Nnwom 89
1 Esrahini Etan ɔhaw ne amanehunu dwom. Mɛto Awurade adɔe ho dwom daa daa; mede mʼano bɛda wo nokwaredi adi awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu.
I will sing of the chesed ·loving-kindness· of Adonai forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2 Mɛka se wʼadɔe no tim hɔ daa nyinaa, na woatim wo nokwaredi wɔ ɔsoro hɔ ankasa.
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
3 Wokae se, “Mene onipa a mayi no no ayɛ apam; maka ntam akyerɛ me somfo Dawid.
“I have made a covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· with my chosen one, I have sworn to David [Beloved], my servant,
4 ‘Mɛma wʼase atim hɔ daa na wʼahengua nso atim wɔ awo ntoantoaso nyinaa mu.’”
‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
5 Awurade, ɔsorosorofo kamfo wʼanwonwade, na wo nokwaredi nso, wɔkamfo wɔ ahotefo asafo mu.
The heavens will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· of your wonders, Adonai; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 Na hena na ɔne wo Awurade sɛ wɔ ɔsoro hɔ? Hena na ɔte sɛ Awurade wɔ ɔsoro abɔde mu?
For who in the skies can be compared to Adonai? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Adonai,
7 Akronkronfo agyinatufo mu, wosuro Onyankopɔn; wɔde osuro kɛse ma Onyankopɔn wɔ akronkronfo nhyiamu ase.
a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
8 Asafo Awurade Nyankopɔn, hena na ɔte sɛ wo? Wo, Awurade, woyɛ ɔkɛse na wo nokwaredi atwa wo ho ahyia.
Adonai, Elohim Tzva'ot [Yahweh, God Commander of heaven’s armies], who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.
9 Wudi po a ɛworo no so; nʼasorɔkye bobɔ kɔ soro a, wobrɛ no ase.
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
10 Wodwerɛw Rahab sɛ atɔfo no mu baako; wode wo basa dennen no bɔɔ wʼatamfo pansamee.
You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 Ɔsoro wɔ wo, na asase nso wɔ wo; wiase ne nea ɛwɔ mu nyinaa wo na wufii ase.
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
12 Wobɔɔ atifi ne anafo. Tabor ne Hermon de ahosɛpɛw to dwom ma wo din.
The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon [Devoted to destruction] rejoice in your name.
13 Tumi ayɛ wo basa ma; wo nsam wɔ ahoɔden, woama wo nsa nifa so.
You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
14 Wʼahengua no fapem yɛ trenee ne atɛntrenee; adɔe ne nokwaredi di wʼanim.
Righteousness and mishpat ·justice· are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
15 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔasua sɛnea wɔbɔ wo abodin, wɔn a wɔnantew wʼanim hann no mu, Awurade.
Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Adonai.
16 Wogye wɔn ani wɔ wo din mu da mu nyinaa; wodi ahurusi wɔ wo trenee mu.
In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
17 Wone wɔn anuonyam ne ahoɔden, na wʼadom nti yɛyɛ nkonimdifo.
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
18 Ampa ara, yɛn kyɛm wɔ Awurade, na yɛn hene wɔ Israel Kronkronni no.
For our shield belongs to Adonai; our king to haKadosh Isra'el [the Holy One of God prevails].
19 Da bi wokasaa wɔ anisoadehu mu, kyerɛɛ wʼahotefo se, “Madom ɔkofo bi ahoɔden; mapagyaw aberante bi afi nnipa no mu.
Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
20 Mahu Dawid, me somfo; mede me ngo kronkron no asra no.
I have found David [Beloved], my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
21 Me nsa bɛwowaw no; ampa ara me basa bɛhyɛ no den.
with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
22 Ɔtamfo biara renhyɛ no sɛ ontua tow; omumɔyɛfo biara rentumi nhyɛ no so.
No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23 Mɛdwerɛw nʼatamfo wɔ nʼanim na mabobɔ nʼahohiahiafo ahwe fam.
I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
24 Me nokware adɔe bɛka ne ho, na me din mu, wɔbɛma nʼabɛn so.
But my faithfulness and my chesed ·loving-kindness· will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
25 Mɛtrɛw nʼahye mu akosi po so, na ɔde ne nsa nifa bɛto nsubɔnten so.
I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 Ɔbɛfrɛ me aka se, ‘Wone mʼagya, me Nyankopɔn, me nkwagye botan.’
