Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
Dawid dwom. Nha wo ho nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nti; mma wʼani mmere wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne;
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
Wɔte sɛ ɛserɛ, ɛnkyɛre na ahye, wɔte sɛ dua mono, ɛnkyɛre na awu.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Fa wo ho to Awurade so na yɛ papa. Tena asase no so na ma wʼani nka asomdwoeɛ adidibea hɔ.
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Ma wʼani nka Awurade ho na woama wo deɛ wʼakoma pɛ.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Fa wʼakwan hyɛ Awurade nsam; na fa wo ho to ne so, na ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ:
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
ɔbɛma wo teneneeyɛ ahyerɛn sɛ adekyeeɛ, na wʼatɛntenenee ayɛ sɛ owigyinaeɛ.
7 Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, —at the man who doeth wickedness.
Yɛ komm wɔ Awurade anim na to wo bo ase twɛn no, nha wo ho wɔ wɔn a asi wɔn yie ho ɛfiri sɛ wɔnam bɔne akwan so.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Mma wo bo mfu, na gyae abufuhyeɛ; nha wo ho, ɛkɔwie bɔne nko ara.
9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
Wɔbɛtwa nnebɔneyɛfoɔ agu, nanso wɔn a wɔn ani da Awurade soɔ no, wɔbɛnya asase no adi so.
10 Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!
Ɛrenkyɛre, nnebɔneyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn, nanso wɔrenhunu wɔn.
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
Nanso ahobrɛasefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔanya asomdwoeɛ mmorosoɔ.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
Amumuyɛfoɔ bɔ pɔ bɔne tia ateneneefoɔ na wɔtwɛre wɔn se gu wɔn so;
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
nanso, Awurade sere amumuyɛfoɔ, na ɔnim sɛ wɔn nna abɛn.
14 A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, —To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:
Amumuyɛfoɔ twe akofena na wɔkuntunu wɔn tadua mu sɛ wɔbɛkum ahiafoɔ ne mmɔborɔfoɔ, sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn a wɔn akwan tene.
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
Nanso, wɔn akofena bɛwowɔ wɔn ankasa akoma mu, na wɔn tadua mu abubu.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
Kakra a ateneneefoɔ wɔ no som bo sene amumuyɛfoɔ bebree ahonya;
17 For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
ɛfiri sɛ, amumuyɛfoɔ ahoɔden bɛsa nanso Awurade bɛwowa ateneneefoɔ.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
Awurade nim wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no nna, na wɔn agyapadeɛ bɛtena hɔ daa.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
Ahohiahia berɛ mu wɔremmrɛ. Ɛkɔm berɛ mu wɔbɛnya ma abu so.
20 For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!
Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Awurade atamfoɔ bɛyɛ te sɛ wiram nhwiren; wɔbɛtu ayera sɛ wisie.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
Amumuyɛfoɔ pɛ bosea, na wɔntua, nanso ɔteneneeni de ahummɔborɔ ma;
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
Wɔn a Awurade ahyira wɔn no bɛnya asase no adi so, na wɔn a ɔdome wɔn no wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
Sɛ Awurade ani sɔ onipa akwan a, ɔma nʼanammɔntuo si pi.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
Sɛ ɔsunti a ɔrenhwe ase, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade kura no wɔ ne nsam.
25 Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
Na meyɛ aberanteɛ, na seesei mabɔ akɔkoraa, na menhunuu ɔteneneeni a Awurade apa nʼakyi anaasɛ ne mma resrɛ aduane.
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
Ɛberɛ biara ɔyɛ adɔeɛ, na ɔde fɛm kwa; na ne mma bɛnya nhyira.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Twe wo ho firi bɔne ho na yɛ papa na wobɛtena asase no so afebɔɔ.
28 For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, —and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.
Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade pɛ deɛ ɛtene, na ɔrennya ne nkurɔfoɔ nokwafoɔ no. Wɔbɛnya banbɔ daa nyinaa Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ asefoɔ deɛ, wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
Ateneneefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔatena so afebɔɔ.
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
Ɔteneneeni ano ka nyansasɛm, na ne tɛkrɛma ka deɛ ɛtene.
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
Ne Onyankopɔn mmara wɔ nʼakoma mu; ne nan nnwatiri.
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
Amumuyɛfoɔ tetɛ ateneneefoɔ hwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn,
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
nanso, Awurade nnyaa wɔn mma wɔn na ɔremma wɔmmu wɔn kumfɔ wɔ asɛnniiɛ.
34 Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
Montwɛn Awurade na monhwɛ nʼakwan. Ɔbɛma mo so na moanya asase no adi so; sɛ wɔtwitwa amumuyɛfoɔ no gu a, mobɛhunu.
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
Mahunu omumuyɛfoɔ a ɔyɛ basabasa sɛ ɔredi yie sɛ dua mono a ɛsi asase pa soɔ,
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
nanso ankyɛre na ɛwuiɛ a wɔnhunu no bio; mehwehwɛɛ no, nanso manhunu no.
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Susu deɛ ɔyɛ pɛ ho, na hwɛ deɛ ɔtene; na asomdwoeɛ onipa bɛnya asetena pa daakye.
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
Nanso wɔbɛsɛe nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nyinaa; na wɔbɛtɔre wɔn asefoɔ ase.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
Ateneneefoɔ nkwagyeɛ firi Awurade ɔne wɔn aban wɔ amanehunu berɛ mu.
40 Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, —He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.
Awurade boa wɔn na ɔgye wɔn; ɔyi wɔn firi amumuyɛfoɔ nsam na ɔgye wɔn nkwa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔhinta wɔ ne mu.
