Nnwom 119
1 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔn akwan yɛ pɛ na wɔnante sɛdeɛ Awurade mmara kyerɛ.
(Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are) those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
2 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔkora nʼahyɛdeɛ, na wɔfiri wɔn akoma nyinaa mu hwehwɛ no.
Yahweh is pleased with those who (obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do), those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them [to do that].
3 Wɔnnyɛ mfomsoɔ biara; na wɔnam nʼakwan so.
They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
4 Woayɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ pa ato hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdi so pɛpɛɛpɛ.
Yahweh, you have given [us] (your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do), [and you told us] to obey them carefully.
5 Ao sɛ mʼakwan bɛyɛ tee sɛdeɛ wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm no teɛ.
I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
6 Sɛ mehwɛ wʼahyɛdeɛ no a ɛnneɛ, anka mʼanim rengu ase.
If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
7 Mede akoma a emu teɛ bɛkamfo wo ɛberɛ a meresua wo mmara a ɛtene no.
When I learn [all of] (your regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)], I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
8 Mɛdi wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm so; na nnya me korakora.
I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
9 Aberanteɛ bɛyɛ dɛn na nʼakwan ho ate? Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔdi wʼasɛm so.
[I know] [RHQ] how a youth can (keep his life pure/avoid sinning); it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
10 Mede mʼakoma nyinaa hwehwɛ wo; mma me mmane mfiri wo mmaransɛm ho.
I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to (wander away from obeying/disobey) (your commands/what you have commanded).
11 Mede wʼasɛm asie mʼakoma mu sɛdeɛ merenyɛ bɔne ntia wo.
I have (memorized/stored in my mind) [many of] (your words/what you have promised) in order that I will not sin against you.
12 Ao Awurade, nkamfo wɔ wo; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
13 Mede mʼano ka mmara a ɛfiri wʼanomu nyinaa.
I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
14 Mʼani gye sɛ medi wʼahyɛdeɛ so te sɛdeɛ obi anigye ahonya bebree ho no.
I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
15 Medwendwene wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho na mehwehwɛ wʼakwan mu.
I will (study/think about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I will pay attention to what you have showed [me].
16 Mʼani gye wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm ho; na merentoto wʼasɛm ase.
I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
17 Yɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ yie; na matena ase adi wʼasɛm so.
Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey (your words/what you have told us to do) during all my life.
18 Bue mʼani na menhunu anwanwadeɛ a ɛwɔ wo mmara no mu.
Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
19 Meyɛ ɔnanani wɔ asase so; mfa wo mmaransɛm no nhinta me.
I am living [here] on the earth for only a short time; (do not prevent me from [understanding]/help me to understand) [LIT] (your commands/what you have commanded).
20 Me kra tɔ baha ɛberɛ biara wɔ wo mmara ho anigyina enti.
In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
21 Woka ahantanfoɔ anim, wɔn a wɔadome wɔn, na wɔmane firi wo mmaransɛm ho no.
You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
22 Yi kasatia ne animtiabuo firi me mu, ɛfiri sɛ medi wʼahyɛdeɛ so.
Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; [I request this] because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
23 Ɛwom sɛ sodifoɔ hyia di me ho nsekuro, nanso wo ɔsomfoɔ bɛdwendwene wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm ho.
Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
24 Wʼahyɛdeɛ yɛ mʼanigyedeɛ na ɛyɛ me fotufoɔ.
I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
25 Woabrɛ me ase ma meda mfuturo mu. Kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm no teɛ.
[I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
26 Mesesee mʼakwan na wogyee me so; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
27 Ma mente deɛ ɛwɔ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu ase; na mɛdwendwene wʼanwanwadeɛ ho.
Help me to understand (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and [then] I will (meditate on/think about) the wonderful things that you [have done].
28 Awerɛhoɔ ama me ɔkra atɔ baha; hyɛ me den sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm no kyerɛ.
I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong [again], like you promised me that you would do.
