Nnwom 36
1 Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Awurade ɔsomfoɔ Dawid dwom. Nkɔmhyɛ bi da mʼakoma so a ɛfa omumuyɛfoɔ mmarato ho. Wɔnnsuro Onyankopɔn.
“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David.” Saith vice itself to the wicked—so I feel it within my heart— that he should have no dread of God before his eyes.
2 Na ɔno ankasa ani so no, ɔdaadaa ne ho dodo enti mma ɔnhunu ne bɔne nnyae yɛ.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes [too much] to find out his iniquity to hate it.
3 Nʼanom nsɛm yɛ atirimuɔden ne nnaadaa; ɔnnim nyansa bio, na wayɛ papa.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.
4 Ɔda ne mpa so mpo a, ɔbɔ pɔ bɔne; na ɔgyaa ne ho ma bɔne ɛkwan na ɔmpo deɛ ɛnyɛ.
He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.
5 Awurade, wʼadɔeɛ duru sorosoro wo nokorɛdie duru ewiem tɔnn.
O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.
6 Wo tenenee te sɛ mmepɔ akɛseɛ. Wʼatɛntenenee mu dɔ sɛ ɛpo bunu. Ao Awurade, wokora nnipa ne mmoa nyinaa so.
Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy acts of justice like the great deep: man and beast dost thou ever help, O Lord.
7 Wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da no som bo! Nnipa mu akɛseɛ ne nketewa nya hintabea wɔ wo ntaban nwunu ase.
How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —
8 Wɔdi deɛ abu soɔ wɔ wo fie woma wɔnom firi wʼanika asutene no mu.
These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.
9 Wo nkyɛn na nkwa asutire wɔ; wo hann mu na yɛhunu hann.
For with thee is the source of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10 Kɔ so dɔ wɔn a wɔnim wo, ma wo tenenee ntena wɔn a wɔtene akoma mu.
Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Mma ɔhantanni nan ntia me anaa omumuyɛfoɔ nsa nnsunsum me.
Let not come against me the foot of pride, and let not the hand of the wicked chase me off.
12 Hwɛ sɛdeɛ nnebɔneyɛfoɔ ahwehwe ase, wɔdeda hɔ a wɔrentumi nsɔre bio.
There are fallen the workers of wickedness: they are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
