Psalms 41

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

Dawid dwom. Nhyira ne onipa a mmɔborɔni asɛm ho hia no. Awurade gye no wɔ amanehunu berɛ mu.

2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth; and deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Awurade bɛbɔ ne ho ban na wakora ne kra. Ɔbɛhyira no wɔ asase no so; ɔrennyaa no mma nʼatamfoɔ apɛdeɛ.

3 The LORD will support him upon the couch of languishing: thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

Awurade bɛhwɛ no wɔ ne yadeɛ mpa so na wagye no asi hɔ.

4 I said, O LORD, have mercy upon me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Mekaa sɛ, “Ao Awurade hunu me mmɔbɔ; sa me yadeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ mayɛ bɔne atia wo.”

5 Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

Mʼatamfoɔ de adwene bɔne ka wɔ me ho sɛ: “Da bɛn na ɔbɛwu ama ne din ayera?”

6 And if he come to see [me], he speaketh vanity; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself: when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Ɛberɛ biara a obi ba me nkyɛn no, ɔka atorɔsɛm, na nʼakoma hɔre dinsɛeɛ; ɔfiri adi kɔ a, ɔde kɔdi nsekuro.

7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

Mʼatamfoɔ nyinaa keka asomusɛm fa me ho; wɔsusu bɔne ma me na wɔka sɛ:

8 An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

“Yare bɔne bi abɔ no; ɔrensɔre mfiri deɛ ɔda hɔ bio.”

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Mpo me yɔnko pa ara a mede me ho too ne soɔ, deɛ me ne no too nsa didiiɛ no, asɔre atia me.

10 But thou, O LORD, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Nanso wo, Awurade, hunu me mmɔbɔ; pagya me, na mentua wɔn so ka.

11 By this I know that thou delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

Menim sɛ wʼani sɔ me, na me ɔtamfoɔ renni me so nkonim.

12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

Me nokorɛdie mu, wokura me mu na wode me gyina wʼanim afebɔɔ.

13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Nhyira nka Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, ɛnnɛ ne daa nyinaa. Amen ne Amen! Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.