Psalms 26

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.

Dawid dwom. Bu me bem, Ao Awurade, ɛfiri sɛ, mabɔ bra a asɛm nni ho: mede me ho too Awurade so na manhinhim.

2 Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.

Sɔ me hwɛ, Ao Awurade, hwehwɛ mʼakoma ne mʼadwene mu.

3 For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.

Wʼadɔeɛ wɔ mʼanim daa na mɛnante wo nokorɛ mu.

4 I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.

Me ne nnaadaafoɔ ntena na me ne nyaatwomfoɔ nso nni hwee yɛ.

5 I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.

Mekyiri nnebɔneyɛfoɔ dwabɔ na mempɛ sɛ me ne amumuyɛfoɔ tena.

6 I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,

Mehohoro me nsa wɔ bembuo mu, na makɔ wʼafɔrebukyia ho ahyia, Ao Awurade,

7 so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.

na mepae mu ka wʼayɛyie na meka wʼanwanwadeɛ nyinaa.

8 O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.

Mʼani gye efie a wote mu ho, Ao Awurade, baabi a wʼanimuonyam wɔ no.

9 O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,

Mfa me kra nka nnebɔneyɛfoɔ deɛ ho nkɔ. Mfa me nkwa nka mogyapɛfoɔ deɛ ho,

10 in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.

wɔn a amumuyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ wɔ wɔn nsam na adanmudeɛ ayɛ wɔn nsa nifa ma.

11 But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.

Nanso mebɔ ɔbra a ɛho teɛ. Hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me nkwa.

12 My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.

Me nan sisi asase tamaa so; na dwabɔ akɛseɛ ase na mɛkamfo Awurade.