1 E Ihowā, kua tirotirohia ahau e koe,
2 E mātau ana koe ki tōku nohoanga iho, ki tōku whakatikanga ake;
3 E kitea pūtia ana e koe tōku ara me tōku takotoranga iho;
4 Kāhore rawa hoki he kupu i tōku arero,
5 Kua hangā a muri, a mua, ōku e koe;
6 He mea whakamīharo rawa,
7 Me haere ahau ki hea i tōu wairua?
8 Ki te kake ahau ki te rangi, kei reira koe;
9 Ki te tango ahau ki ngā pākau o te ata,
10 kei reira anō tōu ringa hei ārahi i ahau,
11 Ki te mea ahau, “He pono, tērā ahau e hīpokina e te pōuri,
12 ahakoa te pōuri kāhore e huna mai i a koe,
13 I a koe hoki ōku whatumanawa;
14 Ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe;
15 Kīhai i hunā ōku wāhi i a koe,
16 I kite ōu kanohi i ahau, kāhore anō kia āhua noa.
17 Kia pēhea mai hoki te matenui o ōu whakaaro ki ahau, e te Atua;
18 Ki te taua e ahau – maha atu i te onepū;
19 He pono ka patua e koe, e te Atua, te tangata kino;
20 He kino hoki ā rātou kupu mōu;
21 Kāhore ianei ahau, e Ihowā, e kino ki te hunga e kino ana ki a koe?
22 He tino kino tāku kino ki a rātou;
23 Tirohia iho ahau, e te Atua, kia mātau hoki koe ki tōku ngākau;
24 Kia kite mehemea kei ahau tētahi ara o te kino,