1 A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory. 2 \38:1\O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.3 \38:2\For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.4 \38:3\My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.5 \38:4\For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.6 \38:5\My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.7 \38:6\I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.8 \38:7\For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.9 \38:8\I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.10 \38:9\Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.11 \38:10\My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.12 \38:11\My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.13 \38:12\Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.14 \38:13\But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.15 \38:14\So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.16 \38:15\In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.17 \38:16\I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.18 \38:17\My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.19 \38:18\I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.20 \38:19\But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.21 \38:20\They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.22 \38:21\Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.23 \38:22\Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

1 He himene na Rawiri, hei whakamahara. E Ihowa, kaua e whakatupehupehu mai ki ahau ina riri koe, kaua ano ahau e pakia ina arita koe.2 Titi tonu hoki au pere ki ahau: kaha rawa te pehi a tou ringa i ahau.3 Kahore he wahi ora o oku kikokiko, na tou riri hoki: kahore ano e ata takoto oku wheua, noku i hara nei.4 Kua taupokina iho hoki toku matenga e oku kino: ano he pikaunga taimaha e pehi rawa ana i ahau.5 E piro ana oku whiunga, kua pirau i taku mahi poauau.6 E whakawiria ana ahau, piko rawa; e tangi haere ana i te roa o te ra.7 Kei te tahuna hoki toku hope, kapi tonu: kahore hoki he wahi ora o oku kikokiko.8 Kua kore oku kaha, maru rawa ahau: hamama ana taku aue i te mamae o toku ngakau.9 E te Ariki, kei tou aroaro oku hiahia katoa; kahore hoki e ngaro i a koe taku aue.10 Kihakiha kau toku ngakau, kua hemo toku kaha: me te marama o oku kanohi, kua kore hoki ena oku.11 Matara noa atu i toku mate te turanga mai o nga tangata i aroha mai ki ahau, o oku hoa hoki; i tawhiti ano oku whanaunga e tu ke mai ana.12 E whakatakoto mahanga ana moku te hunga e whai ana i ahau kia whakamatea; he nanakia ano nga kupu a te hunga e rapu ana i te he moku; he whakaaro tinihanga ano a ratou a pau noa te ra.13 Ko ahau ia, i rite ki te turi, kihai i rongo, ki te tangata wahangu, kahore nei e hamamu tona mangai.14 Na rite tonu ahau ki te tangata kahore nei e rongo, kahore nei he whakatupehupehu i tona mangai.15 E tumanako nei hoki ahau ki a koe, e Ihowa: ka whakahoki kupu mai ano koe, e te Ariki, e toku Atua.16 I mea hoki ahau, Kei koa mai ratou ki ahau: ka paheke toku waewae, ka whakahihi ratou ki ahau.17 Ko ahau hoki, meake kopa, a kei inua tonu i ahau toku pouri.18 Ka whaki hoki ahau i toku kino, ka pouri mo toku hara.19 Ko oku hoariri ia hauhau tonu, kaha tonu; kua tokomaha ano te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.20 He hoariri ano ki ahau te hunga e utu ana i te pai ki te kino: moku e whai ana i te pai.21 Kaua ahau e whakarerea, e Ihowa, e toku Atua; kei mamao atu koe i ahau.22 Hohoro ki te awhina i ahau, e te Ariki, e toku whakaoranga.