29 Yi me firi nnaadaa akwan so; na fa wo mmara so dom me.
Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
30 Mafa nokorɛ kwan no so; mede mʼakoma adi wo mmara akyi.
I have decided that I will faithfully/always [obey you]; I have (paid attention to/heeded) (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
31 Ao Awurade, mekura wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu denden mma mʼanim ngu ase.
Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed [us to do]; do not [abandon me, with the result that] I would become disgraced.
32 Metu mmirika wɔ wo mmaransɛm kwan no so, ɛfiri sɛ wama mʼakoma atɔ me yam.
I will eagerly obey [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), because you have enabled me to understand more [what you want me to do].
33 Kyerɛkyerɛ me, Ao Awurade, na menni wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm so, na mɛdi so akɔsi awieeɛ.
Yahweh, teach me the meaning of (your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do), and [then] I will obey them, every one of them.
34 Ma me nteaseɛ, na mɛdi wo mmara so, na mede mʼakoma nyinaa bɛdi so.
Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
35 Kyerɛ me wo mmaransɛm kwan no na ɛhɔ na menya anigyeɛ.
I am happy with (your commands/what you have commanded), so (lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road) that you [have chosen for me].
36 Dane mʼakoma kɔ wʼahyɛdeɛ ho na ɛmfiri pɛsɛmenkomenya ho.
Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
37 Yi mʼani firi nneɛma hunu so; na kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm teɛ.
Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
38 Di ɛbɔ a woahyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ no so, na wasuro wo.
[Because] I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for [all] those who revere you.
39 Yi animguaseɛ a ɛbɔ me hu no firi hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ wo mmara yɛ papa.
[People] insult me; protect me from those insults, [because] I hate them. The (regulations/rules that you have given [to us]) are [very] good!
40 Mʼani agyina wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no! Kyɛe me nkwa so wɔ wo tenenee mu.
I very much desire [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
41 Ao Awurade, ma wo dɔ a ɛnsa da no mmra me so, wo nkwagyeɛ no sɛdeɛ wo bɔhyɛ no teɛ.
Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
42 Afei, mɛbua deɛ ɔyi me ahi no, ɛfiri sɛ mewɔ wʼasɛm mu ahotosoɔ.
After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in (your word/what you have promised that you would do).
43 Nyi nokwasɛm no mfiri mʼanom, ɛfiri sɛ mʼanidasoɔ wɔ wo mmara mu.
Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
44 Mɛdi wo mmara so ɛberɛ biara akɔsi daa apem.
I will always obey your laws, forever.
45 Mede ahofadie bɛnante ɛfiri sɛ mahwehwɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ.
I will be free [from (affliction/my enemies’ attacks)], because I have tried [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
46 Mɛka wʼahyɛdeɛ ho asɛm wɔ ahemfo anim na mʼanim rengu ase,
I will tell to kings (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do); and [because I did not abandon you], those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
47 ɛfiri sɛ mʼani gye wo mmaransɛm ho na medɔ no.
I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
48 Mede anidie ma wo mmaransɛm a medɔ no, na medwendwene wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm ho.
I respect/revere [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them, and I will (meditate on/think about) (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
49 Kae asɛm a woaka akyerɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ woama me anidasoɔ.
Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, [because] what you have said has caused me to confidently expect [good things from you].
50 Mʼawerɛkyekyerɛ wɔ mʼamanehunu mu ne sɛ: Wo bɔhyɛ kyɛe me nkwa so.
When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
51 Ahantanfoɔ bu me animtia bebree, nanso mennane mfiri wo mmara ho.
Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
52 Ao Awurade mekae wo tete mmara no, na menya awerɛkyekyerɛ wɔ mu.
Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
53 Abufuo hyɛ me ma, ɛsiane amumuyɛfoɔ a wɔapo wo mmara enti.
When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
54 Wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm yɛ me dwom tiban wɔ baabiara a mesoɛ.
While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
55 Ao Awurade, anadwo mekae wo din, na mɛdi wo mmara so.
Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
56 Yei ne adeɛ a meyɛ da biara, medi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
57 Ao Awurade, wone me kyɛfa; mahyɛ bɔ sɛ mɛdi wo nsɛm so.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to (obey your words/do what you have told us to do).
