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 by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.] God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

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

So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

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

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

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

So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your 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 the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

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

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

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

For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

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

My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

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

But those who 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 be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

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. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.