Nnwom 121

1 Ɔsoroforɔ dwom. Mema mʼani so kyerɛ mmepɔ no, ɛhe na me mmoa firi bɛba?

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

2 Me mmoa firi Awurade, ɔsoro ne asase yɛfoɔ no.

My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 Ɔremma wo nan nwatiri, deɛ ɔhwɛ wo no, ɔrentɔ nko.

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

4 Ampa ara deɛ ɔhwɛ Israel no rentɔ nko na ɔrenna.

Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 Awurade hwɛ wo so; Awurade ne wo nwunu wɔ wo nsa nifa so;

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

6 Owia renhye wo wɔ awiaberɛ mu, na ɔsrane nso renha wo anadwo.

The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

7 Awurade bɛbɔ wo ho ban afiri ɔhaw nyinaa ho, ɔbɛhwɛ wo nkwa so;

The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.

8 Awurade bɛhwɛ wʼadifire ne wo efieba so, seesei ne daa.

The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.