Nnwom 119
1 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔn akwan yɛ pɛ, na wɔnantew sɛnea Awurade mmara kyerɛ.
(Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are) those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
2 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔkora nʼahyɛde, na wofi wɔn koma nyinaa mu hwehwɛ no.
Yahweh is pleased with those who (obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do), those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them [to do that].
3 Wɔnyɛ mfomso biara; na wɔnam nʼakwan so.
They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
4 Woayɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ pa ato hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wodi so pɛpɛɛpɛ.
Yahweh, you have given [us] (your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do), [and you told us] to obey them carefully.
5 Ao, sɛ anka mʼakwan besi pi, ayɛ osetie wɔ wo hyɛ nsɛm ho ɛ!
I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
6 Sɛ midwen wo mmaransɛm no nyinaa ho a, ɛno de, anka mʼanim rengu ase.
If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
7 Mede koma a mu tew bɛkamfo wo bere a meresua wo mmara a ɛteɛ no.
When I learn [all of] (your regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)], I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
8 Medi wo hyɛ nsɛm so; na nnyaw me korakora.
I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
9 Aberante bɛyɛ dɛn na nʼakwan ho atew? Ɛsɛ sɛ odi wʼasɛm so.
[I know] [RHQ] how a youth can (keep his life pure/avoid sinning); it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
10 Mede me koma nyinaa hwehwɛ wo; mma me mman mfi wo mmara nsɛm ho.
I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to (wander away from obeying/disobey) (your commands/what you have commanded).
11 Mede wʼasɛm asie me koma mu sɛnea merenyɛ bɔne ntia wo.
I have (memorized/stored in my mind) [many of] (your words/what you have promised) in order that I will not sin against you.
12 Awurade, ayeyi nka wo; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo hyɛ nsɛm.
Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
13 Mede mʼano ka mmara a efi wʼanom nyinaa.
I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
14 Mʼani gye sɛ midi wʼahyɛde so, sɛnea obi ani gye ahonya bebree ho no.
I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
15 Midwinnwen wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho na mehwehwɛ wʼakwan mu.
I will (study/think about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I will pay attention to what you have showed [me].
16 Mʼani gye wo hyɛ nsɛm ho; na merentoto wʼasɛm ase.
I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
17 Yɛ wo somfo yiye; na matena ase adi wʼasɛm so.
Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey (your words/what you have told us to do) during all my life.
18 Bue mʼani na minhu anwonwade a ɛwɔ wo mmara no mu.
Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
19 Meyɛ ɔnanani wɔ asase so; mfa wo mmaransɛm no nhintaw me.
I am living [here] on the earth for only a short time; (do not prevent me from [understanding]/help me to understand) [LIT] (your commands/what you have commanded).
20 Me kra tɔ beraw bere biara, wo mmara ho anigyina nti.
In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
21 Woka ahantanfo anim, wɔn a wɔadome wɔn, na wɔman fi wo mmaransɛm ho no.
You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
22 Yi wɔn animka ne animtiaabu fi me mu, efisɛ midi wʼahyɛde so.
Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; [I request this] because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
23 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ sodifo hyia di me ho nseku, nanso wo somfo bedwinnwen wʼahyɛde ho.
Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
24 Wʼahyɛde yɛ mʼanigyede na ɛyɛ me fotufo.
I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
25 Woabrɛ me ase ma meda mfutuma mu; kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wʼasɛm no te.
[I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
26 Mesesee mʼakwan na wugyee me so; kyerɛkyerɛ me wʼahyɛde.
When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
27 Ma mente nea ɛwɔ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu ase; na mesusuw wʼanwonwade ho.
Help me to understand (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and [then] I will (meditate on/think about) the wonderful things that you [have done].
28 Awerɛhow ama me kra atɔ beraw; hyɛ me den sɛnea wʼasɛm no kyerɛ.
I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong [again], like you promised me that you would do.
29 Yi me fi nnaadaa akwan so; na fa wo mmara so dom me.
Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
30 Mafa nokware kwan no so; mede me koma abata wo mmara ho.
I have decided that I will faithfully/always [obey you]; I have (paid attention to/heeded) (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
31 Awurade, mikura wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu dennen, mma mʼanim ngu ase.
Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed [us to do]; do not [abandon me, with the result that] I would become disgraced.
