Nnwom 104
1 Me kra, kamfo Awurade! Awurade me Nyankopɔn, woyɛ ɔkɛse! Wɔafura wo tumi ne anuonyam.
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
2 Ɔde hann akata ne ho sɛ atade; ɔtrɛw ɔsoro mu te sɛ ntamadan,
Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3 na ɔde ne mpia mu mpuran sisi nsu so. Ɔde omununkum yɛ ne teaseɛnam na ɔde nantew mframa ntaban so.
Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
4 Ɔsoma nʼabɔfo sɛ mframa, na ɔsoma nʼasomfo sɛ ogyaframa.
Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
5 Ɔde asase asi ne fapem so na ɛrenhinhim da.
Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
6 Wode bun kataa so sɛ atade na nsu gyinaa mmepɔw no so.
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 Nanso wʼanimka maa nsu no guanee, wʼaprannaa nnyigyei maa woguanee;
At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
8 Wɔsen faa mmepɔw so, kɔɔ aku mu tɔnn, koguu faako a wode ama wɔn no.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
9 Wotoo ɔhye a wɔrentumi ntra; na wɔammɛkata asase so bio.
Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
10 Ɔma nsuwa sen fa abon mu, ɛsen fa mmepɔw ntam.
Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
11 Wɔma wuram mmoa nyinaa nsu nom; atorɔm de kum wɔn sukɔm.
They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Wim nnomaa nwen wɔn berebuw wɔ nsu no ho; na wɔto nnwom wɔ nnua no mman so.
Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
13 Ofi ne soro mpia mu tɔ nsu gugu mmepɔw so; ne nnwuma so aba mee asase.
Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
14 Ɔma sare fifi ma anantwi, na ɔbɔɔ nnua maa onipa sɛ onnua na ɛmma aduan mfi asase mu:
Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
15 nsa a ɛma onipa koma tɔ ne yam, ngo a ɛma onipa anim tɔ so, ne aduan a ekura onipa koma.
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
16 Wogugu Awurade nnua no so yiye, Lebanon sida a oduae no.
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
17 Ɛsow na nnomaa yɛ wɔn mmerebuw, na asukɔnkɔn nso yɛ nʼatenae wɔ ɔpepaw nnua no mu.
Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
18 Mmepɔw atenten no yɛ wuram mmirekyi de; na abotan yɛ guankɔbea ma ewi.
The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19 Ɔsram kyerɛ bere nkyekyɛmu, na owia nim bere a ɔkɔtɔ.
Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Wode sum ba ma ɛyɛ adesae na kwae mu mmoa nyinaa kɔ ahayɛ.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 Gyata bobɔ mu pɛ wɔn hanam, wɔhwehwɛ wɔn aduan fi Onyankopɔn hɔ.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 Owia pue ma wɔsan wɔn akyi; wɔsan kɔdeda wɔn atu mu.
The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
23 Afei, onipa kɔ nʼadwuma so kɔyɛ adwuma ara kosi anwummere.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 Awurade, wo nnwuma dɔɔso! Nyansa mu na woyɛɛ ne nyinaa; wʼabɔde ahyɛ asase so ma.
How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
25 Po na ɛda hɔ tɛtrɛɛ tamaa yi, a abɔde bebree a enni ano; akɛse ne nketewa ahyɛ no ma.
Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
26 So na ahyɛn di akɔneaba, na ɔdɛnkyɛmmirampɔn a woyɛɛ no di agoru.
There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
27 Wɔn nyinaa hwɛ wo kwan sɛ wobɛma wɔn wɔn aduan wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu.
All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
28 Wode ma wɔn a, wɔtase; wubue wo nsam a nnepa mee wɔn.
Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 Wode wʼanim hintaw wɔn a, wɔbɔ hu; sɛ wugye wɔn home a, wowuwu na wɔsan kɔ mfutuma mu.
Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
30 Sɛ wode wo Honhom no ma wɔn a na wɔabɔ wɔn, na woyɛ asase ani foforo.
Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 Ma Awurade anuonyam ntena hɔ daa; ma Awurade ani nnye ne nnwuma ho,
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
32 nea ɔhwɛ asase na ɛwosow, na ɔde ne nsa ka mmepɔw a wusiw fi mu ba.
Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 Mɛto dwom ama Awurade me nkwa nna nyinaa; sɛ mete ase yi, mɛto ayeyi dwom ama me Nyankopɔn.
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 Ɔmma me mpaebɔ nsɔ nʼani bere a meregye mʼani wɔ Awurade mu yi.
Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
35 Ma nnebɔneyɛfo nyera wɔ asase so; na amumɔyɛfo ase nhyew. Me kra, kamfo Awurade. Kamfo Awurade.
Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
