1 Tahuri tōu taringa, e Ihowā, ki āku kupu,
2 Whakarongo ki te reo o tāku karanga,
3 E rongo koe ki tōku reo, e Ihowā, i te ata;
4 Ehara hoki koe i te Atua e pai ana ki te hara,
5 E kore te hunga wairangi e tū ki tōu aroaro;
6 E ngaro i a koe te hunga kōrero teka;
7 Ko ahau ia ka haere i runga i te tini
8 E Ihowā, ārahina ahau i runga i tōu tika,
9 Kāhore hoki he pono i ō rātou māngai;
10 Whakataua te hara ki a rātou, e te Atua;
11 Nā, kia hari katoa te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a koe.
12 Nō te mea ka manaakitia e koe, e Ihowā, te tangata tika;