Sòm 121

1 Se yon chante pou yo chante lè y'ap moute lavil Jerizalèm. Mwen leve je m', mwen gade mòn yo, mwen di: -Ki bò m'a jwenn sekou?

song to/for step to lift: raise eye my to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from where? to come (in): come helper my

2 Sekou mwen soti nan men Seyè a. Se li menm ki fè syèl la ak latè a.

helper my from from with LORD to make heaven and land: country/planet

3 Li p'ap kite pye ou chape, moun k'ap veye sou ou a p'ap janm dòmi.

not to give: allow to/for yoke foot your not to slumber to keep: guard you

4 Moun k'ap veye sou pèp Izrayèl la p'ap kabicha, li p'ap dòmi.

behold not to slumber and not to sleep to keep: guard Israel

5 Se Seyè a k'ap veye sou ou, l'ap kanpe bò dwat ou tankou lonbraj ou. Se li ki tout pwoteksyon ou.

LORD to keep: guard you LORD shadow your upon hand right your

6 Lajounen, solèy la p'ap fè ou anyen, lannwit, lalin lan p'ap fè ou anyen.

by day [the] sun not to smite you and moon in/on/with night

7 Seyè a ap pwoteje ou pou anyen pa rive ou, li p'ap kite anyen rive ou.

LORD to keep: guard you from all bad: evil to keep: guard [obj] soul: life your

8 L'ap pwoteje ou kit w'ap antre, kit w'ap soti, depi koulye a ak pou tout tan.

LORD to keep: guard to come out: come you and to come (in): come you from now and till forever: enduring