Nnwom 86
1 Dawid mpaebɔ. Awurade, tie me na gye me so, efisɛ meyɛ ohiani ne mmɔborɔni.
A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline your ear, and listen to me; for I am poor and needy.
2 Bɔ me nkwa ho ban, efisɛ mede me ho ama wo. Wo ne me Nyankopɔn, gye wʼakoa a ɔde ne ho to wo so.
Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save your servant, O God, who hopes in you.
3 Awurade, hu me mmɔbɔ, na misu frɛ wo daa nyinaa.
Pity me, O Lord: for to you will I cry all the day.
4 Ma wʼakoa ani nnye, na wo Awurade, wo nkyɛn na mema me kra so ba.
Rejoice the sold of your servant: for to you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.
5 Awurade, wuye na wode bɔne kyɛ, wowɔ ɔdɔ mmoroso ma wɔn a wosu frɛ wo nyinaa.
For you, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you.
6 Awurade, tie me mpaebɔ; tie me mmɔborɔsu.
Give ear to my prayer, o Lord; and attend to the voice of my supplication.
7 Mɛfrɛ wo mʼahohia da mu, na wubegye me so.
In the day of my trouble I cried to you: for you did hear me.
8 Awurade, onyame bi nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ wo; na wɔn nnwuma biara nto wo de.
There is none like to you, O Lord, amongst the god; and there are no [works] like to your works.
9 Awurade, aman a woakyekyere nyinaa bɛba abɛsom wo wɔ wʼanim; wɔbɛba abɛhyɛ wo din anuonyam.
All nations whom you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.
10 Woyɛ ɔkɛse na woyɛ anwonwa nnwuma; wo nko ara ne Onyankopɔn.
For you are great, and do wonders: you are the only [and] the great God.
11 Awurade, kyerɛ me wʼakwan, na mɛnantew wo nokware mu; ma memfa me koma nyinaa mma wo na masuro wo din.
Guide me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear your name.
12 Mede me koma nyinaa meyi wo ayɛ, Awurade me Nyankopɔn na mahyɛ wo din anuonyam daa nyinaa.
I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify your name for ever.
For your mercy is great towards me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)
14 Ao, Onyankopɔn, ahomasofo atow ahyɛ me so; basabasayɛfo kuw rehwehwɛ me akum me, nnipa a wɔmmfa wo nyɛ hwee no.
O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set you before them.
15 Nanso wo, Awurade, woyɛ mmɔborɔhunufo ne ɔdomfo Nyankopɔn, wo bo kyɛ fuw, na wʼadɔe ne wo nokware dɔɔso.
But you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.
16 Dan wʼani hwɛ me na dom me; fa wʼahoɔden ma wʼakoa na gye wʼafenaa babarima nkwa.
Look you upon me, and have mercy upon me: give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.
17 Ma me wo papayɛ ho nsɛnkyerɛnne, na mʼatamfo nhu na wɔn anim ngu ase na wo, Awurade, wo na woaboa me akyekye me werɛ.
Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because you, O Lord, have helped me, and comforted me.