58 Mede mʼakoma nyinaa ahwehwɛ wo; hunu me mmɔbɔ sɛdeɛ wo bɔhyɛ no teɛ.
With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
59 Madwene mʼakwan ho na madane mʼanammɔntuo akyerɛ wʼahyɛdeɛ.
I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
60 Mɛyɛ ntɛm, merentwentwɛn sɛ mɛdi wo mmaransɛm soɔ.
I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
61 Ɛwom sɛ amumuyɛfoɔ de ahoma kyekyere me nanso me werɛ remfiri wo mmara.
Wicked people have [tried to] seize me, [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
62 Ɔdasuom, mesɔre de wʼaseda ma wo wo mmara a ɛtene enti.
In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for (your commands/the rules that you have given us to do); they are fair/just.
63 Meyɛ wɔn a wɔsuro woɔ nyinaa adamfo, wɔn a wɔdi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ soɔ nyinaa.
I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
64 Ao Awurade, wʼadɔeɛ ahyɛ asase so ma; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
65 Wo ne wo ɔsomfoɔ nni no yie sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm teɛ, Ao Awurade.
Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
66 Kyerɛkyerɛ me nimdeɛ ne atemmuo pa, ɛfiri sɛ megye wo mmaransɛm no di.
Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and [teach me other things that I need to] know, because I believe [that it is good for us to obey] (your commands/what you have commanded).
67 Ansa na merebɛhunu amane no, mefomm ɛkwan, na seesei deɛ, medi wʼasɛm so.
Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
68 Woyɛ, na deɛ woyɛ nso yɛ; kyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
69 Ahantanfoɔ de atorɔ afɔre me ho, nanso mede mʼakoma nyinaa di wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
Proud people have told many lies about me, but [the truth is that] with all my inner being I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
70 Wɔn akoma yɛ den na wɔnni tema, nanso mʼani gye wo mmara ho.
Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
71 Ɛyɛ sɛ mehunuu amane sɛdeɛ mɛsua wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
It was good for me that [you] afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
72 Mmara a ɛfiri wʼanomu no som bo ma me sene dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ mpempem.
The laws that you [MTY] gave/told [to us] are [worth] more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Wo nsa na ɛbɔɔ me na ɛnwonoo me; ma me nteaseɛ a mede bɛsua wo mmaransɛm.
You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn (your commands/what you have commanded).
74 Sɛ wɔn a wɔsuro wo no hunu me a, ma wɔn ani nnye, ɛfiri sɛ mede mʼanidasoɔ ahyɛ wʼasɛm mu.
Those who have an awesome respect for you will see [what you have done for] me, and they will rejoice, because [they will see that] I have trusted in (your words/what you told us).
75 Ao Awurade, menim sɛ wo mmara tene, na nokorɛdie mu na woatwe mʼaso.
Yahweh, I know that (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do [what you have promised].
76 Ma wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da nkyekyere me werɛ sɛdeɛ ɛbɔ a woahyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ no teɛ.
Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
77 Ma wʼayamhyehyeɛ mmra me so, na mennya nkwa, ɛfiri sɛ mʼani ka wo mmara ho.
Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
78 Ma ahantanfoɔ ani nwu wɔ bɔne a wɔyɛɛ me, nanso, mɛdwendwene wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho.
Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, [but] as for me, I will [continue] (meditating on/thinking about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
79 Ma wɔn a wɔsuro wo no mmra me nkyɛn, wɔn a wɔte wo mmara ase no.
Cause those who revere you to come [back] to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do]).
