Psalms 18
1 For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Awurade akoa Dawid dwom. Ɔtoo saa dwom yi maa Awurade, ɛberɛ a ɔgyee no firii nʼatamfoɔ nyinaa ne Saulo nsam no. Medɔ wo, Ao Awurade, mʼahoɔden.
2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Awurade ne me botantim; mʼaban ne me gyefoɔ; me Onyankopɔn ne me botan Ne mu na menya me hintabea. Ɔyɛ mʼakokyɛm, me nkwagyeɛ abɛn ne mʼabandenden.
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Mesu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayɛyie sɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam.
4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Owuo nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn kyekyeree me; na ɔsɛeɛ asorɔkye bu faa me so.
Damena nhoma kyekyeree me; owuo ankasa too me anihaa. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Mʼahohia mu, mesu mefrɛɛ Awurade. Mesu mefrɛɛ me Onyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa. Ɔfiri nʼasɔrefie hɔ tee me nne; me sufrɛ baa nʼanim, na ɛkɔɔ nʼasom.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Asase wosoeɛ na ɛhinhimeɛ, na mmepɔ fapem wosoeɛ wɔsuroeɛ ɛfiri sɛ na ne bo afu.
8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Wisie firii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa firii nʼanom, na egyasramma dɛre firii mu.
9 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
Ɔfirii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu ne nan ase.
10 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Ɔte Kerubim so tu kɔɔ soro; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
Ɔde sum kataa ne ho, osu a amuna tumm atwa ne ho ahyia.
12 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
Hann kɛseɛ hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na omununkum a asukɔtweaa ne anyinam wɔ mu firii ne ho hyerɛn mu baeɛ.
13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
Awurade bobɔɔ mu firii soro; Ɔsorosoroni no nne gyegyeeɛ bio.
14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
Ɔtoo ne bɛmma no de bɔɔ atamfoɔ no hweteeɛ, ɔde anyinam a ano yɛn den pamoo wɔn.
15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Ɛpo mu mmɔnka ho yiyiiɛ na asase nnyinasoɔ ho daa hɔ, ɛsiane wʼanimka ne ahomeguo a ɛfiri wo hwene mu no enti, Ao Awurade.
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
Ɔfiri ɔsoro baa ɛfam bɛsɔɔ me mu; ɔtwee me firii nsuo a emu dɔ mu.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
Ɔgyee me firii me ɔtamfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ nsam, wɔn a wɔn ani sa me, na wɔn ho yɛ den dodo ma me no.
18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da mu, nanso Awurade pagyaa me.
19 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
Ɔde me baa baabi a ɛhɔ trɛ; ɔgyee me, ɛfiri sɛ nʼani sɔɔ me.
20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Awurade ne me adi no sɛdeɛ me tenenee teɛ; wahwɛ me nsa a ɛho teɛ so atua me ka.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Manante Awurade akwan so. Mentwee me ho mfirii me Onyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
22 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
Madi ne mmara nyinaa so: memmuu nʼahyɛdeɛ so.
23 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim, na matwe me ho afiri bɔne ho.
24 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Awurade agyina me teneneeyɛ ne me nsa a ɛho teɛ wɔ nʼanim so atua me ka.
25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafoɔ kyerɛ wɔn a wɔdi nokorɛ, wɔn a wɔdi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Woyɛ kronn ma wɔn a wɔyɛ kronn, na amumuyɛfoɔ deɛ, wokyiri wɔn.
27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
Wogye ahobrɛasefoɔ nkwa, na wobrɛ ahantanfoɔ ase.
28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
Ao Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Aane, woma me sum dane hann.
29 For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
Wʼahoɔden a wode ma me enti, metumi ka akodɔm gu; me Onyankopɔn enti, metumi foro ɔfasuo.
30 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Onyankopɔn deɛ, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ akokyɛm ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ banbɔ wɔ ne mu.
31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
Na hwan na ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn ka Awurade ho? Na hwan na ɔyɛ Ɔbotan no, gye sɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn no.
32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
Ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔma me ahoɔden, na ɔma me kwan yɛ pɛ.
33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforoteɛ deɛ. Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Ɔsiesie me ma ɔko, na mʼabasa tumi kuntunu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ tadua.
35 You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
Wode wo nkonimdie akokyɛm ma me, na wo nsa nifa kura me. Wobrɛ wo ho ase ma meyɛ kɛseɛ.
36 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Woabɔ ɛkwan tɛtrɛɛ ama me nan sɛdeɛ ɛrenwatiri.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
Metaa mʼatamfoɔ kɔtoo wɔn; mansane mʼakyi kɔsii sɛ mesɛee wɔn.
38 I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Mɛdwerɛ wɔn, na wɔantumi ansɔre, wɔhwehwee ase wɔ me nan ase.
39 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Wode akodie ahoɔden maa me; womaa mʼatamfoɔ bɔɔ wɔn mu ase wɔ me nan ase.
40 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
Womaa mʼatamfoɔ danee wɔn ho dwaneeɛ, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Wɔsu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammɛgye wɔn, wɔfrɛɛ Awurade, nanso wammua.
42 I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
Meyamoo wɔn sɛ mfuturo a mframa bɔ guo; me hwiee wɔn guiɛ sɛ mmɔntene so atɛkyɛ.
43 You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
Woagye me afiri nnipa no ntohyɛsoɔ mu, woayɛ me amanaman no ti; nnipa a mennim wɔn abɛyɛ mʼasomfoɔ.
44 When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
Wɔte me nka pɛ a, wɔyɛ ɔsetie ma me; ananafoɔ koto mʼanim.
45 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
Wɔn nyinaa botoboto; wɔfiri wɔn abandenden mu ba ahopopoɔ so.
46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
Awurade te ase! Ayɛyi nka me Botan! Wɔmma Onyankopɔn me Gyefoɔ no din so!
47 the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ awere ma me, ɔno na ɔka amanaman hyɛ mʼase,
48 who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
ɔno na ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam. Wopagyaa me sii mʼatamfoɔ so, wogyee me firii basabasayɛfoɔ nsam.
49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Ɛno enti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu, Ao Awurade. Mɛto ayɛyie dwom ama wo din.
50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Wode nkonimdie akɛseɛ ama wo ɔhene; woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ deɛ woasra no ngo, wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefoɔ afebɔɔ.
