Nnwom 113

1 Monkamfo Awurade. Monkamfo Awurade, mo a moyɛ nʼasomfo no, monkamfo Awurade din.

Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye seruants of the Lord, prayse the Name of the Lord.

2 Momma wɔnkamfo Awurade din, mprempren ne daa nyinaa.

Blessed be the Name of the Lord from hencefoorth and for euer.

3 Efi faako a owia pue kosi faako a ɛkɔtɔ, ma wɔnkamfo Awurade din.

The Lordes Name is praysed from the rising of ye sunne, vnto ye going downe of the same.

4 Wɔama Awurade so aman nyinaa so, nʼanuonyam tra ɔsorosoro.

The Lord is high aboue all nations, and his glorie aboue the heauens.

5 Hena na ɔte sɛ Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, Ɔbaako no a odi hene wɔ ɔsorosoro,

Who is like vnto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling on high!

6 ɔno na ɔbɔ ne mu ase hwɛ ɔsorosoro ne asase?

Who abaseth himselfe to beholde things in the heauen and in the earth!

7 Ɔma ahiafo so fi mfutuma mu na ɔma onnibi so fi nso siw so;

He raiseth the needie out of the dust, and lifteth vp the poore out of the dung,

8 ɔde wɔn tena mmapɔmma mu, wɔn nkurɔfo mmapɔmma mu.

That he may set him with the princes, euen with the princes of his people.

9 Ɔbɔ obonin atenase wɔ ne fi sɛ ɔbeatan a nʼani gye. Monkamfo Awurade.

He maketh the barren woman to dwell with a familie, and a ioyfull mother of children. Prayse ye the Lord.