Nnwom 103
1 Dawid deɛ. Ao me kra, kamfo Awurade; na me mu adeɛ nyinaa nkamfo ne din kronkron no.
BY DAVID. Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And all my inward parts—His Holy Name.
2 Ao me kra, kamfo Awurade, na mma wo werɛ mfiri ne nneyɛeɛ pa nyinaa,
Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And do not forget all His benefits,
3 ɔno na ɔde wo mfomsoɔ nyinaa kyɛ woɔ na ɔsa wo nyarewa nyinaa,
Who is forgiving all your iniquities, Who is healing all your diseases,
4 ɔgye wo nkwa firi damena mu na ɔde adɔeɛ ne mmɔborɔhunu bɔ wo abotire,
Who is redeeming your life from destruction, Who is crowning you [with] kindness and mercies,
5 ɔde nnepa ma wo sɛ wʼapɛdeɛ na wo mmeranteberɛ yɛ foforɔ sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ.
Who is satisfying your desire with good, Your youth renews itself as an eagle.
6 Awurade yɛ adetenenee na ɔbu wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so nyinaa atɛntenenee.
YHWH is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.
7 Ɔkyerɛɛ Mose nʼakwan, na ɔmaa Israelfoɔ hunuu ne nneyɛɛ.
He makes His ways known to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.
8 Mmɔborɔhunufoɔ ne ɔdomfoɔ ne Awurade, ne bo kyɛre fu na nʼadɔeɛ dɔɔso.
YHWH [is] merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.
9 Ɔrenkɔ so mmɔ soboɔ, na ɔrennya yɛn ho menasepɔ nkɔsi daa;
He does not strive forever, Nor does He watch for all time.
10 Ɔrenhwɛ yɛn bɔne ne yɛn nni sɛdeɛ ɛfata na ɔrentua yɛn nnebɔne so ka sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ.
He has not done to us according to our sins, Nor according to our iniquities Has He conferred benefits on us.
11 Na sɛdeɛ ɔsoro ne asase ntam ware no, saa ara na nʼadɔeɛ so wɔ wɔn a wɔsuro no so.
For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.
12 Sɛdeɛ apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ ntam ware no, saa ara na wama yɛn ne yɛn mmarato ntam kwan aware.
He has put our transgressions far from us—as the distance of east from west.
13 Sɛdeɛ agya yam hyehye no ne mma ho no, saa ara na Awurade yam hyehye no ma wɔn a wɔsuro no,
As a father has mercy on sons, YHWH has mercy on those fearing Him.
14 na ɔnim sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ yɛn, ɔkae sɛ yɛyɛ mfuturo.
For He has known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.
15 Ɔdasani deɛ, ne nna te sɛ ɛserɛ, ɔyɛ frɔmm sɛ wiram nhwiren;
Mortal man! His days [are] as grass, He flourishes as a flower of the field;
16 sɛ mframa bɔ fa ne so a, na ɔnni hɔ, na ne sibea nnim no bio.
For a wind has passed over it, and it is not, And its place does not discern it anymore.
17 Nanso ɛfiri mmerɛsanten kɔsi nnasanten Awurade adɔeɛ wɔ wɔn a wɔsuro no so, na ne tenenee wɔ wɔn mma mma so,
And the kindness of YHWH [Is] from age even to age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons’ sons,
18 wɔn a wɔdi nʼapam no so na wɔkae di ne mmara so.
To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.
19 Awurade asi nʼahennwa wɔ soro, na nʼahennie di adeɛ nyinaa so.
YHWH has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom has ruled over all.
20 Monkamfo Awurade, mo a moyɛ nʼabɔfoɔ, mo atumfoɔ a moyɛ nʼahyɛdeɛ, mo a motie nʼasɛm.
Bless YHWH, you His messengers, Mighty in power—doing His word, To listen to the voice of His word.
21 Monkamfo Awurade, ɔsoro asafo nyinaa, nʼasomfoɔ a moyɛ nʼapɛdeɛ.
Bless YHWH, all you His hosts, His ministers—doing His pleasure.
22 Monkamfo Awurade, ne nnwuma nyinaa deɛ ɛwɔ nʼaheman mu nyinaa. Ao me ɔkra, kamfo Awurade!
Bless YHWH, all you His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, YHWH!