32 Mitu mmirika wɔ wo mmaransɛm kwan no so, efisɛ woama mʼadwene mu adɔ.
I will eagerly obey [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), because you have enabled me to understand more [what you want me to do].
33 Kyerɛkyerɛ me, Awurade, na minni wo hyɛ nsɛm so, na medi so akosi awiei.
Yahweh, teach me the meaning of (your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do), and [then] I will obey them, every one of them.
34 Ma me ntease, na medi wo mmara so, na mede me koma nyinaa bedi so.
Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
35 Kyerɛ me wo mmaransɛm kwan no na hɔ na minya anigye.
I am happy with (your commands/what you have commanded), so (lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road) that you [have chosen for me].
36 Dan me koma kɔ wʼahyɛde ho na ɛnyɛ pɛsɛmenkominya so mfaso ho.
Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
37 Yi mʼani fi nneɛma hunu so; na kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wʼasɛm te.
Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
38 Di bɔ a woahyɛ wo somfo no so, na wasuro wo.
[Because] I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for [all] those who revere you.
39 Yi animguase a ɛbɔ me hu no fi hɔ, efisɛ wo mmara yɛ papa.
[People] insult me; protect me from those insults, [because] I hate them. The (regulations/rules that you have given [to us]) are [very] good!
40 Mʼani agyina wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no! Kyɛe me nkwa so wɔ wo trenee mu.
I very much desire [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
41 Awurade, ma wo dɔ a ɛnsa da no mmra me so, wo nkwagye no, sɛnea wo bɔhyɛ no te.
Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
42 Afei mebua nea oyi me ahi no, efisɛ mewɔ wʼasɛm mu ahotoso.
After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in (your word/what you have promised that you would do).
43 Nyi nokwasɛm no mfi mʼanom, efisɛ mʼanidaso wɔ wo mmara mu.
Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
44 Medi wo mmara so bere biara akosi daa apem.
I will always obey your laws, forever.
45 Mede ahofadi bɛnantew, efisɛ mahwehwɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ.
I will be free [from (affliction/my enemies’ attacks)], because I have tried [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
46 Mɛka wʼahyɛde ho asɛm wɔ ahemfo anim na wɔrengu mʼanim ase,
I will tell to kings (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do); and [because I did not abandon you], those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
47 efisɛ mʼani gye wo mmaransɛm ho, na medɔ no.
I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
48 Mede nidi ma wo mmaransɛm a medɔ no, na midwinnwen wo hyɛ nsɛm ho.
I respect/revere [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them, and I will (meditate on/think about) (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
49 Kae asɛm a woaka akyerɛ wo somfo, efisɛ woama me anidaso.
Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, [because] what you have said has caused me to confidently expect [good things from you].
50 Mʼawerɛkyekye wɔ mʼamanehunu mu ne sɛ: Wo bɔhyɛ kyɛe me nkwa so.
When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
51 Ahantanfo bu me animtiaa bebree, nanso mennan mfi wo mmara ho.
Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
52 Awurade mekae wo tete mmara no, na minya awerɛkyekye wɔ mu.
Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
53 Abufuw hyɛ me ma, esiane amumɔyɛfo a wɔapo wo mmara nti.
When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
54 Wo hyɛ nsɛm yɛ me dwom tiban wɔ baabiara a mesoɛ.
While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
55 Awurade, anadwo mekae wo din, na medi wo mmara so.
Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
56 Eyi ne ade a meyɛ da biara, midi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
57 Awurade, wo ne me kyɛfa; mahyɛ bɔ sɛ medi wo nsɛm so.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to (obey your words/do what you have told us to do).
58 Mede me koma nyinaa ahwehwɛ wo; hu me mmɔbɔ sɛnea wo bɔhyɛ no te.
With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
59 Madwene mʼakwan ho na madan mʼanammɔntu akyerɛ wʼahyɛde.
I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
60 Mɛyɛ ntɛm, merentwentwɛn sɛ medi wo mmara nsɛm so.
I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
61 Ɛwɔ mu, amumɔyɛfo de hama kyekyere me, nanso me werɛ remfi wo mmara.
Wicked people have [tried to] seize me, [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
62 Ɔdasu mu, mesɔre de wʼaseda ma wo, wo mmara a ɛteɛ nti.
In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for (your commands/the rules that you have given us to do); they are fair/just.
