1 S tand by me, O God, and speak in my favor against a sinful nation. Save me from the lying and sinful man.

E te Atua, whakaritea taku whakawa, whakatikaia aku korero ki te iwi atuakore: whakaorangia ahau i te tangata tinihanga e mahi nei i te he.

2 F or You are the God of my strength. Why have You turned away from me? Why do I have sorrow because those who hate me come against me with power?

Ko koe hoki te Atua o toku kaha: he aha ahau ka panga nei e koe? He aha ahau ka haere pouri ai i te tukino a te hoariri?

3 S end out Your light and Your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy hill and to the places where You live.

Tukua mai tou marama me tou pono hei arahi i ahau: hei kawe i ahau ki tou maunga tapu, ki ou tapenakara.

4 T hen I will go to the altar of God, the God of my joy. And I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.

A ka haere ahau ki te aata a te Atua, ki te Atua, ki toku hari nui: ae, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe, e te Atua, e toku Atua, i runga i te hapa.

5 W hy are you sad, O my soul? Why have you become troubled within me? Hope in God, for I will praise Him again, my help and my God.

He aha koe i piko ai, e toku wairua? He aha koe i ohorere ai i roto i ahau? Tumanako ki te Atua: tera ano ahau e whakawhetai ki a ia, ko te ora nei ia o toku mata, ko toku Atua.