1 H e waiata; he pikitanga. Ka anga atu oku kanohi ki nga maunga; no reira nei te awhina moku.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help?

2 N o Ihowa te awhina moku, no te kaihanga o te rangi, o te whenua.

My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

3 E kore ia e tuku i tou waewae kia nekehia; e kore tou kaitiaki e moe.

He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.

4 I na, e kore te kaitiaki o Iharaira e parangia, e moe.

Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 K o Ihowa tou kaitiaki, ko Ihowa tou whakamarumaru i tou matau.

The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand.

6 E kore koe e pakia e te ra i te awatea, e te marama ranei i te po.

The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night.

7 M a Ihowa koe e tiaki i roto i nga kino katoa; mana e tiaki tou wairua.

The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.

8 M a Ihowa e tiaki tou haerenga atu, me tou haerenga mai aianei a ake tonu atu.

The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.