Nnwom 146

1 Monkamfo Awurade. Me kra, kamfo Awurade!

Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

2 Mɛkamfo Awurade me nkwanna nyinaa; mɛto ayeyi dwom ama me Nyankopɔn, sɛ mete ase yi.

Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be. Do not trust in the leaders,

3 Mommfa mo ho nto mmapɔmma so, adesamma a wɔrentumi nnye nkwa.

in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.

4 Sɛ wɔn honhom tu kɔ a, wɔsan kɔ dɔte mu, saa da no ara wɔn nsusuwii nyinaa yɛ ɔkwa.

His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish.

5 Nhyira ne nea ne boafo ne Yakob Nyankopɔn, nea nʼanidaso wɔ Awurade, ne Nyankopɔn mu.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself,

6 Ɔno ne ɔsoro ne asase Yɛfo, po ne biribiara a ɛwɔ mu nyinaa Awurade a ɔyɛ nokwafo daa no.

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.

7 Odi ma wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so, na ɔma wɔn a ɔkɔm de wɔn aduan. Awurade gyaa nneduafo,

He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound.

8 Awurade ma anifuraefo hu ade. Awurade ma wɔn a wɔakom no so, Awurade dɔ atreneefo.

The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just.

9 Awurade hwɛ ahɔho so, na ɔwowaw ayisaa ne akunafo, na amumɔyɛfo akwan de, ɔdan ani.

The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.

10 Awurade di hene daa daa, Ao, Sion, wo Nyankopɔn, wɔ awo ntoatoaso nyinaa so. Monkamfo Awurade.

The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.