63 Meyɛ wɔn a wosuro wo nyinaa adamfo, wɔn a wodi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so nyinaa.
I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
64 Awurade, wʼadɔe ahyɛ asase so ma; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo hyɛ nsɛm.
Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
65 Wo ne wo somfo nni no yiye sɛnea wʼasɛm te, Awurade.
Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
66 Kyerɛkyerɛ me nimdeɛ ne atemmu pa, efisɛ migye wo mmara nsɛm no di.
Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and [teach me other things that I need to] know, because I believe [that it is good for us to obey] (your commands/what you have commanded).
67 Mefom ɔkwan ansa na mihuu amane, na mprempren de midi wʼasɛm so.
Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
68 Wuye, na nea woyɛ nso ye; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo hyɛ nsɛm.
You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
69 Ahantanfo de atoro asra me ho de, nanso mede me koma nyinaa di wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
Proud people have told many lies about me, but [the truth is that] with all my inner being I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
70 Wɔn koma yɛ den na wonni ɔtema, nanso mʼani gye wo mmara ho.
Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
71 Eye sɛ mihuu amane sɛnea mesua wo hyɛ nsɛm.
It was good for me that [you] afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
72 Mmara a efi wʼanom no som bo ma me sen dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ mpem mpem.
The laws that you [MTY] gave/told [to us] are [worth] more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Wo nsa na ɛbɔɔ me na ɛnwenee me; ma me ntease a mede besua wo mmara nsɛm.
You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn (your commands/what you have commanded).
74 Sɛ wɔn a wosuro wo no hu me a, ma wɔn ani nnye, efisɛ mede mʼanidaso ahyɛ wʼasɛm mu.
Those who have an awesome respect for you will see [what you have done for] me, and they will rejoice, because [they will see that] I have trusted in (your words/what you told us).
75 Awurade, minim sɛnea wo mmara te, na nokwaredi mu na woatwe mʼaso.
Yahweh, I know that (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do [what you have promised].
76 Ma wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no nkyekye me werɛ sɛnea bɔ a woahyɛ wo somfo no te no.
Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
77 Ma wʼayamhyehye mmra me so, na minnya nkwa, efisɛ mʼani ka wo mmara ho.
Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
78 Ma ahantanfo ani nwu sɛ wɔfom me kwa nti nanso mesusuw wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho.
Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, [but] as for me, I will [continue] (meditating on/thinking about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
79 Ma wɔn a wosuro wo no mmra me nkyɛn, wɔn a wɔte wo mmara ase no.
Cause those who revere you to come [back] to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do]).
80 Ma me koma nnya bembu wɔ wo hyɛ nsɛm ho, na mʼanim angu ase.
Enable me to perfectly [obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do) in order that I may not be ashamed [because of not doing that].
81 Wo nkwagye ho anigyina ama me kra atɔ piti, nanso mede mʼanidaso ahyɛ wʼasɛm mu.
I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save [me from my enemies]; [but] I confidently expect that you will tell [me what you will do].
82 Mahwɛ wo bɔhyɛ anim ama mʼani abu; meka se, “Da bɛn na wobɛkyekye me werɛ?”
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
83 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ mete sɛ nsa kotoku a ɛsɛn wusiw ano de, nanso me werɛ mfi wo hyɛ nsɛm no.
I have become [as useless as] [MET] a wineskin that is [shriveled from hanging a long time] in the smoke [inside a house], but I have not forgotten (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
84 Wo somfo ntwɛn nkosi da bɛn? Da bɛn na wobɛtwe wɔn a wɔtaa me no aso?
How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
85 Ahantanfo atu amoa de asum me afiri, a ɛne wo mmara bɔ abira.
[It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
86 Wo mmara nsɛm nyinaa mu wɔ ahotoso; boa me, efisɛ nnipa taa me kwa.
All (your commands are/what you have commanded is) trustworthy; [but] people are (persecuting/causing trouble for) me by telling lies [about me, so please] help me!
87 Ɛkaa kakraa bi a anka woyii me fii asase so, nanso minnyaee wo nkyerɛkyerɛ sodi.
Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped [obeying] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
88 Kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wʼadɔe te, na medi nkyerɛkyerɛ a efi wʼanom no so.
Because you faithfully love [me], allow me [to continue] to live in order that I may [continue to] obey (your rules/what you have instructed [us to do]).