80 Ma mʼakoma nnya bembuo wɔ wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm ho, na mʼanim angu ase.
Enable me to perfectly [obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do) in order that I may not be ashamed [because of not doing that].
81 Wo nkwagyeɛ ho anigyina ama me ɔkra atɔ baha, nanso mede mʼanidasoɔ ahyɛ wʼasɛm mu.
I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save [me from my enemies]; [but] I confidently expect that you will tell [me what you will do].
82 Mahwɛ wo bɔhyɛ anim ama mʼani abu; meka sɛ, “Da bɛn na wobɛkyekyere me werɛ?”
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
83 Ɛwom sɛ mete sɛ nsã kotokuo a ɛsɛn wisie ano deɛ, nanso me werɛ remfiri wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
I have become [as useless as] [MET] a wineskin that is [shriveled from hanging a long time] in the smoke [inside a house], but I have not forgotten (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
84 Wo ɔsomfoɔ ntwɛn nkɔsi da bɛn? Da bɛn na wobɛtwe wɔn a wɔtaa me no aso?
How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
85 Ahantanfoɔ atu amena de asum me afidie, a ɛne wo mmara bɔ abira.
[It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
86 Wo mmaransɛm nyinaa mu wɔ ahotosoɔ; boa me ɛfiri sɛ nnipa teetee me kwa.
All (your commands are/what you have commanded is) trustworthy; [but] people are (persecuting/causing trouble for) me by telling lies [about me, so please] help me!
87 Ɛkaa kakra bi na wɔyi me firi asase so, nanso mennyaa wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so die.
Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped [obeying] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
88 Kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ teɛ, na mɛdi nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛfiri wʼanomu no so.
Because you faithfully love [me], allow me [to continue] to live in order that I may [continue to] obey (your rules/what you have instructed [us to do]).
89 Ao Awurade, wʼasɛm no tim hɔ daa; ɛgyina hɔ pintinn wɔ ɔsorosoro.
Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
90 Wo nokorɛdie kɔ so wɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu; wode asase sii hɔ, na ɛtim hɔ.
You will faithfully [continue doing] ([for people who are not yet born/in every generation]) what you have (promised/said that you would do); you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly [there].
91 Wo mmara wɔ hɔ bɛsi ɛnnɛ, na nneɛma nyinaa som wo.
To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
92 Sɛ mʼani anka wo mmara no ho a, anka mʼamanehunu akum me.
If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
93 Me werɛ remfiri wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ ɛno so na wonam akyɛe me nkwa so.
I will never forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), because as a result of [my obeying them] you have enabled me to [continue to] live.
94 Gye me nkwa, na meyɛ wo dea; na mahwehwɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no.
I belong to you; save/rescue me [from my enemies], because I have tried to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
95 Amumuyɛfoɔ retwɛn sɛ wɔbɛsɛe me, nanso, mɛdwendwene wʼahyɛdeɛ ho.
Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
96 Mahunu sɛ pɛyɛ nyinaa wɔ deɛ ɛkɔpem; nanso wo mmaransɛm no nni hyeɛ.
I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
97 Ao medɔ wo mmara no! Medwendwene ho ɛda mu nyinaa.
I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
98 Wo mmaransɛm ma me hunu nyansa sene mʼatamfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ ɛwɔ me nkyɛn daa.
Because I know (your commands/what you have commanded), and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.
99 Mewɔ nhunumu sene mʼakyerɛkyerɛfoɔ nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ medwendwene wʼahyɛdeɛ ho.
I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
100 Mewɔ nteaseɛ sene mpanimfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ medi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
101 Memfaa me nan nsii ɛkwan bɔne biara so sɛdeɛ mɛtumi ayɛ ɔsetie ama wʼasɛm.
I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
102 Memmane memfirii wo mmara ho, ɛfiri sɛ wʼankasa na woakyerɛkyerɛ me.
I have not (turned away from/quit) [obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), because you have taught me [while I have studied them].
