Nnwom 141

1 Dawid dwom. Ao Awurade, mesu mefrɛ wo, bra me nkyɛn ntɛm so. Sɛ mesu mefrɛ wo a, gye me so.

LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

2 Ma me mpaeɛbɔ mmra wʼanim sɛ aduhwam; ma me nsa a mapagya nyɛ sɛ anwummerɛ afɔrebɔ.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

3 Ao Awurade, ma ɔwɛmfoɔ nwɛn mʼano; na wɛn mʼano ɛpono.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

4 Mma wɔnntwe mʼakoma nkɔ deɛ ɛyɛ bɔne ho, na ankɔyɛ deɛ amumuyɛfoɔ yɛ no bi; mma me ne abɔnefoɔ nni wɔn nnɔkɔnnɔkɔwadeɛ.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

5 Ma ɔteneneeni mmɔ me, ɛyɛ ayamyɛ; ma ɔnka mʼanim, ɛyɛ me tiri so ngo. Me tiri rempo. Me mpaeɛbɔ da so tia abɔnefoɔ nneyɛɛ daa.

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

6 Wɔbɛto wɔn sodifoɔ afiri abotan so abɛhwe fam; na amumuyɛfoɔ bɛhunu sɛ me nsɛm no yɛ nokorɛ.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

7 Wɔbɛka sɛ, “Sɛdeɛ obi funtum na ɔtutu asase no, saa ara na wɔabɔ yɛn nnompe ahwete ɛda ano.” (Sheol h7585)

Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. (Sheol h7585)

8 Nanso, Ao Otumfoɔ Awurade, wo so na mʼani da; wo mu na mehinta. Nnya me mma owuo.

But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

9 Bɔ me ho ban firi mfidie a wɔasunsum me no mu, mfidie a abɔnefoɔ asunsum no.

Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

10 Ma amumuyɛfoɔ no ankasa atena nyi wɔn, na menkɔ me baabi asomdwoeɛ mu.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.