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Te Whakawhirinaki ki Ihowā i te Wā Kōarotanga

He hīmene nā Rāwiri, i tōna omanga atu i tāna tama i a Apohārama.

1E Ihowā, anō te tini o ōku hoariri,he tokomaha te hunga e whakatika mai ana ki ahau.2He tokomaha te mea ana ki tōku wairua,“Hore rawa he whakaoranga mōna i te Atua.” Hera
3Ko koe ia, e Ihowā, hei whakangungu rākau mōku,hei korōria mōku, hei kaiwhakaara i tōku mātenga.4I karanga, tōku reo ki a Ihowā;ā, whakahoki kupu mai ana ia ki ahau i tōna maunga tapu. Hera
5I takoto ahau, i moe;i ara ake anō; nā Ihowā hoki ahau i whakamau ake.6E kore ahau e mataku i ngā mano tini o te iwi,kua whakatika mai nei ki ahau karapoti noa.
7Whakatika, e Ihowā;whakaorangia ahau, e tōku Atua!Nāu hoki i patu te kauae o ōku hoariri katoa;mangungu noa i a koe ngā niho o te hunga kino.
8Nā Ihowā te whakaoranga.Kei runga i tāu iwi tāu manaaki. Hera