Nnwom 124

1 Ɔsoroforo dwom. Dawid de. Sɛ anka Awurade nni yɛn afa a, ma Israel nka,

A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

2 Sɛ anka Awurade nni yɛn afa bere a nnipa tow hyɛɛ yɛn so,

if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 bere a wɔn abufuw sɔre tiaa yɛn a anka wɔmemenee yɛn anikann;

perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

4 anka nsuyiri no bebu afa yɛn so, anka ɔhweam no bɛtwe yɛn akɔ,

perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5 anka nsu a ano yɛ den no bɛpra yɛn kɔ.

Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6 Ayeyi nka Awurade a wamma ho kwan amma wɔamfa wɔn se antetew yɛn mu.

Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7 Yɛaguan sɛ anomaa afi ofirisumfo afiri mu; wɔabubu afiri no, ama yɛaguan.

Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

8 Yɛn mmoa wɔ Awurade din mu, ɔsoro ne asase Yɛfo no.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.