Psalms 140

1 to/for to conduct melody to/for David to rescue me LORD from man bad: evil from man violence to watch me

Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Dawid dwom. Ao Awurade gye me firi nnipa bɔne nsam; bɔ me ho ban firi basabasayɛfoɔ nsam,

2 which to devise: devise distress: evil in/on/with heart all day: always to quarrel battle

wɔn a wɔdwene bɔne wɔ wɔn akoma mu na wɔhwanyane ɔko mu da biara.

3 to sharpen tongue their like serpent rage viper underneath: under lips their (Selah)

Wɔse wɔn tɛkrɛma ano te sɛ ɔtweaseɛ deɛ; ananka borɔ wɔ wɔn ano.

4 to keep: guard me LORD from hand wicked from man violence to watch me which to devise: devise to/for to thrust beat my

Ao Awurade, yi me firi amumuyɛfoɔ nsam; bɔ me ho ban firi basabasayɛfoɔ a wɔdwene sɛ wɔbɛtwintwan mʼanan mu.

5 to hide proud snare to/for me and cord to spread net to/for hand: to track snare to set: make to/for me (Selah)

Ahantanfoɔ asum me afidie; wɔatrɛtrɛ wɔn asau nhoma mu, wɔasunsum me mfidie wɔ me kwan so.

6 to say to/for LORD God my you(m. s.) to listen [emph?] LORD voice supplication my

Ao Awurade, meka kyerɛ wo sɛ, “Wone me Onyankopɔn.” Ao Awurade, tie me mmɔborɔ su.

7 YHWH/God Lord strength salvation my to cover to/for head my in/on/with day weapon

Ao Otumfoɔ Awurade, me gyefoɔ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ a wobɔ me tiri ban ɔko da,

8 not to give: give LORD desire wicked plan his not to promote to exalt (Selah)

nyɛ amumuyɛfoɔ abisadeɛ mma wɔn, Ao Awurade; mma wɔn nhyehyɛeɛ nyɛ yie.

9 head surrounds my trouble lips their (to cover them *Q(K)*)

Wɔatwa me ho ahyia, nanso, ma amumuyɛsɛm a ɛfiri wɔn anomu nsɛe wɔn.

10 (to shake *Q(K)*) upon them coal in/on/with fire to fall: fall them in/on/with flood not to arise: rise

Ma nnyasrama ngu wɔn so; ma wɔnto wɔn ngu ogya mu, ngu atɛkyɛ amena mu a wɔrensɔre bio.

11 man tongue not to establish: establish in/on/with land: country/planet man violence bad: evil to hunt him to/for thrust

Mma dinsɛefoɔ ntim asase no so; ma amanehunu ntaataa basabasayɛfoɔ.

12 (to know *Q(k)*) for to make: do LORD judgment afflicted justice needy

Menim sɛ Awurade bu ahiafoɔ atɛntenenee na ɔka onnibie asɛm ma no.

13 surely righteous to give thanks to/for name your to dwell upright with face your

Ampa ara, teneneefoɔ bɛkamfo wo din na wɔn a wɔnam tee no bɛtena nkwa mu wɔ wʼanim.