89 Awurade, wʼasɛm no wɔ hɔ daa; egyina hɔ pintinn wɔ ɔsorosoro.
Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
90 Wo nokwaredi kɔ so wɔ awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu; wode asase sii hɔ, na etim hɔ.
You will faithfully [continue doing] ([for people who are not yet born/in every generation]) what you have (promised/said that you would do); you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly [there].
91 Wo mmara wɔ hɔ besi nnɛ, na nneɛma nyinaa som wo.
To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
92 Sɛ mʼani anka wo mmara no ho a, anka mʼamanehunu akum me.
If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
93 Me werɛ remfi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no, efisɛ ɛno so na wonam akyɛe me nkwa so.
I will never forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), because as a result of [my obeying them] you have enabled me to [continue to] live.
94 Gye me nkwa, na meyɛ wo de; na mahwehwɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no.
I belong to you; save/rescue me [from my enemies], because I have tried to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
95 Amumɔyɛfo retwɛn sɛ wɔbɛsɛe me, nanso, misusuw wʼahyɛde ho.
Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
96 Mahu sɛ pɛyɛ nyinaa wɔ nea ɛkɔpem; nanso wo mmara nsɛm no nni ɔhye.
I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
97 Ao, medɔ wo mmara no yiye! Midwinnwen ho da mu nyinaa.
I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
98 Wo mmara nsɛm ma mihu nyansa sen mʼatamfo, efisɛ ɛwɔ me nkyɛn daa.
Because I know (your commands/what you have commanded), and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.
99 Mewɔ nhumu sen mʼakyerɛkyerɛfo nyinaa, efisɛ midwinnwen wʼahyɛde ho.
I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
100 Mewɔ ntease sen mpanyimfo, efisɛ midi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
101 Memfaa mʼanan nsii ɔkwan bɔne biara so sɛnea metumi ayɛ osetie ama wʼasɛm.
I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
102 Memman mfii wo mmara ho, efisɛ wʼankasa na woakyerɛkyerɛ me.
I have not (turned away from/quit) [obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), because you have taught me [while I have studied them].
103 Wo nsɛm yɛ me dɛ, ɛyɛ dɛ sen ɛwo wɔ mʼanom.
[When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
104 Minya ntease fi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu; enti mikyi ɔkwan bɔne biara.
Because [I have learned] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), I am able to understand [many things]; therefore, I hate all evil things [that some people do].
105 Wʼasɛm yɛ mʼanan ase kanea ne me kwan so hann.
Your words are [like] [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are [like] a light [MET] to show me the path [that I should walk on].
106 Maka ntam ahyɛ mu kena se medi wo trenee mmara no so.
I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will [always] obey your (regulations/rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] fair/just.
107 Mahu amane bebree; kyɛe me nkwa so, Awurade, sɛnea wʼasɛm te.
Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
108 Awurade, ma wʼani nsɔ mʼanom nkamfo a efi me pɛ mu, na kyerɛkyerɛ me wo mmara.
Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is [like] [MET] a sacrifice to you; [please] accept it, and teach me your (regulations/rules that you have given to us).
109 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ daa metoto me nkwa ase de, nanso me werɛ remfi wo mmara.
[My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
110 Amumɔyɛfo asum me afiri, nanso memfom mfii wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho.
Wicked [people] have tried to seize me [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed (your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do).
111 Wʼahyɛde yɛ mʼagyapade afebɔɔ; ɛma me koma ani gye.
(Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
112 Me koma ayɛ krado sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ wo hyɛ nsɛm so akosi awiei.
I (have decided/am determined) [IDM] to obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do) until the day that I die [MTY].
113 Mikyi nnipa a wɔn adwene yɛ wɔn ntanta, na medɔ wo mmara.
I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
114 Wone me guankɔbea ne me kyɛm; mede mʼanidaso ahyɛ wʼasɛm mu.
You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies], and you are [like] a shield [MET] [behind which I am protected from them], and I trust in your promises.
115 Mumfi me so nkɔ, mo nnebɔneyɛfo, na minni me Nyankopɔn mmara nsɛm so!
You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
116 Wowaw me sɛnea wo bɔhyɛ no te, na mɛtena nkwa mu; mma mʼanidaso nyɛ ɔkwa.
Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may [continue to] live. I am confidently expecting [that you will restore me]; (do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed).
