1 He mea pai te whakawhetai ki a Ihowā,
2 te whakakite i tōu atawhai i te ata,
3 i runga i te aho tekau, i te hātere;
4 Nāu hoki ahau, e Ihowā, i whakahari ki tāu mahi;
5 Anō te nui o āu mahi, e Ihowā!
6 Ko te tangata pōauau, kāhore ia e mātau;
7 Kia pihi ake ngā whakaarokore ānō he tarutaru,
8 Ko koe ia, e Ihowā, kei runga rawa ake ake.
9 Nā, ko ōu hoa whawhai, e Ihowā,
10 Otirā, ka ara i a koe tōku haona,
11 Ka kite hoki tōku kanohi i tāku i hiahia ai ki runga ki ōku hoariri,
12 Ka rite te tupu o te tangata tika ki tō te nīkau;
13 Ko te hunga i whakatōkia ki te whare o Ihowā
14 Ka whai hua tonu rātou ua hina;
15 hei whakakite i te tika o Ihowā;