Dwom 27
Dawid dwom.
1Awurade ne me hann ne me nkwagye;
hena na minsuro no?
Awurade ne me nkwa ahoɔden,
na hena anim na me ho mpopo?
2Sɛ nnipa bɔne bɔ toa me
pɛ sɛ wokum me,
sɛ mʼatamfo tow hyɛ me so a,
wobehintihintiw ahwehwe ase.
3Sɛ dɔm mpo twa me ho hyia a,
me koma rentu;
mpo sɛ wotu me so sa a,
ɛno mu koraa na minya awerehyɛmu.
4Ade baako na mibisa Awurade;
na ