Nnwom 34
1 Dawid dwom a ɔtoeɛ ɛberɛ a ɔboa pa danee ɔbɔdamfoɔ wɔ Abimelek anim no na ɔpanin no gyaee no ma ɔkɔeɛ no akyi. Mede aseda bɛma Awurade berɛ nyinaa; nʼayɛyie wɔ mʼanom daa.
A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually.
2 Me kra bɛhoahoa ne ho wɔ Awurade mu; ma amanehunufoɔ nte na wɔn nni ahurisie.
My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.
3 Mo ne me nkamfo Awurade; momma yɛmmɔ mu nkamfo ne din!
Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.
4 Mefrɛɛ Awurade na ɔgyee me so; na ɔyii me firii mʼakomatuo nyinaa mu.
I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.
5 Wɔn a wɔhwɛ nʼanim no hyerɛn na wɔn anim rengu ase da.
They shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,
6 Ohiani yi frɛeɛ, na Awurade tiee no; na ɔgyee no firii nʼahohia nyinaa mu.
This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.
7 Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ wɛn wɔn a wɔsuro no, na ɔgye wɔn.
The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth them.
8 Monka nhwɛ na monhunu sɛ Awurade yɛ. Nhyira ne onipa a ɔhinta wɔ ne mu.
Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 Monsuro Awurade, mo a moyɛ nʼahotefoɔ, na wɔn a wɔsuro noɔ no nhia hwee.
Feare the Lord, ye his Saintes: for nothing wanteth to them that feare him.
10 Agyata yɛ mmrɛ na ɛkɔm de wɔn, nanso wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade no, adepa biara remmɔ wɔn.
The lyons doe lacke and suffer hunger, but they, which seeke the Lord, shall want nothing that is good.
11 Mommra, me mma, monyɛ aso mma me; mɛkyerɛkyerɛ mo Awurade ho suro.
Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.
12 Mo mu hwan na ɔpɛ nkwa na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔhunu nna papa bebree?
What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?
13 Ɛnneɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔka kasa bɔne, na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔgyae atorɔtwa.
Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.
14 Twe wo ho firi bɔne ho, na yɛ papa; hwehwɛ asomdwoeɛ na ti no.
Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and follow after it.
15 Awurade ani wɔ ateneneefoɔ so na ɔtie wɔn mpaeɛbɔ;
The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.
16 Awurade ani sa wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne, sɛ ɔbɛyi wɔn nkaeɛ afiri asase yi so.
But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.
17 Ateneneefoɔ team su, na Awurade tie wɔn; ɔyi wɔn firi wɔn haw nyinaa mu.
The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth them, and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.
18 Awurade bɛn wɔn a wɔapa aba na ɔgye wɔn a wɔadwerɛ wɔn wɔ honhom mu no nkwa.
The Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.
19 Onipa tenenee bɛhunu amaneɛ bebree nanso Awurade gye no firi ne nyinaa mu;
Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.
20 ɔbɔ ne nnompe nyinaa ho ban, sɛdeɛ emu baako mpo mmu.
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Bɔne bɛkum ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ; ɔteneneeni atamfoɔ bɛnya afɔbuo.
But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.
22 Awurade gye nʼasomfoɔ nkwa; wɔn a wɔdwane toa noɔ no mu biara renkɔ afɔbuo mu.
The Lord redeemeth the soules of his seruants: and none, that trust in him, shall perish.
