Nnwom 26

1 Dawid dwom. Bu me bem, Awurade, efisɛ, mabɔ bra a asɛm nni ho: mede me ho too Awurade so na manhinhim.

Judge me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Adonai without wavering.

2 Sɔ me hwɛ, Awurade, hwehwɛ me koma ne mʼadwene mu.

Examine me, Adonai, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

3 Wʼadɔe wɔ mʼanim daa na mɛnantew wo nokware mu.

For your cheshed ·loving-kindness· is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth.

4 Me ne nnaadaafo ntena na me ne nyaatwomfo nso nni hwee yɛ.

I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.

5 Mikyi nnebɔneyɛfo guabɔ na mempɛ sɛ me ne amumɔyɛfo tena.

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

6 Mehohoro me nsa wɔ bembu mu, na mekɔ wʼafɔremuka ho ahyia, Awurade,

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Adonai;

7 na mepae mu ka wʼayeyi na meka wʼanwonwade nyinaa.

that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be sh'ma ·heard obeyed·, and tell of all your wondrous deeds.

8 Mʼani gye ofi a wote mu ho, Awurade, faako a wʼanuonyam wɔ no.

Adonai, I 'ahav ·affectionately love· the habitation of your house, the place where your kavod ·weighty glory· dwells.

9 Mfa me kra nka nnebɔneyɛfo de ho nkɔ, ne me nkwa nka mogyapɛfo de ho,

Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;

10 wɔn a amumɔyɛ nhyehyɛe wɔ wɔn nsam na adanmude ayɛ wɔn nsa nifa ma.

in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.

11 Nanso mebɔ ɔbra a ho tew; hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me nkwa.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.

12 Mʼanan sisi asase tamaa so; na guabɔ kɛse ase na mɛkamfo Awurade.

My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Adonai.