1 He himene na Rawiri, i a ia i te koraha o Hura. E te Atua, noku koe Atua; ka moata taku rapu i a koe. E hiainu ana toku wairua ki a koe, e hiahia ana oku kikokiko ki a koe, i te whenua maroke, ruha noa, kahore nei he wai.2 Koia i titiro atu ai ahau ki a koe i te wahi tapu, kia kite ai i tou kaha, i tou kororia.3 Pai atu tou aroha i te ora: mo reira ka whakamoemiti oku ngutu ki a koe.4 Ina, ka whakapai ahau ki a koe i ahau ano e ora nei; ka totoro atu oku ringa i runga i tou ingoa.5 Ka makona toku wairua, ano i te hinu wheua, i te ngako, a ka hari oku ngutu ina whakamoemiti toku mangai ki a koe.6 Ina mahara ahau ki a koe i runga i toku moenga, ina whakaaro ki a koe i nga mataaratanga o te po.7 Ko koe hoki toku kaiawhina: na ka hari ahau ki te taumarumarutanga iho o ou pakau.8 Piri tonu toku wairua ki a koe: e tautoko ake ana tou matau i ahau.9 Ko te hunga e whai ana i toku wairua kia whakangaromia, ka riro ratou ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua.10 Ka tukua atu ratou ki te kaha o te hoari: hei wahi ratou ma nga pokiha.11 Tena ko te kingi, ka hari ia ki te Atua; ka whakamanamana nga tangata katoa ko ia nei ta ratou oati: a ka purua te mangai o te hunga katoa e korero teka ana.

1 A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.2 So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.3 Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.4 So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.5 As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.6 If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.7 For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.8 Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.9 And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.10 They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.11 And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!