117 So me mu, na menya ogye; na bere biara mɛhwɛ wo hyɛ nsɛm no.
Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always (pay attention to/heed) (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
118 Wopo wɔn a wɔfom wo hyɛ nsɛm nyinaa, na wɔn nnaadaa no yɛ ɔkwa.
You reject all those who disobey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do); but what they deceitfully plan to do will be (useless/in vain).
119 Wotow amumɔyɛfo nyinaa gu sɛ afide; enti medɔ wʼahyɛde.
You get rid of all the wicked [people] on the earth like [SIM] [people throw away] trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
120 Wo ho suro ma me ho popo; wo mmara abɔ me hu.
I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid [because you punish those who do not obey] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
121 Mayɛ nea ɛteɛ na ɛyɛ pɛ. Nnyaa me mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ me so!
[But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
122 Hwɛ ma wo somfo nni yiye; mma ahantanfo nhyɛ me so.
Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
123 Mahwɛ wo nkwagye anim ama mʼani abu, ɛrehwehwɛ wo bɔhyɛ a ɛteɛ no.
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue [me], for you to save [me] like you promised/said that you would.
124 Wo ne wo somfo nni no sɛnea wʼadɔe te, na kyerɛkyerɛ me wo hyɛ nsɛm.
Do something for me to show that you faithfully love [me], and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
125 Meyɛ wo somfo; ma me nhumu na mate wʼahyɛde ase.
I am one who serves you; enable me to understand [what you want me to know] in order that I will know (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
126 Awurade, bere aso sɛ woyɛ biribi; wɔrebu wo mmara so.
Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
127 Esiane sɛ medɔ wo mmara nsɛm sen sikakɔkɔɔ, anaa sikakɔkɔɔ ankasa,
Truly, I love (your commands/what you have commanded) more than I love gold; I love them more than I love [very] pure gold.
128 na midwen sɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ nyinaa ye nti, mikyi ɔkwan bɔne biara.
So I conduct my life by (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I hate all the evil things that [some people do].
129 Wʼahyɛde yɛ nwonwa; enti midi so.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.
130 Wo nsɛm asete ma hann; na ɛma ntetekwaa nya ntease.
When someone explains (your words/what you have said), [it is as though] they are lighting a light; what they say causes [even] people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
131 Mibue mʼanom na migu ahome, na mʼani gyina wo mmara nsɛm.
I eagerly desire to know (your commands/what you have commanded), like [SIM] a [dog] that pants with its mouth open [wanting to be fed].
132 Dan wʼani hwɛ me na hu me mmɔbɔ sɛnea woyɛ daa ma wɔn a wɔdɔ wo din no.
Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
133 Tutu mʼanammɔn sɛnea wʼasɛm no te; mma bɔne biara nni me so.
Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil [people] to control what I do.
134 Gye me fi nnipa nhyɛso mu, na madi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
135 Ma wʼanim nhyerɛn wo somfo so na kyerɛkyerɛ me wo hyɛ nsɛm.
Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
136 Nsuten nisu aguare me, efisɛ nnipa nni wo mmara so.
I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
137 Ɔtreneeni ne wo, Awurade, na wo mmara nso yɛ pɛ.
Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
138 Ahyɛde a woayɛ no yɛ trenee; ɛyɛ nea wonya mu ahotoso pa ara.
(Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
139 Abufuw ahyɛ me ma, efisɛ mʼatamfo bu wɔn ani gu wo nsɛm so.
I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
140 Wɔasɔ wo bɔhyɛ ahorow no ahwɛ pa ara, na wo somfo dɔ wɔn.
(Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
141 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ menka hwee na memfra de, nanso me werɛ mfi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ.
I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
142 Wo trenee wɔ hɔ daa, na wo mmara no yɛ nokware.
You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
143 Ɔhaw ne awerɛhow aba me so, nanso wo mmara nsɛm ma me ahosɛpɛw.
I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
144 Wʼahyɛde yɛ nokware daa; ma me ntease na manya nkwa.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may [continue to] live.
145 Awurade, mede me koma nyinaa mefrɛ wo, gye me so, na medi wo hyɛ nsɛm no so.
Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
146 Misu mefrɛ wo, gye me nkwa na midi wʼahyɛde so.
I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I [can continue to] obey [all] (your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do).
147 Mesɔre anɔpahema, na misu pɛ mmoa; mede me werɛ ahyɛ wo nsɛm mu.
[Each morning] I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have (promised/said that you will do).
