Nnwom 104
1 Ao me ɔkra, kamfo Awurade! Ao Awurade me Onyankopɔn, woyɛ ɔkɛseɛ! Wɔafira tumi ne animuonyam.
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!
2 Ɔde hann akata ne ho sɛ atadeɛ; ɔtrɛ ɔsoro mu te sɛ ntomadan,
He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 na ɔde ne mpia mpunan sisi nsuo so. Ɔde omununkum yɛ ne teaseɛnam na ɔde nante mframa ntaban so.
He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.
4 Ɔsoma nʼabɔfoɔ sɛ mframa, na ɔsoma nʼasomfoɔ sɛ ogyadɛreɛ.
He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
5 Ɔde asase asi ne fapem so na ɛrenhinhim da.
He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.
6 Wode ebunu kataa so sɛ atadeɛ na nsuo gyinaa mmepɔ no so.
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!
7 Nanso wʼanimka maa nsuo no dwaneeɛ, wʼaprannaa nnyegyeeɛ ma wɔdwaneeɛ;
At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 Wɔtenetenee faa mmepɔ so, kɔɔ mmɔnhwa mu tɔnn, kɔguu baabi a wode ama wɔn no.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.
9 Wotoo ɔhyeɛ a wɔrentumi ntra; na wɔammɛkata asase so bio.
Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.
10 Ɔma nsuwa tene fa abɔn mu; ɛtene fa mmepɔ ntam.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
11 Ɔma wiram mmoa nyinaa nsuo nom; ɔma afunumu nsuo de kum wɔn sukɔm.
They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Ewiem nnomaa nwene wɔn pirebuo wɔ nsuo no ho; na wɔto nnwom wɔ nnua no mman so.
About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
13 Ɔfiri ne soro mpia mu tɔ nsuo gugu mmepɔ so; Awurade nnwuma so aba mee asase.
He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!
14 Ɔma ɛserɛ fifiri ma anantwie, na ɔbɔɔ nnua maa onipa sɛ ɔnnua na ɛmma aduane mfiri asase mu:
He causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food out of the earth,
15 na onipa anya nsã ama nʼakoma atɔ ne yam, na onipa anya ngo ama nʼanim atɔ so, na aduane nso akura onipa akoma.
And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
16 Wɔgugu Awurade nnua no so yie, Lebanon ntweneduro a ɔduaeɛ no.
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 Ɛso na nnomaa yɛ wɔn mpirebuo na asukɔnkɔn nso yɛ nʼatenaeɛ wɔ pepeaa nnua no mu.
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
18 Mmepɔ atentene no yɛ wiram mpɔnkye dea; na abotan yɛ dwanekɔbea ma amoakua.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
19 Ɔsrane kyerɛ ɛberɛ nkyekyɛmu, na owia nim ɛberɛ a ɔkɔtɔ.
He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
20 Wode esum ba ma ɛyɛ adesaeɛ na kwaeɛ mu mmoa nyinaa kɔ ahayɔ.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
21 Gyata bobom pɛ wɔn ahaboa wɔhwehwɛ wɔn aduane firi Onyankopɔn hɔ.
The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
22 Owia pue ma wɔsane wɔn akyi; wɔsane kɔdeda wɔn atuo mu.
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
23 Afei, onipa kɔ nʼadwuma so kɔyɛ adwuma ara kɔsi anwummerɛ.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.
24 Ao Awurade, wo nnwuma dɔɔso! Nyansa mu na woyɛɛ ne nyinaa; wʼabɔdeɛ ahyɛ asase so ma.
O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!
25 Ɛpo na ɛda hɔ tɛtrɛɛ hahanaa yi, a abɔdeɛ bebree a ɛnni ano, akɛseɛ ne nketewa ahyɛ no ma.
Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
26 Ɛso na ahyɛn di akɔneaba, na dɛnkyɛmmirampɔn a woyɛɛ no di agorɔ.
There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
27 Wɔn nyinaa hwɛ wo kwan sɛ wobɛma wɔn wɔn aduane wɔ ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu.
All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.
28 Wodema wɔn a, wɔtase; wobue wo nsam a, nnepa mee wɔn.
Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 Wode wʼanim hinta wɔn a, wɔbɔ hu; sɛ wogye wɔn ahomeɛ a, wɔwuwu na wɔsane kɔ mfuturo mu.
Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.
30 Sɛ wode wo Honhom no ma wɔn a na wɔabɔ wɔn, na woyɛ asase ani foforɔ.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 Ma Awurade animuonyam ntena hɔ daa; ma Awurade ani nnye ne nnwuma ho,
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
32 deɛ ɔhwɛ asase na ɛwosoɔ, na ɔde ne nsa ka mmepɔ a wisie firi mu ba.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 Mɛto dwom ama Awurade me nkwa nna nyinaa; sɛ mete ase yi, mɛto ayɛyie dwom ama me Onyankopɔn.
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 Ɔmma mʼakoma mu mpaeɛbɔ nsɔ nʼani ɛberɛ a meregye mʼani wɔ Awurade mu yi.
May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.
35 Ma nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nyera wɔ asase so; na amumuyɛfoɔ ase nhye. Ao me ɔkra, kamfo Awurade. Kamfo Awurade.
May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!
