Psalms 27

1 A Psalme of David. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?

Dawid dwom. Awurade ne me hann ne me nkwagyeɛ; hwan na mensuro no? Awurade ne me nkwa ahoɔden, na hwan anim na me ho mpopoɔ?

2 When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon mee to eate vp my flesh; they stumbled and fell.

Sɛ nnipa bɔne toa me pɛ sɛ wɔkum me a, sɛ mʼatamfoɔ to hyɛ me so a wɔbɛsuntisunti ahwehwe ase.

3 Though an hoste pitched against me, mine heart should not be afraide: though warre be raised against me, I will trust in this.

Sɛ dɔm mpo twa me ho hyia a, mʼakoma rentu; mpo sɛ wɔtu me so sa a, ɛno mu koraa na menya awerɛhyɛmu.

4 One thing haue I desired of the Lord, that I will require, euen that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautie of the Lord, and to visite his Temple.

Adeɛ baako na mebisa Awurade; na ɛno na mehwehwɛ; sɛ mɛtena Awurade fie me nkwa nna nyinaa, na mahwɛ Awurade ahoɔfɛ na mahwehwɛ no wɔ nʼasɔrefie.

5 For in the time of trouble hee shall hide mee in his Tabernacle: in the secrete place of his pauillion shall he hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke.

Wɔ hia ɛda mu no ɔde me sie nʼatenaeɛ; ɔkora me wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan mu. Ɔde me si ɔbotan so wɔ ɔsorosoro.

6 And nowe shall hee lift vp mine head aboue mine enemies rounde about mee: therefore wil I offer in his Tabernacle sacrifices of ioy: I wil sing and praise the Lord.

Afei ɔbɛma me tiri so wɔ atamfoɔ a wɔatwa me ho ahyia no so; mede anigyeɛ bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ nʼAhyiaeɛ Ntomadan mu; na mɛto dwom, ahyehyɛ nnwom ama Awurade.

7 Hearken vnto my voyce, O Lord, when I crie: haue mercie also vpon mee and heare mee.

Ao, Awurade, sɛ mesu frɛ wo a, tie me! Hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me so!

8 When thou saidest, Seeke ye my face, mine heart answered vnto thee, O Lord, I will seeke thy face.

Mʼakoma ka wɔ wo ho sɛ, “Hwehwɛ nʼanim!” Wʼanim, Ao Awurade na mɛhwehwɛ.

9 Hide not therefore thy face from mee, nor cast thy seruat away in displeasure: thou hast bene my succour: leaue me not, neither forsake mee, O God of my saluation.

Mfa wʼanim nhinta me, mfa abufuo mpamo wo ɔsomfoɔ me ɔboafoɔ ne wo. Mpo me na nnya me, Ao me Nkwagyeɛ Onyankopɔn.

10 Though my father and my mother shoulde forsake me, yet the Lord will gather me vp.

Mʼagya ne me maame bɛgya me hɔ deɛ, nanso Awurade bɛgye me.

11 Teache mee thy way, O Lord, and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

Kyerɛ me wʼakwan, Ao Awurade; fa me fa ɛkwan tee so, me nhyɛsofoɔ enti.

12 Giue me not vnto the lust of mine aduersaries: for there are false witnesses risen vp against me, and such as speake cruelly.

Nnyaa me mma sɛdeɛ mʼatamfoɔ pɛ, adansekurumfoɔ sɔre tia me na wɔpu awurukasɛm.

13 I should haue fainted, except I had beleeued to see the goodnes of the Lord in the land of the liuing.

Meda so wɔ saa anidasoɔ yi sɛ: mɛhunu Awurade ayamyɛ wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.

14 Hope in the Lord: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and trust in the Lord.

Twɛn Awurade. Hyɛ wo ho den na ma wo bo nyɛ duru na twɛn Awurade.