1 N a Rawiri. E ngana, e Ihowa, ki te hunga e tohe ana ki ahau: whawhaitia te hunga e whawhai nei ki ahau.

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.

2 K ia mau ki te whakangungu rakau, ki te puapua; whakatika hei awhina moku

Take hold of buckler and shield And rise up for my help.

3 U nuhia te tao, araia te ara o te hunga e whai nei i ahau: ki mai ki toku wairua, Ko ahau tou whakaoranga.

Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4 K ia whakama, kia numinumi te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ahau: kia whakahokia ki muri, kia whakapoauautia te hunga e whakatakoto ana i te kino moku.

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

5 K ia rite ratou ki te papapa e puhia ana e te hau; kia aia haeretia e te anahera a Ihowa.

Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on.

6 K ia pouri to ratou ara, kia pahekeheke: kia whaia ratou e te anahera a Ihowa.

Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

7 K ahore hoki he rawa i huna ai e ratou te poka o ta ratou kupenga moku; he mea keri takekore kia mate ai ahau.

For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

8 K ia rokohanga poauautia ia e te ngaromanga; kia mau ano ko ia i tana kupenga i huna ai: kia taka ia ki taua tino ngaromanga.

Let destruction come upon him unawares, And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

9 A ka koa toku wairua ki a Ihowa, ka hari ki tana whakaoranga.

And my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; It shall exult in His salvation.

10 K a ki katoa oku wheua, E Ihowa, ko wai te rite mou, mo te kaiwhakaora o te iti i te tangata e kaha ake ana i a ia, ae o te iti, o te rawakore i tona kaipahua?

All my bones will say, “ Lord, who is like You, Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

11 W hakatika ana nga kaiwhakapae teka: whakawakia ana ahau mo nga mea kihai nei ahau i matau atu.

Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know.

12 U tua ana e ratou taku pai ki te kino, a whakatupu pani ana toku wairua.

They repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul.

13 T ena ko ahau, i a ratou e mate ana, he kahu taratara toku, waikauwere ana toku wairua, kihai i kai: a hoki mai ana taku inoi ki toku uma.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

14 K o toku ahua me te mea he hoa ia, he teina noku: kupapa noa iho ahau, ano he tangata e tangi ana ki tona whaea.

I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

15 I toku paheketanga ia koa ana ratou, huihui ana; huihui ana nga tangata kino noa iho hei hoariri moku, kihai ano ahau i mohio; haehae ana ratou i ahau, kihai hoki i mutu.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.

16 R ite tonu ki nga kaiwhakakata o nga hakari, tetea ana o ratou niho ki ahau.

Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at me with their teeth.

17 E te Ariki, kia pehea te roa o tau titiro kau mai? Whakaorangia toku wairua i a ratou whakangaromanga, taku e aroha nei, i nga raiona.

Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only life from the lions.

18 K a whakawhetai ahau ki a koe i roto i te whakaminenga nui, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe i roto i te iwi maha.

I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng.

19 K ei hari pokanoa ki ahau oku hoariri; kei whakakini te kanohi o te hunga e kino noa ana ki ahau.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

20 E hara hoki ta ratou i te korero mo te rangimarie; heoi kei te whakatakoto kupu tinihanga ratou mo te hunga ata noho o te whenua.

For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

21 I na, hamama ana o ratou mangai ki ahau, e ki ana, Ha, ha, kua kite to matou kanohi.

They opened their mouth wide against me; They said, “ Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

22 K ua kite koe, e Ihowa: kaua ra e wahangu; e te Ariki, kei matara i ahau.

You have seen it, O Lord, do not keep silent; O Lord, do not be far from me.

23 O ho ake, e ara ki te whakarite i toku whakawa, ki taku tautohe, e toku Atua, e toku Ariki.

Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 K ia rite ki tou tika te whakarite moku, e Ihowa, e toku Atua: kei koa ano ratou ki ahau.

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness, And do not let them rejoice over me.

25 K ei mea ratou i roto i o ratou ngakau, Ha, ko ta matou tena i pai ai: kei mea ratou, Kua horomia ia e tatou.

Do not let them say in their heart, “ Aha, our desire!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

26 K ia whakama, kia numinumi ngatahi, te hunga e koa ana ina he ahau: kia whakakakahuria ki te whakama, ki te numinumi, te hunga e whakakake ana ki ahau.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

27 K ia hamama i te hari, kia koa te hunga e pai ana ki taku mahi tika: ae, kia mea tonu, kia whakanuia a Ihowa e whakapai nei ki te ora o tana pononga.

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication; And let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”

28 A ka korerotia e toku arero tau mahi tika, me te whakamoemiti ki a koe i te ra roa.

And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long.