Nnwom 121

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

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” I lift up mine eyes to the hills: Whence cometh my help?

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

My help cometh from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

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

He will not suffer thy foot to stumble; Thy guardian doth not slumber.

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

Behold, the guardian of Israel Doth neither slumber nor sleep.

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

The LORD is thy guardian; The LORD is thy shade at thy right hand.

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

The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.

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

The LORD will preserve thee from all evil; He will preserve thy life.

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

The LORD will preserve thee, when thou goest out and when thou comest in, From this time forth for ever.