Nnwom 130

1 Ɔsoroforo dwom. Awurade, mifi bun mu su frɛ wo;

A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call to you, Lord.

2 Awurade, tie me nne. Wɛn wʼaso ma me nkotosrɛ.

Lord, hear my voice: give heed with your ears to my loud plea.

3 Awurade, sɛ wubu yɛn bɔne ho nkontaa a, anka hena na obetumi agyina ano?

If you should mark sin, Lord, O Lord, who could stand?

4 Nanso wowɔ bɔnefakyɛ; ɛno nti wosuro wo.

But with you is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

5 Metwɛn Awurade, me mu ade nyinaa twɛn, na nʼasɛm mu na mede mʼanidaso ahyɛ.

I wait for the Lord, I wait for his word,

6 Metwɛn Awurade sen sɛnea awɛmfo twɛn adekyee, sen sɛnea awɛmfo twɛn adekyee.

I look for the Lord more than watchman for morning, than watchman for morning.

7 Israel, ma wʼani nna Awurade so, efisɛ Awurade wɔ adɔe a enni huammɔ na ogye ankasa wɔ ne mu.

Israel, hope in the Lord: with the Lord there is love with him plenteous redemption.

8 Ɔno ankasa begye Israel afi wɔn bɔne nyinaa mu.

And he redeems Israel from all his iniquities.