Nnwom 140
1 Dawid dwom. Ao Awurade gye me firi nnipa bɔne nsam; bɔ me ho ban firi basabasayɛfoɔ nsam,
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.
2 wɔn a wɔdwene bɔne wɔ wɔn akoma mu na wɔhwanyane ɔko mu da biara.
They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.
3 Wɔse wɔn tɛkrɛma ano te sɛ ɔtweaseɛ deɛ; ananka borɔ wɔ wɔn ano.
Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)
4 Ao Awurade, yi me firi amumuyɛfoɔ nsam; bɔ me ho ban firi basabasayɛfoɔ a wɔdwene sɛ wɔbɛtwintwan mʼanan mu.
Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.
5 Ahantanfoɔ asum me afidie; wɔatrɛtrɛ wɔn asau nhoma mu, wɔasunsum me mfidie wɔ me kwan so.
The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)
6 Ao Awurade, meka kyerɛ wo sɛ, “Wone me Onyankopɔn.” Ao Awurade, tie me mmɔborɔ su.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”
7 Ao Otumfoɔ Awurade, me gyefoɔ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ a wobɔ me tiri ban ɔko da,
Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 nyɛ amumuyɛfoɔ abisadeɛ mma wɔn, Ao Awurade; mma wɔn nhyehyɛeɛ nyɛ yie.
Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)
9 Wɔatwa me ho ahyia, nanso, ma amumuyɛsɛm a ɛfiri wɔn anomu nsɛe wɔn.
Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Ma nnyasrama ngu wɔn so; ma wɔnto wɔn ngu ogya mu, ngu atɛkyɛ amena mu a wɔrensɔre bio.
Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.
11 Mma dinsɛefoɔ ntim asase no so; ma amanehunu ntaataa basabasayɛfoɔ.
May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.
12 Menim sɛ Awurade bu ahiafoɔ atɛntenenee na ɔka onnibie asɛm ma no.
I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.
13 Ampa ara, teneneefoɔ bɛkamfo wo din na wɔn a wɔnam tee no bɛtena nkwa mu wɔ wʼanim.
Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.
