< Psalms 26 >
1 JUDGE me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.
Dawid dwom. Bu me bem, Awurade, efisɛ, mabɔ bra a asɛm nni ho: mede me ho too Awurade so na manhinhim.
2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Sɔ me hwɛ, Awurade, hwehwɛ me koma ne mʼadwene mu.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
Wʼadɔe wɔ mʼanim daa na mɛnantew wo nokware mu.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Me ne nnaadaafo ntena na me ne nyaatwomfo nso nni hwee yɛ.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
Mikyi nnebɔneyɛfo guabɔ na mempɛ sɛ me ne amumɔyɛfo tena.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
Mehohoro me nsa wɔ bembu mu, na mekɔ wʼafɔremuka ho ahyia, Awurade,
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
na mepae mu ka wʼayeyi na meka wʼanwonwade nyinaa.
8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Mʼani gye ofi a wote mu ho, Awurade, faako a wʼanuonyam wɔ no.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Mfa me kra nka nnebɔneyɛfo de ho nkɔ, ne me nkwa nka mogyapɛfo de ho,
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
wɔn a amumɔyɛ nhyehyɛe wɔ wɔn nsam na adanmude ayɛ wɔn nsa nifa ma.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Nanso mebɔ ɔbra a ho tew; hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me nkwa.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.
Mʼanan sisi asase tamaa so; na guabɔ kɛse ase na mɛkamfo Awurade.