Nnwom 121

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

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come?

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

My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

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

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

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

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

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

The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

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

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

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

The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; he shall keep thy soul.

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

The LORD shall keep thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and for evermore.