103 Wo nsɛm yɛ me dɛ, ɛyɛ dɛ sene ɛwoɔ wɔ mʼanom.
[When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
104 Menya nteaseɛ firi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu; enti mekyiri ɛkwan bɔne biara.
Because [I have learned] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), I am able to understand [many things]; therefore, I hate all evil things [that some people do].
105 Wʼasɛm yɛ me nan ase kanea ne mʼakwan so hann.
Your words are [like] [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are [like] a light [MET] to show me the path [that I should walk on].
106 Maka ntam ahyɛ mu kena sɛ mɛdi wo tenenee mmara no so.
I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will [always] obey your (regulations/rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] fair/just.
107 Mahunu amane bebree; kyɛe me nkwa so, Ao Awurade, sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm teɛ.
Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
108 Ao Awurade, ma wʼani nsɔ mʼanom nkamfo a ɛfiri me pɛ mu, na kyerɛkyerɛ me wo mmara.
Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is [like] [MET] a sacrifice to you; [please] accept it, and teach me your (regulations/rules that you have given to us).
109 Ɛwom sɛ daa metoto me nkwa ase, nanso me werɛ remfiri wo mmara.
[My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
110 Amumuyɛfoɔ asum me afidie nanso memfom memfirii wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho.
Wicked [people] have tried to seize me [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed (your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do).
111 Wʼahyɛdeɛ yɛ mʼagyapadeɛ afebɔɔ; ɛma mʼakoma ani gye.
(Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
112 Mʼakoma ayɛ krado sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm so akɔsi awieeɛ.
I (have decided/am determined) [IDM] to obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do) until the day that I die [MTY].
113 Mekyiri nnipa a wɔn adwene yɛ wɔn ntanta, na medɔ wo mmara.
I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
114 Wone me dwanekɔbea ne me kyɛm; mede mʼanidasoɔ ahyɛ wʼasɛm mu.
You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies], and you are [like] a shield [MET] [behind which I am protected from them], and I trust in your promises.
115 Momfiri me so nkɔ, mo nnebɔneyɛfoɔ, na menni me Onyankopɔn mmaransɛm so!
You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
116 Wowa me sɛdeɛ wo bɔhyɛ no teɛ, na mɛtena nkwa mu; mma mʼanidasoɔ nyɛ kwa.
Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may [continue to] live. I am confidently expecting [that you will restore me]; (do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed).
117 Sɔ me mu, na menya nkwagyeɛ; na ɛberɛ biara mɛhwɛ wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm no.
Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always (pay attention to/heed) (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
118 Wopo wɔn a wɔfom wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm nyinaa, na wɔn nnaadaa no yɛ ɔkwa.
You reject all those who disobey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do); but what they deceitfully plan to do will be (useless/in vain).
119 Woyi amumuyɛfoɔ nyinaa si nkyɛn sɛ dadeben; enti medɔ wʼahyɛdeɛ.
You get rid of all the wicked [people] on the earth like [SIM] [people throw away] trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
120 Wo ho suro ma me ho popo; wo mmara abɔ me hu.
I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid [because you punish those who do not obey] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
121 Mayɛ deɛ ɛtene na ɛyɛ pɛ. Nnyaa me mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ me soɔ!
[But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
122 Hwɛ ma wo ɔsomfoɔ nni yie; mma ahantanfoɔ nhyɛ me so.
Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
123 Mahwɛ wo nkwagyeɛ anim ama mʼani abu, ɛrehwehwɛ wo bɔhyɛ a ɛtene no.
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue [me], for you to save [me] like you promised/said that you would.
