Psalms 40
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. I Waited paciently for the Lord, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my cry.
Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Dawid dwom. Mede boasetɔ twɛnee Awurade; na ɔhwɛɛ me, na ɔtee me sufrɛ.
2 Hee brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.
Ɔyii me firii amena a emu yɛ toro mu, firii dɔteɛ ne atɛkyɛ mu; ɔde me nan sii ɔbotan so na ɔmaa me baabi pa gyinaeɛ.
3 And he hath put in my mouth a new song of praise vnto our God: many shall see it and feare, and shall trust in the Lord.
Ɔde dwom foforɔ hyɛɛ mʼanom, ayɛyi dwom a yɛde ma yɛn Onyankopɔn. Bebree bɛhunu na wɔasuro na wɔde wɔn werɛ ahyɛ Awurade mu.
4 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.
Nhyira ne onipa a ɔde Awurade yɛ nʼahotɔsoɔ, deɛ ɔmfa nʼani nto ahomasoɔ so, ne wɔn a wɔmane di anyame huhuo akyi.
5 O Lord my God, thou hast made thy wonderfull workes so many, that none can count in order to thee thy thoughts toward vs: I would declare, and speake of them, but they are moe then I am able to expresse.
Ao Awurade me Onyankopɔn woayɛ anwanwadeɛ bebree. Nneɛma a wohyehyɛ maa yɛn no obiara ntumi nka ne nyinaa nkyerɛ wo; sɛ meka sɛ mereka ne nyinaa ho asɛm a ɛbɛdɔɔso dodo.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.
Wompɛ afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛdeɛ, woabue mʼaso ama mahunu; woampɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne bɔne afɔdeɛ.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,
Na mekaa sɛ “Mewɔ ha, merebɛyɛ deɛ wopɛ sɛ meyɛ, sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ afa me ho wɔ Mmara nwoma no mu no.
8 I desired to doe thy good will, O my God: yea, thy Lawe is within mine heart.
Ao me Onyankopɔn, mepɛ sɛ meyɛ wʼapɛdeɛ; mede wo mmara ahyɛ mʼakoma mu.”
9 I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest.
Meka wo tenenee ho asɛm wɔ dwabɔ kɛseɛ ase; meremmua mʼano, Ao Awurade, sɛdeɛ wonim no.
10 I haue not hidde thy righteousnesse within mine heart, but I haue declared thy trueth and thy saluation: I haue not conceiled thy mercy and thy trueth from the great Congregation.
Meremfa wo tenenee ho asɛm nsie mʼakoma mu; meka wo nokorɛ ne wo nkwagyeɛ ho asɛm. Mankata wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛ so wɔ dwabɔ kɛseɛ no ase.
11 Withdrawe not thou thy tender mercie from mee, O Lord: let thy mercie and thy trueth alway preserue me.
Ao Awurade, nyi wʼahummɔborɔ mfiri me so; ma wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛ mmɔ me ho ban daa.
12 For innumerable troubles haue compassed mee: my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are moe in nomber then the heares of mine head: therefore mine heart hath failed me.
Ɔhaw bebree atwa me ho ahyia; mʼamumuyɛ abu afa me so enti menhunu adeɛ bio. Ɛdɔɔso sene me tiri so nwi, na mʼakoma aboto wɔ me mu.
13 Let it please thee, O Lord, to deliuer mee: make haste, O Lord, to helpe me.
Ao Awurade, ma ɛnsɔ wʼani sɛ wobɛboa me; Ao Awurade, bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
14 Let them be confounded and put to shame together, that seeke my soule to destroye it: let them be driuen backward and put to rebuke, that desire mine hurt.
Wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔkum me no nyinaa, ma wɔn anim ngu ase na wɔnyɛ basaa; ma wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ mesɛeɛ no, wɔmfa aniwuo nsane wɔn akyi.
15 Let them be destroyed for a rewarde of their shame, which say vnto me, Aha, aha.
Wɔn a wɔka “Ɔtwea! Ɔtwea!” kyerɛ me no, ma wɔn ho nnwiri wɔn wɔ wɔn ankasa animguaseɛ ho.
16 Let all them, that seeke thee, reioyce and be glad in thee: and let them, that loue thy saluation, say alway, The Lord be praysed.
Nanso ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo nyinaa ani nnye na wɔnni ahurisie wɔ wo mu; ma wɔn a wɔdɔ wo nkwagyeɛ no nka daa sɛ, “Momma Awurade so!”
17 Though I be poore and needie, the Lord thinketh on mee: thou art mine helper and my deliuerer: my God, make no tarying.
Nanso meyɛ ohiani ne mmɔborɔni; ma Awurade nnwene me ho. Wone me ɔboafoɔ ne me gyefoɔ; Ao me Onyankopɔn, bra ntɛm.
