Psalmowo 71
1 O! Yehowa, mewòe mebe ɖo, mègana ŋu nakpem akpɔ gbeɖe o.
In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!
2 Xɔ nam, eye nàɖem le wò dzɔdzɔenyenye la ta; trɔ wò to ɖe gbɔnye, eye nàxɔ nam.
In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine ear to me, and save me!
3 Nye sitsoƒe ƒe agakpe, afi si mate ŋu abe ɖo ɣe sia ɣi. Ɖe gbe be woaxɔ nam, elabena wòe nye nye agakpe kple mɔ sesẽ.
Be thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; For thou art my rock and my fortress!
4 O! Nye Mawu, ɖem tso ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe asi me, eye nàɖem tso nu tovo wɔlawo kple ŋutasẽlawo ƒe fego me.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 Elabena tso ɣe aɖe ɣi ke, wòe nye nye mɔkpɔkpɔ kple nye dzideƒo tso nye ɖekakpuime ke, O! Aƒetɔ Yehowa.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been my trust from my youth!
6 Tso nye dzigbe ke, wò ko ŋu meku ɖo, elabena wòe ɖem tso danye ƒe dɔ me, eya ta makafu wò ɖaa.
Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 Mezu nu maɖinu na ame geɖewo, gake wòe nye nye mɔ sesẽ.
I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.
8 Wò kafukafu yɔ nye nu me, eye meɖea gbeƒã wò atsyɔ̃ŋkeke blibo la.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
9 Mègatsɔm ƒu gbe, ne meku amegã o, eye mègagblẽm ɖi ne ŋusẽ vɔ le ŋunye o.
Cast me not off in mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!
10 Elabena nye futɔwo ƒo nu tsi tsitre ɖe ŋunye, eye ame siwo le lalam be yewoawum la, wɔ ɖeka ɖo nugbe ɖe ŋunye.
For my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Wogblɔ be, “Mawu gblẽe ɖi, míti eyome, míalée, elabena ame aɖeke mava axɔ nɛ o.”
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath none to deliver him!”
12 O! Mawu, mèganɔ adzɔge tso gbɔnye o, O! Nye Mawu, va kaba nàxɔ nam.
O God! be not far from me! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
13 Na be nunyetsolawo natsrɔ̃ kple ŋukpe, eye nàna be vlododo kple ŋukpe natsyɔ ame siwo di be yewoawɔ nuvevim la dzi.
Let them perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 Ke nye ya la, mɔkpɔkpɔ anɔ asinye ɖaa, eye makafu wò, agakafu wò ɖe edzi.
But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.
15 Nye nu aɖe gbeƒã wò dzɔdzɔenyenye kple wò xɔname ŋkeke blibo la, togbɔ be nyemenya eƒe kpekpeme o hã.
My mouth shall speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
16 Mava aɖe gbeƒã wò nu dzɔatsuwo, O Aƒetɔ Yehowa. Maɖe gbeƒã wò dzɔdzɔenyenye, wò ɖeka tɔ ko.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of thine only!
17 O! Mawu; tso nye ɖekakpuime ke, nèfia num, eye va se ɖe egbe la, mele gbeƒã ɖem wò nu dzɔatsuwo.
O God! thou hast taught me from my youth, And thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
18 O! Mawu, ne metsi, ƒo wɔ hã la, mègagblẽm ɖi o, va se ɖe esime maɖe gbeƒã wò ŋusẽ na dzidzime si ava dzɔ kple wò ŋusẽ na ame siwo woava dzi.
And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are to come!
19 O! Mawu, wò dzɔdzɔenyenye yi ɖatɔ dziŋgɔli ke, wò ame si wɔ nu dzɔatsu geɖewo. O! Mawu, ame kae le abe wò ene?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto thee?
20 Togbɔ be èna mekpɔ xaxa geɖe kple vevesese hã la, àgaɖo nye agbe te, eye àva kplɔm ado goe tso anyigba ƒe tume ke.
Thou hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!
21 Àdzi nye bubu ɖe edzi, eye àgafa akɔ nam.
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort me!
22 O! Nye Mawu, makafu wò kple kasaŋku le wò nuteƒewɔwɔ ta; madzi kafukafuha na wò kple gasaŋku, O! Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ.
Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel!
23 Nye nuyiwo ado dzidzɔɣli, ne mele kafukafuhawo dzim na wò, nye ame si nèɖe.
My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
24 Nye aɖe agblɔ wò dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe dɔwo ŋkeke blibo la, elabena ŋukpe kple tɔtɔ va ame siwo di be yewoawɔ nuvevim la dzi.
My tongue also shall continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
