1 K i te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene na Rawiri, i te taenga o Natana poropiti ki a ia, mo tona haerenga ki a Patehepa. Tohungia ahau, e te Atua, kia rite ki tou atawhai: kia rite ki tou aroha nui te murunga o oku he.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 H oroia rawatia toku kino: kia ma hoki toku hara.

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

3 E whaki ana hoki ahau i aku mahi tutu: kei toku aroaro tonu toku hara.

For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.

4 H e hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, toku; i meatia ano tenei he ki tou aroaro; kia tika ai koe i tau korerotanga, kia ma ai hoki ina whakawa.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

5 N a i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino, i runga ano i te hara toku whakahaputanga ki roto ki toku whaea.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 N a ko tau e matenui ai ko te pono i nga wahi o roto, a ka whakaakona oku wahi ngaro e koe ki te whakaaro nui.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

7 P urea ahau ki te hihopa, a ka ma ahau; horoia ahau, a ka ma ke atu i te hukarere.

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 M einga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa, a ka whakamanamana nga iwi i whatiia nei e koe.

Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 H una tou mata ki oku hara; a murua katoatia oku kino.

Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

10 H anga, e te Atua, he ngakau ma ki roto ki ahau: whakahoutia hoki ki roto ki ahau he wairua tika.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

11 K aua ahau e maka i tou aroaro; kaua hoki tou wairua tapu e tangohia i ahau.

Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

12 W hakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tau whakaoranga: tautokona hoki ahau ki te wairua kakama.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 K o reira ahau whakaako ai i au ara ki te hunga tutu; a ka tahuri te hunga hara ki a koe.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 W hakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua, e te Atua o toku whakaoranga, a ka waiatatia au mahi tika e toku arero.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 W hakatuwheratia oku ngutu, e te Ariki; a ka puaki i toku mangai te whakamoemiti ki a koe.

O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

16 K ahore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu; penei kua hoatu e ahau: kahore koe e ahuareka ki te tahunga tinana.

For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

17 K o nga patunga tapu ma te Atua he wairua maru: e kore koe e whakahawea e te Atua, ki te ngakau maru, ki te ngakau iro.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 K ia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona: hanga nga taiepa o Hiruharama.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 K o reira koe pai ai ki nga patunga tapu o te tika, ki nga tahunga tinana, he mea whakaeke katoa: ko reira ratou whakaeke ai i nga puru ki runga ki tou aata.

Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.