Nnwom 69
1 Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Wɔto no sɛ “Sukooko.” Dawid dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, gye me nkwa na nsuo no abɛdeda me kɔn mu.
For the music director. To the tune “Lilies.” A psalm of David. God, please save me, because the water is up to my neck!
2 Meremem wɔ atɛkyɛ a emu dɔ mu, wɔ baabi a me nan nnya siberɛ. Maduru subunu mu na nsuo abu afa me so.
I'm sinking deeper into the mud—there's no solid ground for me to stand. I find myself in deep water; floods wash over me.
3 Mafrɛ mabrɛ sɛ mepɛ mmoa. Me mene mu awe. Mʼani so ayɛ kusuu, na merehwehwɛ me Onyankopɔn.
I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my God to help me.
4 Wɔn a wɔtane me kwa no dɔɔso sene me tiri so nwi; wɔn a wɔtane me kwa no dɔɔso, wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛsɛe me no. Wɔhyɛ me sɛ mennane deɛ menwiaaɛ no mma.
Those who hate me for no reason are more than the number of hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me by telling lies. How can I give back what I didn't steal?
5 Ao Onyankopɔn, wonim me kwasea a mayɛ; mʼafɔdie nhintaa wo.
God, you know how foolish I am! My sins are not hidden from you.
6 Mma wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to wo so no anim ngu ase ɛsiane me enti, Ao Awurade, Asafo Awurade; mma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo no anim ngu ase me enti, Ao Israel Onyankopɔn.
Don't let those who trust you be ashamed because of me, Lord God Almighty. Don't let those who follow you be disgraced because of me, God of Israel.
7 Wo enti wobu me animtiaa, na aniwuo akata mʼanim.
For your sake I put up with the insults; my face shows my embarrassment.
8 Mete sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ wɔ me nuanom mu, mete sɛ ɔmamfrani wɔ me maame mmammarima mu,
I have become a foreigner to my brother Israelites; a stranger to my very own brothers.
9 na wo fie ho mmɔdemmɔ hyɛ me so, wɔn a wɔbɔ wo ahohora no animtiabuo abɛda me so.
My devotion for your house is burning me up inside; the insults of those who insulted you have fallen on me.
10 Sɛ metwa adwo na medi mmuada a wɔbɔ me ahohora;
I wept and I fasted, but they mocked me;
11 sɛ mefira ayitoma a nnipa de me yɛ aseredeɛ.
I mourned in sackcloth, but they laughed at me.
12 Wɔn a wɔtete ɛpono no ano no sere me, na akɔwensafoɔ de me din to dwom.
People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.
13 Nanso mɛbɔ wo mpaeɛ, Ao Awurade, wɔ wʼadom berɛ mu; wɔ wʼadɔeɛ kɛseɛ no enti, Ao Onyankopɔn, fa wo nokorɛ nkwagyeɛ no gye me so.
But my prayer is to you, Lord, believing this is a good time to respond to me. God, in your wonderful trustworthy love, answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Yi me firi atɛkyɛ no mu, mma memmem wɔ mu; gye me firi wɔn a wɔtane me no nsam, ne nsu bunu mu.
Please rescue me from the mud—don't let me sink! Save me from those who hate me and from drowning in the deep waters!
15 Mma nsuo nnyiri mfa me anaa ebunu mmene me anaa amena nkata me so.
Don't let the flood waters wash over me. Don't let the deep waters pull me down. Don't let the grave close over me.
16 Ao Awurade, gye me so firi wʼadɔeɛ a ɛyɛ no mu; wʼadom enti, dane bɛhwɛ me.
Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of your kindness, please help me.
17 Mfa wʼanim nhinta wo ɔsomfoɔ; gye me so ntɛm, na mewɔ ɔhaw mu.
Don't turn away from me, your servant. Please answer me quickly because I'm in trouble.
18 Twi bɛn me na gye me; gye me nkwa, mʼatamfoɔ enti.
Come here and rescue me; set me free from my enemies.
