Nnwom 96
1 Monto dwom foforɔ mma Awurade; asase nyinaa monto dwom mma Awurade.
Sing to Yahweh a new song! [You people] throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh!
2 Monto dwom mma Awurade, na monkamfo ne din; mompae mu nka ne nkwagyeɛ no daa daa.
Sing to Yahweh and praise him [MTY]! Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved/rescued us.
3 Monka nʼanimuonyam wɔ amanaman mu, monka nʼanwanwadeɛ a wayɛ wɔ nnipa mu.
Tell about his glory/greatness to all people-groups; tell all people-groups the marvelous [things that he has done].
4 Awurade yɛ kɛseɛ na ɔfata ayɛyie; ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsuro no sene anyame nyinaa.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the gods,
5 Anyame a wɔwɔ aman foforɔ so yɛ ahoni bi kwa, nanso Awurade na ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro.
because all the gods that other people-groups [worship] are [only] idols, but Yahweh [is truly great]; he created the skies!
6 Animuonyam ne kɛseyɛ wɔ nʼanim; ahoɔden ne animuonyam wɔ ne kronkronbea hɔ.
Those who are in his presence honor him and can see that he is a great king. They can see in his temple that he is very powerful and is very beautiful.
7 Momfa mma Awurade, Ao amanaman mmusuakuo, momfa animuonyam ne tumi mma Awurade.
You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!
8 Momfa animuonyam ne din a ɛfata mma Awurade; momfa afɔrebɔdeɛ nhyɛne nʼadihɔ hɔ.
Praise Yahweh like he deserves to be praised, Bring an offering and come to his temple.
9 Monsɔre Awurade wɔ ne kronkronyɛ fɛfɛ mu; asase nyinaa momma mo ho mpopo wɔ nʼanim.
Bow down before Yahweh [when he appears] in his holy/sacred temple; everyone on the earth should tremble in front of him, because he is majestic and holy.
10 Monka nkyerɛ aman nyinaa sɛ, “Awurade di ɔhene.” Wɔabɔ asase atim hɔ pintinn na ɛnhinhim; ɔde pɛpɛyɛ bɛbu nnipa atɛn.
Say to all the people-groups, “Yahweh is the king! He put the world in its place, and nothing will ever be able to move/shake it. He will judge [all] the people-groups fairly.”
11 Momma ɔsorosoro ani nnye, na asase nni ahurisie; momma ɛpo ne emu nneɛma nyinaa nworo;
[All the beings that are in] [MTY] the heavens should be glad, and all [the people on the] earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar [to praise Yahweh].
12 momma mfuo ne so nneɛma nyinaa mmɔ ose. Nnua a ɛwɔ kwaeɛm de ahosɛpɛ bɛto dwom;
The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice. When they do that, [it will be as though] all the trees in the forests will sing joyfully
13 wɔbɛto dwom wɔ Awurade anim, ɛfiri sɛ ɔreba, ɔreba abɛbu asase no atɛn. Ɔde tenenee bɛbu ewiase atɛn na woabu nnipa nso atɛn wɔ ne nokorɛ mu.
in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth. He will judge all the people fairly/justly, according to [what he knows is] true.
