Nnwom 63

1 Dawid dwom. Bere a ɔwɔ Yuda Sare so no na ɔtoe. Wo, Onyankopɔn, ne me Nyankopɔn Mehwehwɛ wo anibere so; wo ho sukɔm de me kra, me nipadua ani agyina wo, wɔ asase a awo na asade nni mu so, faako a nsu nni.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea. O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

2 Mahu wo wɔ Kronkronbea hɔ mahu wo tumi ne wʼanuonyam.

Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory.

3 Esiane sɛ wʼadɔe di mu sen nkwa nti mʼanofafa bɛhyɛ wo anuonyam.

For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

4 Sɛ mete ase yi, mɛkamfo wo, na wo din mu na mɛma me nsa so.

Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 Me kra bɛmee sɛnea wadi aduan papa bi; mede anofafa a ɛto dwom beyi wo ayɛ.

Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise thy name.

6 Meda me mpa so a, mekae wo. Anadwo dasu mu nyinaa, midwen wo ho.

Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.

7 Efisɛ wone me boafo, wo ntaban ase nwini mu na mɛto dwom.

For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 Me kra bata wo ho; na wo nsa nifa kura me mu.

My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

9 Wɔn a wɔpɛ me akum me no bɛsɛe; wɔbɛkɔ asase ase tɔnn.

But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.

10 Wɔbɛdan wɔn ama afoa na wɔbɛyɛ aduan ama sakraman.

They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.

11 Nanso ɔhene bedi ahurusi wɔ Onyankopɔn mu; wɔn a wɔka ntam wɔ Onyankopɔn din mu nyinaa bɛkamfo no, na wobemua atorofo ano. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.