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 Judah.” O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.

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

As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;

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

Because thy kindness 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 while I live; in thy name will I lift up my hands.

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

As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.

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

When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.

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

Because thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.

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

My soul cleaveth unto following thee: me thy right hand upholdeth.

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

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go down into the lowest deeps of 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 become a prey for jackals.

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 sweareth by him shall glorify himself; for the mouth of those that speak falsehood shall be stopped.