1 Ko Ihowā tōku hēpara;

e kore ahau e hapa.

2 Ko ia hei mea kia takoto ahau

ki ngā wāhi tarutaru hou;

e ārahi ana ia i ahau ki te taha o ngā wai āta rere.

3 Ko ia hei whakahoki ake i tōku wairua;

e ārahi ana ia i ahau i ngā ara o te tika,

he whakaaro ki tōna ingoa.

4 Āe, ahakoa haere ahau i te awaawa o te ātārangi o te mate,

kāhore he kino e wehi ai ahau;

nō te mea kei tōku taha koe;

ko tāu rākau, ko tāu tokotoko,

ko ēnā hei oranga ngākau mōku.

5 E takā ana e koe he tēpu ki tōku aroaro

i te tirohanga a ōku hoariri,

e whakawahia ana e koe tōku mātenga ki te hinu,

pūrena tonu tāku kapu.

6 He pono e aru i ahau te pai me te atawhai

i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ahau,

ā, ka noho ahau ki te whare o Ihowā

ake tonu atu.