1 H e aha koe ka tu mai ai i tawhiti, e Ihowa? ka whakangarongaro ai i nga wa o te he?

Why do You stand afar off, O Lord ? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 E whakakake ana te tangata kino, e tukino ana i te tangata iti: kia hopukina ratou ki nga whakaaro i whakaaro ai ratou.

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 E whakapehapeha ana hoki te tnngata kino ki te hiahia o tona ngakau, a ko te hunga apo taonga, e whakakahore ana, ae ra, e whakahawea ana ki a Ihowa.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

4 K a mea te tangata kino, i te whakapehapeha o tona mata, E kore e hiahiatia e ia. Kei roto i ona whakaaro katoa e mea ana, Kahore he Atua.

The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.

5 W hanoke tonu ona ara i nga wa katoa; kei runga noa ake au whakaritenga te kitea e ia, he mea whakatupereru e ia ona hoariri katoa.

His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

6 E mea ana i roto i tona ngakau, e kore ahau e whakakorikoria: kahore hoki he he moku a nga whakatupuranga katoa.

He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”

7 K i tonu tona mangai i te kanga, i te hianga, i te tukino: kei raro i tona arero te whanoke me te teka.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

8 E noho ana ia, e whanga ana i nga pa koraha: e kohurutia ana e ia te hunga harakore i nga wahi ngaro; e matatau ana ona kanohi ki te hunga rawakore.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.

9 E whanga puku ana ia me he raiona i tona kuhunga: e whanga ana kia hopukia te tangata iti: e hopukia ana e ia te tangata iti, ua kumea ki tana. kupenga.

He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

10 K upapa ana ia, piko ana, hinga ana te hunga rawakore i ana mea kaha.

So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.

11 E mea ana i roto i tona ngakau, Ka wareware te Atua: e huna ana ia i tona mata, e kore ia e kite ake tonu atu.

He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”

12 W hakatika, e Ihowa, e te Atua, takiritia tou ringa: kaua e wareware ki te hunga iti.

Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.

13 H e aha te tangata kino ka whakahawea ai ki te Atua? kua mea ia i roto i tona ngakau, E kore tenei e whakatakina e koe.

Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account. ”

14 K ua kite koe; e tirohia nei hoki e koe te whanoke me te whakatoi, a ka utua e tou ringa: e tuku ana te rawakore i a ia ano ki a koe; ko koe hei tuara mo te pani.

But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

15 W hatiia e koe te ringa o te tangata kino; tena ko te tangata nanakia, whakatakina tona kino, kia kahore ra ano e kitea e koe.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 K o Ihowa te Kingi ake ake: kua kahore ke nga tauiwi i tona whenua.

The Lord is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land.

17 E Ihowa, kua whakarongo koe ki te hiahia o te hunga whakaiti: mau ano o ratou ngakau e whakapai, ka tahuri ano tou taringa ki te whakarongo:

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,

18 K i te whakawa mo te pani, mo te tangata e tukinotia ana, kei whakamataku a mua ake te tangata o te whenua.

To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.