124 Wo ne wo ɔsomfoɔ nni no sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ teɛ na kyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
Do something for me to show that you faithfully love [me], and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
125 Meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ; ma me nhunumu na mate wʼahyɛdeɛ ase.
I am one who serves you; enable me to understand [what you want me to know] in order that I will know (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
126 Ao Awurade, ɛberɛ aso sɛ woyɛ biribi; wɔrebu wo mmara so.
Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
127 Esiane sɛ medɔ wo mmaransɛm sene sikakɔkɔɔ, anaa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa,
Truly, I love (your commands/what you have commanded) more than I love gold; I love them more than I love [very] pure gold.
128 na medwene sɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ nyinaa yɛ enti mekyiri ɛkwan bɔne biara.
So I conduct my life by (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I hate all the evil things that [some people do].
129 Wʼahyɛdeɛ yɛ nwanwa; enti medi so.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.
130 Wo nsɛm ase teɛ ma hann; na ɛma ntetekwaa nya nteaseɛ.
When someone explains (your words/what you have said), [it is as though] they are lighting a light; what they say causes [even] people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
131 Mebue mʼanom na megu ahome, na mʼani gyina wo mmaransɛm.
I eagerly desire to know (your commands/what you have commanded), like [SIM] a [dog] that pants with its mouth open [wanting to be fed].
132 Dane wʼani hwɛ me na hunu me mmɔbɔ sɛdeɛ woyɛ daa ma wɔn a wɔdɔ wo din no.
Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
133 Tutu mʼanammɔn sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm no teɛ. Mma bɔne biara nni me so.
Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil [people] to control what I do.
134 Gye me firi nnipa nhyɛsoɔ mu, na madi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
135 Ma wʼanim nhyerɛn wo ɔsomfoɔ so na kyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
136 Nisuo adware me sɛ asutene ɛfiri sɛ nnipa nni wo mmara so.
I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
137 Ɔteneneeni ne wo, Ao Awurade, na wo mmara nso yɛ pɛ.
Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
138 Ahyɛdeɛ a woayɛ no tene; ɛyɛ deɛ wɔnya mu ahotosoɔ pa ara.
(Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
139 Abufuo ahyɛ me ma, ɛfiri sɛ mʼatamfoɔ bu wɔn ani gu wo nsɛm no.
I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
140 Wɔasɔ wo bɔhyɛ ahodoɔ no ahwɛ pa ara, na wo ɔsomfoɔ dɔ wɔn.
(Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
141 Ɛwom sɛ mennka hwee na memfra deɛ, nanso me werɛ mfiri wo nkyerɛkyerɛ.
I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
142 Wo tenenee wɔ hɔ daa na wo mmara no yɛ nokorɛ.
You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
143 Ɔhaw ne ahohiahia aduru me, nanso wo mmaransɛm ma me ahosɛpɛ.
I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
144 Wʼahyɛdeɛ yɛ nokorɛ daa; ma me nteaseɛ na manya nkwa.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may [continue to] live.
145 Ao Awurade, mede mʼakoma nyinaa mefrɛ wo, gye me so, na mɛdi wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm no so.
Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
146 Mesu mefrɛ wo, gye me nkwa na medi wʼahyɛdeɛ so.
I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I [can continue to] obey [all] (your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do).
147 Mesɔre anɔpahema, na mesu pɛ mmoa; mede me werɛ ahyɛ wo nsɛm mu.
[Each morning] I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have (promised/said that you will do).
148 Mʼani gu so anadwo nyinaa, na mɛdwendwene wo bɔhyɛ ho.
All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
149 Tie me nne sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ no teɛ; Ao Awurade, kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wo mmara teɛ.
Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me [while I pray], and keep me safe because of [my obeying] (your regulations/what you have told us to do).
150 Wɔn a wɔhyehyɛ atirimuɔdensɛm no abɛn, nanso wɔne wo mmara ntam ware.
Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
151 Ao Awurade, wo deɛ, wobɛn me, na wo mmaransɛm nyinaa yɛ nokorɛ.
But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
152 Mmerɛ bi a atwam no, mesuaa wʼahyɛdeɛ a wode timiiɛ hɔ sɛ ɛntena hɔ daa no.
Long ago I found out about (your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do), and [I know that] you intended them to last forever.
