Nnwom 130

1 Ɔsorokorɔ dwom. Ao Awurade, mefiri ebunu mu resu frɛ wo;

Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:

2 Ao Awurade tie me nne. Wɛn wʼaso ma me nkotosrɛ.

Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

3 Ao Awurade, sɛ wobu yɛn bɔne ho nkonta a, anka hwan na ɔbɛtumi agyina ano?

If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.

4 Nanso, wowɔ bɔnefakyɛ; ɛno enti wɔsuro wo.

For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:

5 Metwɛn Awurade, me kra twɛn, na nʼasɛm mu na mede mʼanidasoɔ ahyɛ.

My soul hath hoped in the Lord.

6 Me kra twɛne Awurade sene sɛdeɛ awɛmfoɔ twɛne adekyeɛ, sene sɛdeɛ awɛmfoɔ twene adekyeɛ.

From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

7 Ao Israel, ma wʼani nna Awurade so, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade wɔ adɔeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ daa na ɔgyeɛ amapa wɔ ne mu.

Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption.

8 Ɔno ankasa bɛgye Israel afiri wɔn bɔne nyinaa mu.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.