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my yishu'ah ·salvation·!’
27 Mɛyɛ no mʼabakan, asase so ahene nyinaa no mu ɔkɛse.
I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Mɛma mʼadɔe a mewɔ ma no no atena hɔ daa, na apam a me ne no ayɛ nso bɛtena hɔ daa.
I will keep my chesed ·loving-kindness· for him forever more. My covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· will stand firm with him.
29 Mɛma nʼase atim afebɔɔ, nʼahengua nso betim hɔ akosi sɛ ɔsoro betwa mu.
I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 “Sɛ ne mmabarima po me mmara na sɛ wɔanni mʼahyɛde so,
If his children forsake my Torah ·Teaching·, and don’t walk in my judgments;
31 sɛ wobu mʼahyɛde so na sɛ wɔanni me hyɛ nsɛm so a,
if they break my regulations, and don’t keep my mitzvot ·instructions·;
32 ɛno de mede abaa bɛtwe wɔn aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho na wɔn amumɔyɛ nso mede mmaatwa atwe wɔn aso;
then I will punish their rebellious breach of relationship with the rod, and their depravity (moral evil) with stripes.
33 Nanso merennyae mʼadɔe a meyɛ ma no no na mɛkɔ so adi no nokware.
But I will not completely take my chesed ·loving-kindness· from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 Meremmu mʼapam no so na merensesa nea mede mʼano aka no.
I will not break my covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Menam me din kronkron no so aka ntam prɛko, na merentwa Dawid atoro da,
Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David [Beloved].
36 meremma nʼase ntɔre da na nʼahengua nso betim wɔ mʼanim te sɛ owia;
His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.
37 ebetim hɔ daa te sɛ ɔsram, ɔdanseni nokwafo a ɔwɔ wim no.”
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
38 Nanso woapo no, woapa nʼakyi, wo bo afuw nea woasra no ngo no.
But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.
39 Woagu apam a wo ne wo somfo pamee no, woagu nʼahenkyɛw ho fi wɔ mfutuma mu.
You have renounced the covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 Woabubu nʼafasu nyinaa ama nʼabandennen adan nnwiriwii.
You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 Wɔn a wotwa mu wɔ hɔ nyinaa fow no fa; na wayɛ aniwude ama ne mfɛfo.
All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Woama nʼatamfo nsa nifa so; ama wɔn nyinaa di ahurusi.
You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43 Woama nʼafoa ayɛ ɔkwa, na woannyina nʼakyi wɔ ɔko mu.
Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven’t supported him in battle.
44 Wode nʼanuonyam aba awiei na woatow nʼahengua akyene fam.
You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.
45 Woatwa ne mmerantebere nna so na wode animguase nguguso akata no so.
You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
46 Awurade, enkosi da bɛn? Na wode wo ho behintaw? Wʼabufuwhyew bɛkɔ so adɛw akosi da bɛn?
How long, Adonai? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
47 Kae sɛnea me nkwanna twa mu ntɛm so. Efisɛ woabɔ yɛn nyinaa sɛ ade a etwa mu ntɛm so!
Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!
48 Hena na ɔbɛtena ase a ɔrenwu da? Anaasɛ hena na obetumi agye ne ho afi owu tumi nsam? (Sheol h7585)
What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol ·Place of the dead·? (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·. (Sheol h7585)
49 Awurade, ɛhe na wo tete adɔe kɛse no wɔ, nea wufi wo nokwaredi mu de kaa ntam kyerɛɛ Dawid no?
Lord, where are your former chesed ·loving-kindnesses·, which you swore to David [Beloved] in your faithfulness?
50 Kae, Awurade, sɛnea wɔadi wo somfo ho fɛw ne sɛnea manya koma ama amanaman no akutiabɔ,
Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
51 Awurade, akutiabɔ a wʼatamfo de adi fɛw de adi nea woasra no ngo no anammɔntu biara ho fɛw.
With which your enemies have mocked, Adonai, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Ayeyi nka Awurade daa!
Blessed be Adonai forever more. Amen v'Amen ·So be it and So be it·.
