Psalmowo 107
1 Mida akpe na Yehowa, elabena enyo, eye eƒe lɔlɔ̃ li ɖaa.
BOOK FIFTH: Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for unto eternity endureth his kindness.
2 Ame siwo Yehowa ɖe la negblɔ esia; ame siwo wòɖe tso futɔ la ƒe asi me,
Thus let the Lord's redeemed say, even those whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
3 ame siwo nu wòƒo ƒui tso anyigbawo dzi, tso ɣedzeƒe kple ɣetoɖoƒe, anyiehe kple dziehe.
And whom he hath gathered out of the [various] lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the sea.
4 Ame aɖewo tsa tsaglãla le gbedzi kple gbedadaƒo, eye womekpɔ mɔ si woato ayi du aɖe si me woanɔ la o.
They wandered about in the wilderness, in the desert path; they could not find an inhabited city:
5 Dɔ kple tsikɔ wu wo, eye nu te woƒe luʋɔ ŋu le wo me.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul within them fainted.
6 Tete wodo ɣli yɔ Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
Then they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, [and] out of their afflictions he delivered them.
7 Ekplɔ wo tẽe yi ɖe du aɖe si me woanɔ.
And he led them forth on the right way, that they might go to an inhabited city.
8 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta.
They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
9 Elabena etsɔa nu nyuiwo ɖia ƒoe na ame siwo dɔ kple tsikɔ le wuwum.
For he satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filled with good.—
10 Ame aɖewo nɔ viviti kple blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖi me, gamenɔla siwo le fu kpem le gakɔsɔkɔsɔwo me,
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in misery and [fetters of] iron; —
11 elabena wodze aglã ɖe Mawu ƒe nyawo ŋuti, eye wodo vlo Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la ƒe aɖaŋudede.
Because they have rebelled against the words of God, and have contemned the counsel of the Most High;
12 Eya ta wòtsɔ wo de asi na dɔ sesẽ wɔwɔ, womu sɔgɔsɔgɔsɔgɔ, eye ame aɖeke meli akpe ɖe wo ŋu o.
And he humbled with trouble their heart; they stumbled, and there was none to help;
13 Tete wodo ɣli na Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions;
14 Eɖe wo le viviti kple blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi la me, eye wòtso woƒe gakɔsɔkɔsɔwo.
He bringeth them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and teareth their bands asunder.
15 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta,
They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
16 elabena eŋe akɔbligbowo, eye wòlã gayibɔ ƒe gametiwo me.
For he hath broken the doors of copper, and the bolts of iron hath he hewn asunder.—
17 Wo dometɔ aɖewo zu bometsilawo to woƒe aglãdzenuwo wɔwɔ me, eye wokpe fu le woƒe dzidadawo ta.
Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 Wonyɔ ŋu nuɖuɖu ɖe sia ɖe, eye woɖo ku ƒe agbowo nu.
All manner of food their soul abhorreth; and they draw near unto the gates of death;
19 Wodo ɣli na Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions.
20 Edɔ eƒe nya ɖa, eye wòyɔ dɔ wo, heɖe wo tso tsiẽƒe.
He sendeth his word and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
21 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta.
They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
22 Wonesa akpedavɔ nɛ, eye woaɖe eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo afia to aseyetsohawo me.
They shall also sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and relate his deeds with joyful song.—
23 Ame aɖewo le meli me zɔ atsiaƒu dzi, wonye asitsalawo le tɔ gãwo dzi.
They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters; —
24 Wokpɔ Yehowa ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo, wokpɔ eƒe nukudɔwo le atsiaƒu gɔme,
These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders on the deep.
25 elabena eƒo nu, elɔ ahom kɔ ɖe ƒu la dzi, eye eƒe tsotsoewo dze agbo.
For he spoke, and he raised the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.
26 Woyi dziƒo boo, eye wogadze eme le gogloƒe ke, ale le woƒe agbe ƒe xaxa me, woƒe dzideƒo lolo gbana.
They would mount up to heaven, they would go down to the depths: their soul was melted because of their danger.
27 Wole mumum sɔgɔsɔgɔsɔgɔ, le nu klim abe ame siwo mu aha ene, eye womegale naneke gɔme sem o.
They would reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was exhausted.
28 Tete wodo ɣli na Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
And they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and he brought them out of their afflictions.
29 Etsi ahom la nu wòzi ɖoɖoe abe dalĩ dom wole ene, eye ƒutsotsoeawo hã ɖo to kpoo.
He calmed the storm into a whisper, and stilled were the waves of the sea.
30 Wokpɔ dzidzɔ esi wòdze kɔ anyi, eye wòkplɔ wo va se ɖe esime wova ɖo afi si wodi be yewoanɔ.
And they were rejoiced because they were silent: and then he guided them unto their desired haven.
31 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta.
They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
32 Wonedoe ɖe dzi le dukɔ la ƒe ƒuƒoƒo me, eye woakafui le dumegãwo ƒe takpekpe me.
And they must exalt him in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the elders must they praise him.—
33 Etrɔ tɔsisiwo wozu gbegbe kple tsidzɔƒewo wozu kuɖiɖinyigba,
He changeth rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into parched ground;
34 eye agbledeƒe zu dzeƒi le ame siwo le teƒe ma ƒe nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ ta.
A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein.
35 Etrɔ gbegbe wòzu tɔʋu, eye kuɖiɖinyigba zu tsidzɔƒe;
He changeth the wilderness into a pool of water, and desert land into water-springs.
36 afi mae wòkplɔ dɔwuitɔwo be woava nɔ, eye wotso du si me woanɔ.
And there he causeth to dwell the hungry, that they may found an inhabited city;
37 Woƒã nukuwo ɖe agble me, wode waingblewo, eye wotse ku geɖe hena xaxa.
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, that they may yield the fruits of the [annual] product.
38 Eyra wo, eye woƒe xexlẽme dzi ɖe edzi ŋutɔ. Nenema ke mena woƒe lãhawo dzi ɖe kpɔtɔ o.
He also blesseth them, and they multiply greatly, and he suffereth not their cattle to diminish.
39 Tete wozu ʋɛ, wobɔbɔ wo ɖe anyi le teteɖeanyi, dzɔgbevɔ̃e kple nuxaxa me;
They were also diminished and bowed low through oppression, misfortune, and sorrow:
40 eye eya ame si trɔa vlododo kɔna ɖe ame ŋkutawo dzi la, wɔe be wole tsaglãla tsam le gbegbe afi si mɔtoƒe aɖeke mele o.
He [then] poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness.
41 Ke ekɔ hiãtɔwo ɖe dzi tso woƒe hiã me, eye wòna woƒe ƒome dzi ɖe edzi abe lãhawo ene.
And he exalteth the needy from misery, and maketh [his] families like flocks.
42 Ame dzɔdzɔe kpɔe, eye wòkpɔ dzidzɔ, gake ame vɔ̃ɖiwo katã mia woƒe nu.
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; but all wickedness shall stop her mouth.
43 Ame si nye nunyala la, neɖo to nu siawo, eye wòabu Yehowa ƒe lɔlɔ̃ deto la ŋuti.
Whoever is wise, let him observe these things, and let [all] understand the kindness of the Lord.
