Nnwom 86
1 Dawid mpaeɛbɔ. Ao Awurade, tie me na gye me so, ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ ohiani ne mmɔborɔni.
A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.
2 Bɔ me nkwa ho ban, ɛfiri sɛ mede me ho ama wo. Wone me Onyankopɔn, gye wʼakoa a ɔde ne ho to wo so.
Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.
3 Ao Awurade, hunu me mmɔbɔ, na mesu frɛ wo daa nyinaa.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.
4 Ma wʼakoa ani nnye, na wo Awurade, wo nkyɛn na mema me kra so ba.
Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
5 Ao Awurade, woyɛ, na wode bɔne kyɛ, wowɔ ɔdɔ mmorosoɔ ma wɔn a wɔsu frɛ wo nyinaa.
For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
6 Ao Awurade, tie me mpaeɛbɔ; tie me mmɔborɔ su.
Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.
7 Mɛfrɛ wo mʼahohia da mu, na wobɛgye me so.
I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.
8 Ao Awurade, onyame bi nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ wo; na wɔn nnwuma biara nto wo deɛ.
There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.
9 Ao Awurade, aman a woakyekyere nyinaa bɛba abɛsom wo wɔ wʼanim; wɔbɛba abɛhyɛ wo din animuonyam.
All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.
10 Woyɛ kɛseɛ, na woyɛ anwanwa nnwuma; wo nko ara ne Onyankopɔn.
For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.
11 Ao Awurade, kyerɛ me wʼakwan, na mɛnante wo nokorɛ mu; ma memfa mʼakoma nyinaa mma wo na masuro wo din.
Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.
12 Mede mʼakoma nyinaa mɛyi wo ayɛ, Ao Awurade me Onyankopɔn na mahyɛ wo din animuonyam daa nyinaa.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:
For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)
14 Ao Onyankopɔn, ahomasofoɔ ato ahyɛ me so; basabasayɛfoɔ kuo repɛ me akum me, nnipa a wɔmmfa wo nyɛ hwee no.
O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.
15 Nanso wo, Ao Awurade, woyɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ ne ɔdomfoɔ Onyankopɔn, wo bo kyɛre fu, na wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛ dɔɔso.
And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.
16 Dane wʼani hwɛ me na dom me; fa wʼahoɔden ma wʼakoa na gye wʼafenaa babarima nkwa.
O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
17 Ma me wo papayɛ ho nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ, na mʼatamfoɔ nhunu na wɔn anim ngu ase na wo Ao Awurade, wo na woaboa me akyekye me werɛ.
Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.
