Psalms 34
1 A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
David ƒe ha. Ekpa ha sia esime wòdo aɖaʋatɔ eɖokui le Abimelek ŋkume, eye wònyae wòdzo. Mado Yehowa ɖe dzi ɣe sia ɣi; eye eƒe kafukafu anɔ nye nu me ɖaa.
2 My soul shall glory in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Nye luʋɔ aƒo adegbe le Yehowa me, ame siwo le veve sem la nesee ne woakpɔ dzidzɔ.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.
Mido kɔkɔ Yehowa kplim; mina míawɔ ɖeka ado eƒe ŋkɔ ɖe dzi.
4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Meyɔ Yehowa, eye wòtɔ nam heɖem tso nye vɔvɔ̃wo katã me.
5 They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed.
Ame siwo tsɔ woƒe ŋku da ɖe edzi la aklẽ, ŋukpe matsyɔ mo na wo o.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Hiãtɔ sia yɔe, eye Yehowa ɖo toe, heɖee le eƒe xaxawo katã me.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.
Yehowa ƒe dɔlawo ƒua asaɖa anyi ƒoa xlã ame siwo vɔ̃nɛ, eye wòɖea wo.
8 O consider and see that the LORD is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.
Miɖɔe kpɔ, ne miakpɔe be Yehowa ƒe dɔ me nyo; woayra ŋutsu si be ɖe eya amea me.
9 O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him.
Mivɔ̃ Yehowa, mi eƒe ame kɔkɔewo, elabena naneke mehiãa ame siwo vɔ̃nɛ la o.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the LORD want not any good thing.
Dɔ awu dzatawo, eye woagbɔdzɔ, gake ame siwo dia Yehowa ya la, kesinɔnu aɖeke mahiã wo o.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Miva, vinyewo, miɖo tom, ne mafia Yehowavɔvɔ̃ mi.
12 Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein?
Mia dometɔ siwo lɔ̃ agbe, eye miedi be miakpɔ ŋkekenyui geɖewo la,
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
mikpɔ miaƒe aɖewo dzi nyuie tso vɔ̃ ŋuti, eye miaƒe nuyiwo tso aʋatsokaka ŋuti.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Mite ɖa le vɔ̃ gbɔ, eye miawɔ nu nyui, midi ŋutifafa, eye miati eyome.
15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.
Yehowa ƒe ŋku le ame dzɔdzɔewo ŋu, eye eƒe towo le woƒe ɣlidodo ŋu;
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
ke Yehowa klẽa ŋku ɖe nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo be wòaɖe wo ɖa le anyigba dzi, eye womagaɖo ŋku wo dzi akpɔ o.
17 They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo do ɣli, Yehowa see, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe xaxawo katã me.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
Yehowa tsɔ ɖe ame siwo ƒe dzi gbã gudugudu la gbɔ, eye wòɖea ame siwo ƒe gbɔgbɔ wogbã ƒu anyi.
19 Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe fukpekpewo sɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ, gake Yehowa ɖenɛ le wo katã me;
20 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.
ekpɔa eƒe ƒuwo katã ta, eye womaŋe wo dometɔ aɖeke o.
21 Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.
Dzɔgbevɔ̃e awu ame vɔ̃ɖi, eye woabu fɔ ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe futɔwo.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.
Yehowa ɖea eƒe dɔlawo, eye womabu fɔ ame siwo katã sinɛ tsona la o.
