Psalms 17
1 prayer to/for David to hear: hear [emph?] LORD righteousness to listen [emph?] cry my to listen [emph?] prayer my in/on/with not lips deceit
Dawid Mpaeɛbɔ. Ao, Awurade tie me tenenee abisadeɛ; tie me sufrɛ. Yɛ aso ma me mpaeɛbɔ deɛ ɛmfiri nnaadaa anofafa mu.
2 from to/for face your justice: judgement my to come out: come eye your to see uprightness
Ma me bembuo a ɛfiri wo hɔ. Ma wʼani nhunu deɛ ɛyɛ pɛ.
3 to test heart my to reckon: visit night to refine me not to find to plan not to pass: trespass lip my
Wopɛɛpɛɛ mʼakoma mu, wohwehwɛ me mu anadwo, na wosɔ me hwɛ deɛ, nanso worenhunu hwee; masi madwene pi sɛ mʼano renka bɔne.
4 to/for wages man in/on/with word lips your I to keep: guard way violent
Nnipa nneyɛɛ fam no, wʼanomu asɛm enti matwe me ho afiri basabasayɛfoɔ akwan ho.
5 to grasp step my in/on/with track your not to shake beat my
Menam wʼakwan so daa; me nan nnwatiriiɛ.
6 I to call: call to you for to answer me God to stretch ear your to/for me to hear: hear word my
Mesu mefrɛ wo, Ao Onyankopɔn na wobɛgye me so; yɛ aso ma me na tie me mpaeɛbɔ.
7 be distinguished kindness your to save to seek refuge from to arise: attack in/on/with right your
Da wo dɔ nwanwasoɔ no adi wo a wode wo nsa nifa gye wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to wo so no nkwa firi wɔn atamfoɔ nsam.
8 to keep: guard me like/as pupil daughter eye in/on/with shadow wing your to hide me
Hwɛ me so sɛ obi a wodɔ no; fa me sie wo ntaban nwunu no ase
9 from face: before wicked this to ruin me enemy my in/on/with soul: life to surround upon me
firi amumuyɛfoɔ a wɔretaataa me nsam, mʼatamfoɔ a wɔatwa me ho ahyia no.
10 fat their to shut lip their to speak: speak in/on/with majesty
Wɔpirim wɔn akoma, na wɔkasa ahantan so.
11 step our now (to turn: surround us *Q(K)*) eye their to set: make to/for to stretch in/on/with land: soil
Wɔadi me ntɛtɛ, afei wɔatwa me ho ahyia; wɔn ani abere sɛ wɔbɛbɔ me ahwe fam.
12 likeness his like/as lion to long to/for to tear and like/as lion to dwell in/on/with hiding
Wɔte sɛ gyata a ahaboa ho kɔm de no, te sɛ gyata kɛseɛ bi a wabutu wɔ atɛeɛ.
13 to arise: rise [emph?] LORD to meet [emph?] face of his to bow him to escape [emph?] soul my from wicked sword your
Sɔre, Ao Awurade! Wone wɔn mfa mmɔ ani na ka wɔn hyɛ; fa wʼakofena no gye me firi amumuyɛfoɔ no nsam.
14 from man hand: power your LORD from man from lifetime/world portion their in/on/with life (and to treasure your *Q(K)*) to fill belly: womb their to satisfy son: child and to rest remainder their to/for infant their
Ao Awurade fa wo nsa gye me firi nnipa a wɔte sei nsam asase so nnipa a wɔn akatua wɔ nkwa yi mu. Womma ɛkɔm nne wɔn a wʼani ku wɔn ho; wɔn mmammarima wɔ bebree, na wɔkora agyapadeɛ ma wɔn mma.
15 I in/on/with righteousness to see face your to satisfy in/on/with to awake likeness your
Na me deɛ, me tenenee mu, mɛhunu wʼanim; sɛ menyane na mehunu wo a, mʼakoma bɛtɔ ne yam. Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.
