Nnwom 116
1 Medɔ Awurade ɛfiri sɛ, ɔtee me nne. Ɔtee me mmɔborɔhunu su.
I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Esiane sɛ ɔbrɛɛ nʼaso maa me enti, mɛfrɛ no wɔ ɛberɛ a mete ase yi.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 Afei mebɔɔ Awurade din kaa sɛ, “Ao Awurade, gye me nkwa!”
Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 Awurade yɛ ɔdomfoɔ ne ɔteneneeni; ayamhyehyeɛ ahyɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn ma.
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6 Awurade bɔ ɔwɛmfoɔ ho ban; ɛberɛ a mewɔ ahohiahia mu no, ɔgyee me.
The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Nya abotɔyam bio, Ao me kra, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade ne wo adi no yie.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8 Na wo, Ao Awurade, woagye me kra afiri owuo mu; woamma mʼani amporo nisuo, na woamma me nan ansunti,
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 sɛ mɛnante Awurade anim wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.
I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 Megye diiɛ; ɛno enti mekaa sɛ, “Mewɔ ahohia kɛseɛ mu.”
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
11 Na mʼabasamtuo mu, mekaa sɛ, “Nnipa nyinaa yɛ atorofoɔ.”
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12 Ɛdeɛn na mɛtumi de atua Awurade ka wɔ ne papa a wayɛ ama me nyinaa?
What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
13 Mɛma nkwagyeɛ kuruwa no so na mabɔ Awurade din.
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14 Mɛdi ɛbɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no nyinaa so wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa anim.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
15 Nʼahotefoɔ wuo yɛ aboɔden wɔ Awurade ani so.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 Ao Awurade, ampa ara meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ; meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ, wʼafenaa babarima; wayi me afiri me mpɔkyerɛ mu.
O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 Mɛbɔ aseda afɔdeɛ ama wo na mabɔ Awurade din.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 Mɛdi me bɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no so wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa anim,
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
19 wɔ adihɔ a ɛwɔ Awurade fie wɔ wo mfimfini, Ao Yerusalem. Monkamfo Awurade.
In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
