Nnwom 71
1 Awurade, wo mu na maguan ahintaw; mma mʼanim ngu ase da.
In you, O Lord, I take refuge, let me never be put to shame.
2 Wo trenee no nti, yi me na gye me; tie me na gye me nkwa.
In your faithfulness save me and rescue me, bend your ear to me and save me.
3 Yɛ me nkwagye botan, faako a metumi akɔ daa; hyɛ ma wommegye me nkwa, na wone me botan ne mʼabandennen.
Be to me a rock of defence, a fortified house, to save me; for my rock and my fortress are you.
4 Me Nyankopɔn, gye me fi amumɔyɛfo nsam, gye me fi nnebɔneyɛfo ne atirimɔdenfo nsam.
Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
5 Na woayɛ mʼanidaso, Asafo Awurade, mʼahotoso fi me mmabun bere mu.
For you, Lord, are my hope, in whom from my youth I have trusted.
6 Mede me ho ato wo so fi awo mu; wo na wuyii me fii me na yafunu mu. Mɛkamfo wo daa.
On you have I leaned from my birth; from my mother’s womb it was you who did draw me. In you is my hope evermore.
7 Mayɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ama bebree, nanso wo ne me guankɔbea dennen.
I have been as a wonder to many, for you are my refuge and strength.
8 Wo nkamfo ahyɛ mʼanom ma, mekamfo wʼanuonyam da mu nyinaa.
All the day long my mouth is filled with your praise and your glory.
9 Ntow me nkyene bere a mabɔ akwakoraa; mʼahoɔden sa wɔ me mu a, nnyaw me.
Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength is spent, forsake me not.
10 Efisɛ mʼatamfo kasa tia me wɔn a wɔtwɛn sɛ wobekum me no bɔ mu pam me ti so.
For my foes whisper against me, they who watch me take counsel together;
11 Wɔka se, “Onyankopɔn agyaw no mu; momma yentiw no na yɛnkyere no, na obiara nni hɔ a obegye no.”
“God has left him,” they say: “pursue and seize him, for he is helpless.”
12 Me Nyankopɔn, mfi me nkyɛn nkɔ akyiri; Onyankopɔn, yɛ ntɛm bɛboa me.
O God, be not far from me, haste, O my God, to my help.
13 Ma wɔn a wɔbɔ me sobo no nsɛe wɔ animguase mu; wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wopira me no ma ahohora ne animguase nkata wɔn so.
Put my foes to shame and dishonor, with insult and shame be they covered.
14 Nanso me de, menya anidaso daa; mɛkɔ so akamfo wo.
But I will never stop hoping, and more and yet more will I praise you.
15 Mɛka wo trenee ho asɛm, ne wo nkwagye da mu nyinaa, nanso minnim ano.
All the day long shall my mouth tell your faithfulness and your salvation, though I know not how they may be counted.
16 Otumfo Awurade, mɛba abɛpae mu aka wo nnwuma akɛse no; mɛpae mu aka wo trenee, wo nko ara de no, akyerɛ.
I will tell of the might of the Lord, and your faithfulness praise, you alone.
17 Onyankopɔn, efi me mmabun bere na wokyerɛkyerɛɛ me, na ebesi nnɛ yi meka wʼanwonwade a woayɛ kyerɛ.
You have taught me, O God, from my youth, and till now have I told of your wonders.
18 Mpo sɛ mebɔ akwakoraa na mifuw dwen a, Onyankopɔn, nnyaw me, kosi sɛ mɛka wo tumi ho asɛm akyerɛ nkyirimma, ne wo kɛseyɛ akyerɛ wɔn a wɔbɛba nyinaa.
Even in old age and grey hair, O God, do not forsake me. Still would I tell of your might unto all generations to come.
19 Onyankopɔn, wo trenee du ɔsorosoro, wo a woayɛ nneɛma akɛse. Onyankopɔn, hena na ɔte sɛ wo?
Your power and your justice, O God, extend as far as the heavens: for great are the things you have done. Who is like you, O God?
20 Mmom woama mahu ɔhaw bebree a ɛyɛ yaw; nanso wobɛma me nkwa bio; na wubeyi me bio, afi asase yam.
You have caused us to see troubles many, but you will revive us again. From the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
21 Wobɛhyɛ me anuonyam bebree na woakyekye me werɛ bio.
You will multiply my greatness, and comfort me again.
22 Mede sanku bɛkamfo wo me Nyankopɔn, wo trenee nti mɛto wʼayeyi dwom wɔ sankuten so, Israel Kronkronni.
So with harp I will praise you, and your faithfulness, O my God; and make music to you on the lyre, O you Holy One of Israel.
23 Mʼanofafa de anigye bɛteɛ mu bere a meto dwom kamfo wo, me a woagye me no.
My lips shall ring out their joy, my mouth shall sing praises to you; all of me, which you have redeemed.
24 Me tɛkrɛma bɛka wo trenee nnwuma da mu nyinaa, efisɛ wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhaw me no kɔ animguase ne basaayɛ mu.
Yes, all the day long shall my tongue utter your righteousness; for ashamed and confounded are they who were seeking my hurt.
