Psalmowo 26

1 David ƒa ha. O! Yehowa, tso afia nam, elabena menɔ agbe si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o. Meɖo dzi ɖe Yehowa ŋu, nyemeʋã kpɔ gbeɖe o.

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

2 O! Yehowa, lolom, dom kpɔ; eye nàdzro nye dzi kple tamesusu hã me,

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

3 elabena wò lɔlɔ̃ le ŋkunye me ɖaa, eye mezɔna le wò nyateƒe la me ɣe sia ɣi.

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

4 Nyemanɔ anyi ɖe ameblelawo dome, alo ade ha kple alakpanuwɔlawo o.

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

5 Metsri ame tovowo ƒe habɔbɔ, eye megbe be nyemanɔ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo dome o.

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

6 Meklɔ nye asiwo le fɔmaɖimaɖi me, eye meƒo xlã wò vɔsamlekpui, O! Yehowa,

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

7 hele wò kafukafuha dzim kple ɣli le nukudɔ siwo katã nèwɔ la xlẽm fia.

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

8 O! Yehowa, melɔ̃ aƒe si me nèle, afi si wò ŋutikɔkɔe le.

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

9 Mègatsɔ nye luʋɔ kpe ɖe nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo ŋuti kple nye agbe kpe ɖe hlɔ̃dolawo ŋuti,

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

10 ame siwo ƒe asi me ɖoɖo vɔ̃ɖiwo le, eye woƒe nuɖusime yɔ fũu kple zãnuxɔxɔ o.

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

11 Ke nye la, menɔ agbe si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o, eya ta ɖem, eye nàkpɔ nublanui nam.

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

12 Nye afɔ le sɔsɔeƒe. Makafu Yehowa le takpekpe gã la me.

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