i Hiona;

hei rangatira koe i waenganui i ōu hoariri.

3 Ka kakama tōu iwi ki te tāpae atu i a rātou

i te rā o tōu kaha,

i te ātaahua o ngā mea tapu.

Nō te kōpū mai o te ata,

kei a koe te tōmairangi o tōu whanaketanga.

4 Kua oati a Ihowā, e kore anō tāna e puta kē;

"Hei tohunga koe ake ake, nō te tikanga o Merekihereke."

5 Kei tōu matau te Ariki;

ka marū i a ia ngā kīngi i te rā e riri ai ia.

6 E whakawā ia i waenganui i ngā tauiwi;

e whakakīia e ia ngā whenua ki te tūpāpaku;

ka marū i a ia ngā upoko

i ngā whenua maha.

7 Ka inu wai ia i te awa i te ara,

ā, ka ara tōna mātenga.