Nnwom 7
1 Dawid adesrɛ dwom a Benyaminni Kus nsɛm nti ɔto maa Awurade. Awurade me Nyankopɔn, miguan toa wo; Gye me fi wɔn a wɔtaa me nyinaa nsam,
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
2 anyɛ saa a wɔbɛtetew me mu sɛ gyata na wɔatetew me mu asinasin a obiara rentumi nnye me.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 Awurade me Nyankopɔn, sɛ mayɛ eyi na sɛ afɔdi aba me so a,
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
4 sɛ mayɛ bɔne atia nea ɔne me te yiye, anaasɛ mabɔ me tamfo korɔn kwa a,
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
5 ɛno de ma mʼatamfo ntaa me na wɔmmɛto me; ma wontiatia me so wɔ fam, na wɔmma me funu nna mfutuma mu.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
6 Sɔre wɔ wʼabufuw mu, Awurade! Sɔre tia mʼatamfo abufuw. Nyan, me Nyankopɔn; hyɛ atɛntrenee mmara.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
7 Ma nnipadɔm mmetwa wo ho nhyia. Fi ɔsoro hɔ di wɔn so;
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
8 ma Awurade mmu nnipa no atɛn. Bu me atɛn, Awurade sɛnea me trenee te, sɛnea me nokwaredi te, Ao, Ɔsorosoroni.
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
9 Onyankopɔn treneeni, wo a wohwehwɛ adwene ne koma mu, fa amumɔyɛfo basabasayɛ bra awiei na ma atreneefo nnya bammɔ.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10 Me nkatabo ne Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn nea ogye koma mu treneeni no.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 Onyankopɔn yɛ otemmufo treneeni, Onyame a ɔda nʼabufuwhyew adi da biara.
God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
12 Sɛ wansesa nʼadwene a, ɔbɛsew nʼafoa ano; obekuntun ne tadua na ɔde bɛmma ahyɛ mu.
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
13 Wasiesie nʼakode a ɛyɛ hu; ayɛ ne bɛmma a ɛredɛw no krado.
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14 Nea onyinsɛn amumɔyɛ na basabasayɛ ahyɛ no ma no, ɔwo nnaadaa.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15 Nea otu tokuru, na oyi mu dɔte no hwe tokuru a watu no mu.
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16 Ɔhaw a ɔde ba no dan bɔ nʼankasa so; ne basabasayɛ bɔ nʼankasa ti so.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
17 Mede aseda bɛma Awurade, ne trenee nti, na mato ayeyi dwom ayi Awurade, Ɔsorosoroni no din ayɛ. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo se wɔnto no “gittit” sanku nne so.
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