148 Mʼani gu so anadwo nyinaa, na misusuw wo bɔhyɛ ho.
All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
149 Tie me nne sɛnea wʼadɔe no te; Awurade, kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wo mmara te.
Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me [while I pray], and keep me safe because of [my obeying] (your regulations/what you have told us to do).
150 Wɔn a wɔhyehyɛ atirimɔdensɛm no abɛn, nanso wɔne wo mmara ntam ware.
Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
151 Awurade, wo de, wobɛn me, na wo mmara nsɛm nyinaa yɛ nokware.
But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
152 Mmere bi a atwa mu no, misuaa wʼahyɛde a wode tim hɔ sɛ ɛntena hɔ daa no.
Long ago I found out about (your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do), and [I know that] you intended them to last forever.
153 Hwɛ mʼamanehunu na gye me nkwa efisɛ me werɛ mfii wo mmara no.
Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
154 Di mʼasɛm ma me na gye me; kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wo bɔhyɛ no te.
Defend me [when others accuse me], and rescue me [from them]; allow me to [continue to] live, as you promised/said that you would.
155 Nkwagye ne atirimɔdenfo ntam kwan ware, efisɛ wɔnhwehwɛ wo hyɛ nsɛm no.
Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
156 Awurade, wʼayamhyehye yɛ kɛse; kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wo mmara no te.
Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to [continue to] live because of [my obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
157 Atamfo a wɔteetee me dɔɔso, nanso memman mfii wo nhyehyɛe ho.
Many [people] are my enemies and [many people] (cause me to suffer/persecute me), but I (do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying) [LIT] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
158 Mehwɛ wɔn a wonni gyidi no a wɔn ho yɛ me nwini, efisɛ wonni wʼasɛm so.
When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us] to do).
159 Hwɛ sɛnea mʼani gye wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho; Awurade, kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wʼadɔe te.
[Yahweh], notice that I love (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you faithfully love [me], allow me to [continue to] live.
160 Wo nsɛm nyinaa yɛ nokware; na wo mmara a ɛteɛ no to rentwa da.
All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
161 Sodifo taataa me kwa, nanso ɛyɛ wʼasɛm nko ara na misuro.
Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
162 Mʼani gye wo bɔhyɛ ho te sɛ obi a wanya asade kɛse.
I am happy about (your words/what you have promised [to do for me)], as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
163 Mikyi nkontompo na medɔ wo mmara.
I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
164 Mekamfo wo mpɛn ason da biara, wo mmara a ɛteɛ no nti.
Seven/Many times each day I thank you for (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] just/fair.
165 Wɔn a wɔdɔ wo mmara no wɔ asomdwoe mmoroso, na biribiara rentumi mma wonhintiw.
Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
166 Awurade, metwɛn wo nkwagye, na midi wo mmara nsɛm so.
Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
167 Midi wʼahyɛde so na medɔ no yiye.
I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
168 Midi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ne wʼahyɛde so, na wunim mʼakwan nyinaa.
I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
169 Awurade, ma me sufrɛ nnu wʼanim; ma me ntease sɛnea wʼasɛm no te.
Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
170 Ma me nkotosrɛ nnu wʼanim; na gye me sɛnea wo bɔhyɛ no te.
Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
171 Ma nkamfo nhyɛ mʼanom ma; efisɛ wokyerɛkyerɛ me wo hyɛ nsɛm.
I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
172 Ma me tɛkrɛma nto wʼasɛm ho dwom, efisɛ wo mmara nsɛm nyinaa yɛ trenee.
I will sing about (your words/what you have promised to do) because (all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is) just/fair.
173 Ma wo nsa nyɛ krado mmɛboa me, efisɛ maso wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no mu.
I ask you [SYN] to [always] be ready to help me because I have chosen [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
174 Awurade, mʼani agyina wo nkwagye, na wo mmara yɛ mʼanigyede.
Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
175 Ma mentena nkwa mu na matumi akamfo wo, na wo mmara nso awowaw me.
Allow me to [continue to] live in order that I can [continue to] praise you, and that your regulations/rules [that you have given to us] will continue to help me.
176 Mafom kwan sɛ oguan a wayera. Hwehwɛ wo somfo, efisɛ me werɛ mfii wo mmara nsɛm no ɛ.
I have [wandered away from you] like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten (your commands/what you have commanded us).
