Salmos 17

3 Kua whakamātauria e koe tōku ngākau;

kua tirotirohia iho ahau e koe i te pō;

kua whakamātau koe i ahau, ā, kāhore he mea i kitea e koe;

e mea ana ahau kia kaua e hara tōku māngai.

4 Ko ngā mahi ia a te tangata, ko ngā kupu a tōu māngai

tāku mea hei pā mai i ahau i ngā ara o te kaiwhakangaro.

5 I whakaūkia ōku hīkoinga ki āu ara,

kīhai i paheke ōku waewae.