Nnwom 121

1 Ɔsoroforo dwom. Mema mʼani so kyerɛ mmepɔw no, ɛhe na me mmoa fi bɛba?

A Song of Degrees. I lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, whence my help shall come.

2 Me mmoa fi Awurade, ɔsoro ne asase yɛfo no.

My help [shall come] from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.

3 Ɔremma wo nan nwatiri, nea ɔhwɛ wo no rentɔ nko.

Let not your foot be moved; and let not your keeper slumber.

4 Ampa ara, nea ɔhwɛ Israel no rentɔ nko na ɔrenna.

Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep.

5 Awurade hwɛ wo so; Awurade ne wo nwini wɔ wo nsa nifa so;

The Lord shall keep you: the Lord is your shelter upon your right hand.

6 Owia rensɛe wo wɔ adekyee mu, na ɔsram nso rensɛe wo anadwo.

The sun shall not burn you by day, neither the moon by night.

7 Awurade bɛbɔ wo ho ban afi ɔsɛe nyinaa ho, ɔbɛhwɛ wo nkwa so;

May the Lord preserve you from all evil: the Lord shall keep your soul.

8 Awurade bɛhwɛ wʼadifi ne wo fieba so mprempren ne daa.

The Lord shall keep your coming in, and your going out, from henceforth and even for ever.