Nnwom 145
1 Ayeyi dwom. Dawid de. Mɛma wo so, me Nyankopɔn, Ɔhenkɛse; mɛkamfo wo din daa daa.
The Praise of David himself. I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever.
2 Da biara, mɛkamfo wo; na mama wo din so daa daa.
Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.
3 Awurade so, na ɔsɛ nkamfo kɛse; obiara ntumi nsusuw ne kɛseyɛ.
The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.
4 Awo ntoatoaso baako bɛkamfo wo nnwuma akyerɛ afoforo; wɔbɛka wo nnwuma akɛse ho asɛm.
Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.
5 Wɔbɛka wʼanuonyam ne wo tumi a ɛheran no ho asɛm, na mɛdwene wʼanwonwadwuma ho.
They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.
6 Wɔbɛka wo nnwuma a ɛyɛ hu no mu tumi ho asɛm; na mapae mu aka wo nneyɛe akɛse no akyerɛ.
And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.
7 Wɔbɛhyɛ wo papayɛ mmoroso no ho fa, na wɔde anigye ato wo trenee ho dwom.
They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.
8 Awurade yɛ ɔdomfo ne mmɔborɔhunufo; ne bo kyɛ fuw na nʼadɔe dɔɔso.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
9 Awurade ye ma obiara; na ɔwɔ ahummɔbɔ ma nʼabɔde nyinaa.
The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.
10 Awurade, wʼabɔde nyinaa bɛkamfo wo; na wʼahotefo bɛma wo so.
O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.
11 Wɔbɛka wʼahenni no anuonyam ho asɛm na wɔaka wo mmaninyɛ ho asɛm,
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,
12 sɛ ɛbɛyɛ a nnipa behu wo nnwuma akɛse ne wʼahenni anuonyam a ɛheran no.
so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.
13 Wʼahenni yɛ daa ahenni, na wo tumidi wɔ hɔ ma awo ntoantoaso nyinaa. Awurade di ne bɔhyɛ nyinaa so, na ɔwɔ ɔdɔ ma biribiara a wayɛ.
Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.
14 Awurade wowaw wɔn a wɔhwe ase na ɔpagyaw wɔn a wɔn nnesoa ama wɔakom.
The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.
15 Aniwa nyinaa hwɛ wo kwan, na woma wɔn, wɔn aduan wɔ ne bere mu.
O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.
16 Wubue wo nsam, na woma biribiara a ɛwɔ nkwa no nʼapɛde.
You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.
17 Awurade teɛ wɔ nʼakwan nyinaa mu; na ɔyɛ adɔe ma nea wayɛ nyinaa.
The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.
18 Awurade bɛn wɔn a wɔfrɛ no nyinaa, wɔn a wɔfrɛ no nokware mu nyinaa.
The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
19 Ɔyɛ wɔn a wosuro no no apɛde ma wɔn; otie wɔn sufrɛ na ogye wɔn.
He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.
20 Awurade hwɛ wɔn a wɔdɔ no no nyinaa so, nanso amumɔyɛfo de, ɔbɛsɛe wɔn nyinaa.
The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.
21 Mʼano bɛkamfo Awurade. Ma abɔde nyinaa nkamfo ne din kronkron no daa daa.
My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.
