< Nnwom 66 >
1 Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Dawid dwom. Asase nyinaa momfa ahosɛpɛ nteam mma Onyankopɔn!
To him that excelleth. A song or Psalme. Rejoice in God, all ye inhabitants of the earth.
2 Monto ne din animuonyamhyɛ ho dwom; momma nʼayɛyie nyɛ animuonyamhyɛ!
Sing forth the glory of his name: make his praise glorious.
3 Monse Onyankopɔn sɛ, “Wo nneyɛɛ yɛ nwanwa wo tumi so na wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa de suro koto wʼanim.
Say vnto God, Howe terrible art thou in thy workes! through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine enemies be in subiection vnto thee.
4 Asase nyinaa koto wo; wɔto ayɛyi dwom ma wo, wɔto dwom kamfo wo din.”
All the worlde shall worship thee, and sing vnto thee, euen sing of thy Name. (Selah)
5 Mommra mmɛhwɛ deɛ Onyankopɔn ayɛ; anwanwadeɛ a wayɛ wɔ nnipa mu.
Come and beholde the workes of God: he is terrible in his doing towarde the sonnes of men.
6 Ɔmaa ɛpo yɛɛ asase kesee; wɔnante twaa asuo no. Mommra na yɛnni ahurisie wɔ ne mu.
He hath turned the Sea into drie land: they passe through the riuer on foote: there did we reioyce in him.
7 Ɔde ne tumi di ɔhene daa daa, na ɔde nʼani nso hwɛ aman so. Mma atuatefoɔ nsɔre ntia no.
He ruleth the worlde with his power: his eyes beholde the nations: the rebellious shall not exalt them selues. (Selah)
8 Ao aman nyinaa, monhyira yɛn Onyankopɔn, momma wɔnte mo nkamfo no nnyegyeɛ.
Prayse our God, ye people, and make the voyce of his prayse to be heard.
9 Wahwɛ yɛn nkwa so na wamma yɛn nan anwatiri.
Which holdeth our soules in life, and suffereth not our feete to slippe.
10 Na wo, Ao Onyankopɔn, wosɔɔ yɛn hwɛeɛ; na wohoaa yɛn ho sɛ dwetɛ.
For thou, O God, hast proued vs, thou hast tryed vs as siluer is tryed.
11 Wode yɛn kɔguu nneduadan mu na wode nneɛma a ɛyɛ duru too yɛn akyi.
Thou hast brought vs into the snare, and layed a strait chaine vpon our loynes.
12 Womaa yɛn atamfoɔ twi faa yɛn so; yɛfaa ogya ne nsuo mu, nanso wode yɛn baa baabi a nnepa abu so.
Thou hast caused men to ryde ouer our heads: we went into fire and into water, but thou broughtest vs out into a welthie place.
13 Mede ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ bɛba wʼasɔredan mu na madi ɛbɔ a mahyɛ wo no so,
I will go into thine House with burnt offrings, and will pay thee my vowes,
14 ɛbɔ a mʼano fafa hyɛeɛ na mʼano kaaeɛ ɛberɛ a na mewɔ ɔhaw mu no.
Which my lippes haue promised, and my mouth hath spoken in mine affliction.
15 Mede mmoa a wɔadɔ sradeɛ bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ ama wo nnwennini ayɛyɛdeɛ; mede anantwinini ne mpapo bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ.
I will offer vnto thee the burnt offerings of fat rammes with incense: I will prepare bullocks and goates. (Selah)
16 Mommra mmɛtie, mo a mosuro Onyankopɔn nyinaa; momma menka deɛ wayɛ ama me nkyerɛ mo.
Come and hearken, all ye that feare God, and I will tell you what he hath done to my soule.
17 Mede mʼano su frɛɛ no; na me tɛkrɛma yii no ayɛ.
I called vnto him with my mouth, and he was exalted with my tongue.
18 Sɛ mede bɔne hyɛɛ mʼakomam a, anka Awurade antie me.
If I regard wickednesse in mine heart, the Lord will not heare me.
19 Nanso, nokorɛm, Onyankopɔn atie me, wate me mpaeɛbɔ.
But God hath heard me, and considered the voyce of my prayer.
20 Nhyira nka Onyankopɔn, a wampo me mpaeɛbɔ na wanyi nʼadɔeɛ amfiri me so.
Praysed be God, which hath not put backe my prayer, nor his mercie from me.