Nnwom 108

1 Dawid dwom. Onyankopɔn, me koma asi pi; mede me kra nyinaa bɛto wʼayeyi nnwom.

A song, a psalm of David. My heart is fixed, God; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises also with my honored heart.

2 Munnyan, sanku ne bɛnta! Menyan anɔpahema.

Wake up, lute and harp; I will wake up the dawn.

3 Awurade, mɛkamfo wo wɔ aman mu; mɛto wo ho nnwom wɔ nnipa no mu.

I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.

4 Wʼadɔe so, ɛkorɔn sen ɔsoro; wo nokwaredi du wim.

For your covenant faithfulness is great above the heavens; and your trustworthiness reaches to the skies.

5 Onyankopɔn, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma wo so tra ɔsoro, na ama wʼanuonyam aba asase nyinaa so.

Be exalted, God, above the heavens, and may your glory be exalted over all the earth.

6 Fa wo nsa nifa gye yɛn na boa yɛn, na ama wɔn a wodɔ wɔn no anya nkwa.

So that those you love may be rescued, rescue us with your right hand and answer me.

7 Onyankopɔn akasa afi ne kronkronbea se, “Nkonim mu na mɛkyɛ Sekem mu na masusuw Sukot Bon.

God has spoken in his holiness; “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem and apportion out the Valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead yɛ me de; Manase nso saa ara; Efraim yɛ me dade kyɛw, Yuda yɛ mʼahempema.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.

9 Moab yɛ me guasɛn, Edom so na metow me mpaboa gu; na meteɛ mu nkonimdi so gu Filistifo so.”

Moab is my washbasin; over Edom I will throw my shoe; I will shout in triumph because of Philistia.

10 Hena na ɔde me bɛkɔ kuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban no mu? Hena na obedi mʼanim akɔ Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom?”

11 Onyankopɔn, ɛnyɛ wo na woapo yɛn na wo ne yɛn asraafo nkɔ ɔsa bio ana?

God, have you not rejected us? You do not go into battle with our army.

12 Boa yɛn tia ɔtamfo no, na ɔdesani mmoa nka hwee.

Give us help against the enemy, for man's help is futile.

13 Onyankopɔn wɔ yɛn afa yi, yebedi nkonim, na obetiatia yɛn atamfo so.

We will triumph with God's help; he will trample down our enemies.