153 Hwɛ mʼamanehunu na gye me nkwa ɛfiri sɛ me werɛ mfirii wo mmara no.
Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
154 Di mʼasɛm ma me na gye me. Kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wo bɔhyɛ no teɛ.
Defend me [when others accuse me], and rescue me [from them]; allow me to [continue to] live, as you promised/said that you would.
155 Nkwagyeɛ ne atirimuɔdenfoɔ ntam kwan ware, ɛfiri sɛ wɔnhwehwɛ wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm no.
Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
156 Ao Awurade, wʼayamhyehyeɛ yɛ kɛseɛ; kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wo mmara no teɛ.
Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to [continue to] live because of [my obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
157 Atamfoɔ a wɔteetee me dɔɔso, nanso memmane memfirii wo nhyehyɛeɛ ho.
Many [people] are my enemies and [many people] (cause me to suffer/persecute me), but I (do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying) [LIT] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
158 Mehwɛ wɔn a wɔnni gyidie no a, wɔn ho yɛ me nwunu, ɛfiri sɛ wɔnni wʼasɛm so.
When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us] to do).
159 Hwɛ sɛdeɛ mʼani gye wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho; Ao Awurade, kyɛe me nkwa so sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ teɛ.
[Yahweh], notice that I love (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you faithfully love [me], allow me to [continue to] live.
160 Wo nsɛm nyinaa yɛ nokorɛ; na wo mmara a ɛtene no to rentwa da.
All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
161 Sodifoɔ taataa me kwa, nanso ɛyɛ wʼasɛm nko ara na mesuro.
Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
162 Mʼani gye wo bɔhyɛ ho te sɛ obi a wanya asadeɛ kɛseɛ.
I am happy about (your words/what you have promised [to do for me)], as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
163 Mekyiri nkontompo na medɔ wo mmara.
I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
164 Mekamfo wo mprɛnson da biara wo mmara a ɛtene no enti.
Seven/Many times each day I thank you for (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] just/fair.
165 Wɔn a wɔdɔ wo mmara no wɔ asomdwoeɛ mmoroso, na biribiara rentumi mma wɔnsunti.
Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
166 Ao Awurade, metwɛn wo nkwagyeɛ, na medi wo mmaransɛm so.
Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
167 Medi wʼahyɛdeɛ so na medɔ no yie.
I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
168 Medi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ne wʼahyɛdeɛ so, na wonim mʼakwan nyinaa.
I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
169 Ao Awurade, ma me sufrɛ nnuru wʼanim; ma me nteaseɛ sɛdeɛ wʼasɛm no teɛ.
Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
170 Ma me nkotosrɛ nnuru wʼanim; na gye me sɛdeɛ wo bɔhyɛ no teɛ.
Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
171 Ma nkamfo nhyɛ mʼanom ma; ɛfiri sɛ wokyerɛkyerɛ me wo ɔhyɛ nsɛm.
I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
172 Ma me tɛkrɛma nto wʼasɛm ho dwom, ɛfiri sɛ wo mmaransɛm nyinaa tene.
I will sing about (your words/what you have promised to do) because (all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is) just/fair.
173 Yɛ ahoboa bɛboa me, ɛfiri sɛ masɔ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no mu.
I ask you [SYN] to [always] be ready to help me because I have chosen [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
174 Ao Awurade, mʼani agyina wo nkwagyeɛ, na wo mmara yɛ mʼanigyedeɛ.
Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
175 Ma me ntena nkwa mu na matumi akamfo wo, na wo mmara nso awowa me.
Allow me to [continue to] live in order that I can [continue to] praise you, and that your regulations/rules [that you have given to us] will continue to help me.
176 Mafom ɛkwan sɛ odwan a wayera. Hwehwɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ me werɛ mfirii wo mmaransɛm no.
I have [wandered away from you] like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten (your commands/what you have commanded us).
