Psalms 16
1 A psalm (miktam) of David. Take care of me, Lord, for I come to you for protection.
Dawid mpaebɔ. Bɔ me ho ban, me Nyankopɔn, na wo mu na minya guankɔbea.
2 I tell the Lord, “Apart from you Lord, I don't have anything that's good.”
Meka kyerɛɛ Awurade se, “MʼAwurade ne wo; minni ade pa biara ka wo ho.”
3 As for the holy people in the land, they are the ones who are truly great. I appreciate them.
Ahotefo a wɔwɔ asase no so de, wɔne anuonyamfo a mʼanigye wɔ wɔn mu.
4 Those who run after other gods will face a lot of trouble. I will not participate in their offerings of blood, I will not even speak the names of their gods.
Wɔn a wodi anyame afoforo akyi no, wɔn awerɛhow bɛdɔɔso. Merengu mogya nsa mma saa anyame no na meremfa mʼano mmɔ wɔn din.
5 Lord, you alone are all I have; you give me what I need; you safeguard my future.
Awurade, wode me kyɛfa ne me kuruwa ama me; woama me kyɛfa anya bammɔ.
6 The land divisions have worked out in my favor—my property is wonderful!
Mʼahye akɔdeda mmeae a eye ama me; ampa ara mewɔ agyapade a ho yɛ anigye.
7 I will bless the Lord who gives me good advice; even at night my conscience tells me what is right.
Mɛkamfo Awurade a otu me fo; na anadwo mpo, me koma kyerɛkyerɛ me.
8 I have always kept the Lord in front of me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Mihu Awurade wɔ mʼani so daa nyinaa. Esiane sɛ ɔwɔ me nsa nifa nti, merenhinhim da.
9 That's why I'm so happy! That's why I am full of joy! That's why my body lives in hope!
Ɛno nti, me kra ani gye, na mede me tɛkrɛma di ahurusi; me nipadua nso bɛhome asomdwoe mu,
10 For you will not abandon me in the grave, nor will you allow your Holy One to experience decay. (Sheol h7585)
efisɛ, worennyaw me awufo mu. Na woremma wo Kronkronni no mporɔw. (Sheol h7585)
11 You have shown me the path of life, filling me with joy with your presence and the delight of living with you forever.
Woakyerɛ me nkwagye kwan, na wobɛma mʼani agye wɔ wʼanim, na anigye a ɛrensa da wɔ wo nifa so.
