< Nnwom 148 >
1 Monkamfo Awurade! Monkamfo Awurade mfi ɔsorosoro, monkamfo no wɔ ɔsoro sorɔnsorɔmmea.
Praise ye the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
2 Nʼabɔfo nyinaa, monkamfo no, ne ɔsoro asafo nyinaa, monkamfo no.
Praise him, all ye his angels! Praise him, all ye his hosts!
3 Owia ne ɔsram, monkamfo no, nsoromma a ɛhyerɛn nyinaa, monkamfo no.
Praise ye him, sun and moon! Praise him, all ye stars of light!
4 Monkamfo no, ɔsoro mu soro ne mo nsu a mowɔ ɔsoro atifi.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens! Ye waters, that are above the heavens!
5 Momma wɔn nyinaa nkamfo Awurade din, efisɛ ɔno na ɔhyɛ ma wɔbɔɔ wɔn.
Let them praise the name of the LORD; For he commanded, and they were created.
6 Ɔde wɔn sisii hɔ afebɔɔ; na ɔmaa ɔhyɛ nsɛm bi a ɛrentwa mu da.
He hath also established them for ever; He hath given them a law, and they transgress it not.
7 Monkamfo Awurade mfi asase so, mo po kɛse mu abɔde ne po bun nyinaa,
Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps!
8 anyinam ne mparuwbo, sukyerɛmma ne omununkum, ahum a moyɛ nʼapɛde,
Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Thou tempest, that fulfillest his word!
9 mo mmepɔw ne nkoko nyinaa, nnua a ɛsow aba ne sida nyinaa,
Ye mountains, and all hills! Fruit-trees, and all cedars!
10 nwura mu mmoa ne anantwi, abɔde nketewa ne nnomaa a wotu,
Ye wild beasts, and all cattle! Ye creeping things, and winged birds!
11 asase ne amanaman nyinaa so ahemfo, mo mmapɔmma ne asase sodifo nyinaa,
Ye kings, and all peoples, Princes, and all judges of the earth!
12 mmerante ne mmabaa, mmasiriwa ne mmofra nso.
Young men and maidens, Old men and children!
13 Ma wɔnkamfo Awurade din, na ne din so sen din biara; nʼanuonyam korɔn wɔ asase ne ɔsoro so.
Let them praise the name of the LORD! For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
14 Wapagyaw mmɛn bi ama ne nkurɔfo, nʼahotewfo nyinaa nkamfo; Israelfo, nnipa a wɔda ne koma so no nkamfo. Monkamfo Awurade.
He exalteth the horn of his people, The glory of all his godly ones, Of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye the LORD!