1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi, ki a Ierutunu. He himene na Ahapa. Ki te Atua toku reo, e karanga nei ahau, ki te Atua toku reo, a tera e tahuri mai tona taringa ki ahau.

2 I rapu ahau ki te Ariki i te ra o toku pouri: maro tonu toku ringa i te po, kihai ano i pepeke; kihai toku wairua i pai kia whakamarietia.

3 E mahara ana ahau ki te Atua, a e pouri ana: kei te whakaaroaro, a ngaro iho toku wairua. (Hera.

4 E puritia ana e koe oku kanohi kia mataara tonu; he pouri ahau, te ahei te korero.

5 Ka hoki oku whakaaro ki nga ra onamata, ki nga tau o tua iho.

6 E whakamahara ana ahau ki taku waiata i te po, e korerorero ana ki toku ngakau e rapurapu ana toku wairua.

7 Tera ranei te Ariki e panga tonu ake ake? A heoi ano ranei ana manakohanga mai?

8 Kua kahore ranei tana mahi tohu mo ake tonu atu? Kua whati ranei tana kupu a ake ake?

9 Kua wareware ranei te Atua ki te atawhai? Kua riri ranei ia, a tutakina atu ana e ia tona aroha? (Hera.

10 Na ka mea ahau, Ko toku ngoikore tenei: otira ka mahara ahau ki nga tau o te ringa matau o te Runga Rawa.

11 Ka mahara ahau ki nga mahi a Ihowa; ae ra, ka mahara ahau ki au mea whakamiharo o tua iho.

12 Ka whakaaro hoki ahau ki au meatanga katoa, ka purakau ki au mahi.

13 E te Atua, kei te wahi tapu tou ara: ko wai te atua nui hei rite ki te Atua?

14 Ko koe te Atua e mahi nei i nga mea whakamiharo: kua whakapuakina e koe tou kaha i waenganui o nga iwi.

15 Hokona ana e tou ringa tau iwi, nga tama a Hakopa raua ko Hohepa. (Hera.

16 I kite nga wai i a koe, e te Atua i kite nga wai i a koe, mataku ana: i oho ano nga rire.

17 Ringihia ana he wai e nga kapua, puaki ana te haruru o nga rangi: rererere ana au pere.

18 I roto i te awhiowhio te haruru o tau whatitiri: marama noa te ao i nga uira; wiri ana te whenua, oioi ana.

19 I te moana tou ara, i nga wai nui tou huarahi, e kore ano e kitea ou takahanga.

20 He mea arahi e koe tau iwi ano he kahui, ara e te ringa o Mohi raua ko Arona.

1 I will cry unto God with my voice,

Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:

My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not;

My soul refused to be comforted.

3 I remember God, and am disquieted:

I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. [Selah

4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching:

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart;

And my spirit maketh diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever?

And will he be favorable no more?

8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever?

Doth his promise fail for evermore?

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah

10 And I said, This is my infirmity;

But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.

11 I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah;

For I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also upon all thy work,

And muse on thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary:

Who is a great god like unto God?

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders:

Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah

16 The waters saw thee, O God;

The waters saw thee, they were afraid:

The depths also trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

The skies sent out a sound:

Thine arrows also went abroad.

18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings lightened the world:

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Thy way was in the sea,

And thy paths in the great waters,

And thy footsteps were not known.

20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock,

By the hand of Moses and Aaron.