Nnwom 63

1 Dawid dwom. Ɛberɛ a ɔwɔ Yuda Ɛserɛ so no na ɔtoeɛ. Ao, Onyankopɔn, wone me Onyankopɔn Mehwehwɛ wo anibereɛ so; wo ho sukɔm de me kra, me onipadua ani agyina wo, wɔ asase a awo na ɛserɛ nni so, baabi a nsuo nnie.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

2 Mahunu wo wɔ Kronkronbea hɔ mahunu wo tumi ne wʼanimuonyam.

To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3 Esiane sɛ, wʼadɔeɛ di mu sene nkwa enti mʼano fafa bɛhyɛ wo animuonyam.

Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

4 Sɛ mete ase yi, mɛkamfo wo, na wo din mu na mɛpagya me nsa.

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 Me ɔkra bɛmee sɛdeɛ wadi aduane papa bi; mede anofafa a ɛto dwom bɛyi wo ayɛ.

My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:

6 Meda me mpa so a, mekae wo. Anadwo dasuo mu nyinaa, medwene wo ho.

When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.

7 Ɛfiri sɛ, wone ne ɔboafoɔ, wo ntaban ase nwunu mu na mɛto dwom.

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 Me kra bata wo ho; na wo nsa nifa kura me mu.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

9 Wɔn a wɔpɛ me akum me no bɛsɛe; wɔbɛkɔ asase ase tɔnn.

But those [that] seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 Wɔbɛdane wɔn ama akofena na wɔbɛyɛ aduane ama sakraman.

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

11 Nanso ɔhene bɛdi ahurisie wɔ Onyankopɔn mu; wɔn a wɔka ntam wɔ Onyankopɔn din mu nyinaa bɛkamfo no, na wɔbɛmua atorofoɔ ano.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.