Psalms 26

1 David’s. Do me justice, O Yahweh, For, I, in my blamelessness, have walked, and, in Yahweh, have I trusted, I will not waver.

Dawid dwom. Bu me bem, Ao Awurade, ɛfiri sɛ, mabɔ bra a asɛm nni ho: mede me ho too Awurade so na manhinhim.

2 Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart: —

Sɔ me hwɛ, Ao Awurade, hwehwɛ mʼakoma ne mʼadwene mu.

3 For, thy lovingkindness, hath been before mine eyes, and I have walked to and fro in thy faithfulness;

Wʼadɔeɛ wɔ mʼanim daa na mɛnante wo nokorɛ mu.

4 I have not sat with men of deceit, nor, with dissemblers, would I enter;

Me ne nnaadaafoɔ ntena na me ne nyaatwomfoɔ nso nni hwee yɛ.

5 I have hated the convocation of evil-doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;

Mekyiri nnebɔneyɛfoɔ dwabɔ na mempɛ sɛ me ne amumuyɛfoɔ tena.

6 I will bathe, in pureness, my hands, —so will I go in procession around thine altar, O Yahweh;

Mehohoro me nsa wɔ bembuo mu, na makɔ wʼafɔrebukyia ho ahyia, Ao Awurade,

7 To sound aloud a song, and to recount all thy wonderful doings.

na mepae mu ka wʼayɛyie na meka wʼanwanwadeɛ nyinaa.

8 O Yahweh, I have loved the asylum of thy house, even the place of the habitation of thy glory!

Mʼani gye efie a wote mu ho, Ao Awurade, baabi a wʼanimuonyam wɔ no.

9 Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life;

Mfa me kra nka nnebɔneyɛfoɔ deɛ ho nkɔ. Mfa me nkwa nka mogyapɛfoɔ deɛ ho,

10 In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe.

wɔn a amumuyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ wɔ wɔn nsam na adanmudeɛ ayɛ wɔn nsa nifa ma.

11 But, I, in my blamelessness, will walk, Redeem me and show me favour.

Nanso mebɔ ɔbra a ɛho teɛ. Hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me nkwa.

12 My foot standeth in a level place, In the convocations, will I bless Yahweh.

Me nan sisi asase tamaa so; na dwabɔ akɛseɛ ase na mɛkamfo Awurade.