1 H ow amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. Kititi. He himene ma nga tama a Koraha. Ano te ataahua o ou tapenakara, e Ihowa o nga mano!

2 M y soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

E hiahia ana toku wairua, ae, e hemo ana ki nga marae o Ihowa: e tangi ana toku ngakau me oku kikokiko ki te Atua ora.

3 Y ea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

Me te pihoihoi hoki kua kite i tetahi whare, me te warou ano hoki i tetahi ohanga mona, hei takotoranga mo ana pi, ara i au aata, e Ihowa o nga mano, e toku Kingi, e toku Atua.

4 B lessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

Ka hari te hunga e noho ana i tou whare: he whakamoemiti tonu ta ratou ki a koe. (Hera.

5 B lessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

Ka hari te tangata ko tona kaha nei kei a koe: kei roto i o ratou ngakau nga huarahi ki reira.

6 P assing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

Ka haere ratou ra te raorao o Paka, ka meinga e ratou hei puna: ngaro iho ano hoki nga poka i te ua.

7 T hey go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

Ka haere atu ratou i te kaha ki te kaha; ka kitea ratou ki te aroaro o te Atua i Hiona.

8 O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

E Ihowa, e te Atua o nga mano, whakarongo ki taku inoi: tahuri mai tou taringa, e te Atua o Hakopa. (Hera.

9 B ehold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.

Titiro mai, e te Atua, e to matou whakangungu rakau: tirohia iho hoki te mata o tau tangata i whakawahi ai.

10 F or a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

No te mea, he ra kotahi i ou whare, pai atu i nga ra kotahi mano: te tiaki tatau i te whare o toku Atua, pai atu ki ahau i te noho ki nga teneti o te kino.

11 F or Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

He ra hoki a Ihowa te Atua, he whakangungu rakau: ka homai e Ihowa te atawhai me te kororia; e kore e kaiponuhia e ia tetahi mea pai ki te hunga e tapatahi ana te haere.

12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

E Ihowa o nga mano, ka hari te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a koe.