1 Ka whakanui ahau i a koe, e Ihowā;
2 E Ihowā, e tōku Atua, i karanga ahau ki a koe,
3 E Ihowā, nāu i whakaputa ake tōku wairua i te rēinga;
4 Hīmene ki a Ihowā, e tāna hunga tapu,
5 He iti hoki te wāhi e riri ai ia;
6 I mea ahau i tōku wā i kake ai,
7 He manakohanga nāu, e Ihowā,
8 E Ihowā, i karanga ahau ki a koe,
9 “He aha te pai o ōku toto
10 Whakarongo, e Ihowā, tohungia hoki ahau;
11 Kua puta kē i a koe tāku tangi hei kanikani;
12 hei mea e hīmene ai tōku korōria ki a koe, kore ake e wahangū.