Nnwom 143
1 Dawid dwom. Awurade, tie me mpaebɔ, tie me mmɔborɔsu; fi wo nokwaredi ne trenee mu bra bɛboa me.
A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2 Mfa wʼakoa nkɔ atemmu mu, na ɔteasefo biara nteɛ wɔ wʼanim.
Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
3 Ɔtamfo no taa me, ɔbɔ me hwe fam; ɔma me tena sum mu te sɛ wɔn a wowuwuu dedaada.
For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
4 Ɛno nti me honhom atɔ beraw wɔ me mu; na me koma di yaw wɔ me mu.
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
5 Mekae tete nna no; midwinnwen wo nnwuma ne nea wo nsa ayɛ nyinaa ho.
I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
6 Mema me nsa so kyerɛ wo; wo ho sukɔm de me kra sɛ asase kesee.
I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. (Selah)
7 Awurade, gye me so ntɛm; me honhom tɔ piti. Mfa wʼanim nhintaw me anyɛ saa a mɛyɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔkɔ amoa mu no.
Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
8 Ma mente wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no ho asɛm daa anɔpa, na mede me ho ato wo so. Kyerɛ me ɔkwan a memfa so, na wo na mema me kra so kyerɛ.
Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
9 Awurade gye me fi mʼatamfo nsam, na wo mu na mede me ho hintaw.
Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.
10 Kyerɛ me na menyɛ wʼapɛde, na wo ne me Nyankopɔn; ma wo honhom pa no nkogya me asasetaw so.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 Awurade, wo din nti, kyɛe me nkwa so; wo trenee mu, yi me fi ɔhaw mu.
Revive me, LORD, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 Fi wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no mu mua mʼatamfo ano; na sɛe wɔn a wokyi me no nyinaa, na meyɛ wo somfo.
In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
