Nnwom 26

1 Dawid dwom. Bu me bem, Ao Awurade, ɛfiri sɛ, mabɔ bra a asɛm nni ho: mede me ho too Awurade so na manhinhim.

“A psalm of David.” Be thou my judge, O LORD! for I have walked in uprightness. I have put my trust in the LORD, therefore shall I not fall.

2 Sɔ me hwɛ, Ao Awurade, hwehwɛ mʼakoma ne mʼadwene mu.

Examine me, O LORD! and prove me; Try my reins and my heart!

3 Wʼadɔeɛ wɔ mʼanim daa na mɛnante wo nokorɛ mu.

For thy kindness is ever before my eyes, And I walk in thy truth.

4 Me ne nnaadaafoɔ ntena na me ne nyaatwomfoɔ nso nni hwee yɛ.

I sit not with men of falsehood. And go not in company with dissemblers.

5 Mekyiri nnebɔneyɛfoɔ dwabɔ na mempɛ sɛ me ne amumuyɛfoɔ tena.

I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And do not sit with the wicked.

6 Mehohoro me nsa wɔ bembuo mu, na makɔ wʼafɔrebukyia ho ahyia, Ao Awurade,

I wash my hands in innocence. And go around thine altar. O LORD!

7 na mepae mu ka wʼayɛyie na meka wʼanwanwadeɛ nyinaa.

To utter the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 Mʼani gye efie a wote mu ho, Ao Awurade, baabi a wʼanimuonyam wɔ no.

O LORD! I love the habitation of thy house, The place where thine honor dwelleth!

9 Mfa me kra nka nnebɔneyɛfoɔ deɛ ho nkɔ. Mfa me nkwa nka mogyapɛfoɔ deɛ ho,

Gather not my breath with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood,

10 wɔn a amumuyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ wɔ wɔn nsam na adanmudeɛ ayɛ wɔn nsa nifa ma.

In whose hands is mischief, And whose right hands are full of bribes!

11 Nanso mebɔ ɔbra a ɛho teɛ. Hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me nkwa.

But as for me, I walk in my integrity; Oh, redeem me, and be merciful to me!

12 Me nan sisi asase tamaa so; na dwabɔ akɛseɛ ase na mɛkamfo Awurade.

My feet tread in a straight path; In the congregation will I bless the LORD.