19 Wonim sɛdeɛ wɔkasa tia me, gu mʼanim ase na wɔtiatia mʼanim; wʼani tua mʼatamfoɔ nyinaa.
You—you know my shame, my disgrace, my humiliation. You see everything my enemies are doing.
20 Kasatia ahyɛ mʼakoma so ama mayɛ sɛ obi a ɔnni ɔboafoɔ; mepɛɛ awerɛkyekyerɛ nanso mannya bi, mepɛɛ ɔwerɛkyekyefoɔ, nanso manhunu bi.
Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there was no one! Nobody showed me any compassion.
21 Wɔde bɔnwoma guu mʼaduane mu, osukɔm dee me no, wɔmaa me nsã nwononwono.
Instead they gave me bitter herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.
22 Ma wɔn didipono a ɛsi wɔn anim nyi wɔn sɛ afidie; ma ɛnyɛ akatua ne afidie mma wɔn.
May the table set before them become a trap for them, a net that catches them, bringing punishment.
23 Ma wɔn ani so nyɛ wɔn kusuu na wɔanhunu adeɛ, na ma wɔn akyi nkuntunu afebɔɔ.
May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.
24 Hwie wʼabufuhyeɛ gu wɔn so; na ma wʼabofuo huuhuuhu no mmra wɔn so.
Pour out your judgment on them; chase them down in your fierce anger.
25 Ma wɔn atenaeɛ nyɛ amamfo; mma obiara ntena wɔn ntomadan mu.
Let the places where they live be deserted. Let their homes be abandoned.
26 Wɔtaa wɔn a wopira wɔn no, wɔka wɔn a wopira wɔn no amanehunu ho asɛm.
For they persecute those you have punished, and make it even more painful for those you have disciplined.
27 Fa amumuyɛ mu amumuyɛ ho soboɔ bɔ wɔn; mma wɔnnya wo nkwagyeɛ mu kyɛfa.
Punish them for the evil they have done. Don't acquit them.
28 Pepa wɔn din firi nkwa nwoma no mu, mfa wɔn din nka ateneneefoɔ deɛ ho.
Blot out their names from the Book of Life. Don't let them be listed with those who do right.
29 Mewɔ ɔyea ne ahohiahia mu; Ao Onyankopɔn, ma wo nkwagyeɛ no mmɔ me ho ban.
But I am suffering and in physical pain. God, please save me and keep me safe.
30 Mede dwomtoɔ bɛyi Onyankopɔn din ayɛ na mede aseda ahyɛ no animuonyam.
I will praise God's character in song; I will say how incredible he is and how thankful I am.
31 Yei bɛsɔ Awurade ani yie asene nantwie, asene nantwinini a ɔtua mmɛn na ɔwɔ tɔte.
The Lord is happier with this than with offering animals as sacrifices: cattle, or bulls with horns and hooves.
32 Mmɔborɔni bɛhunu na nʼani agye, mo a mohwehwɛ Onyankopɔn no akoma bɛnya nkwa.
The humble will see this and be happy. May God encourage everyone who comes to him.
33 Awurade tie wɔn a adeɛ ahia wɔn, na ɔmmu ne nkurɔfoɔ nneduafoɔ animtiaa.
God hears the poor, and he does not ignore his people who are in prison.
34 Ma ɔsoro ne asase nkamfo no, ɛpo ne deɛ ɛkeka ne ho wɔ mu nyinaa,
Praise him heaven and earth, the seas and everything that lives in them!
35 ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛgye Sion nkwa na wakyekyere Yuda nkuropɔn no bio. Afei nnipa bɛtena mu na ayɛ wɔn dea;
For God will save Zion, and rebuild the cities of Judah. They will live there and own the land.
36 Nʼasomfoɔ asefoɔ na wɔbɛfa hɔ, na wɔn a wɔdɔ ne din no bɛtena hɔ.
The descendants of those who follow him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there.
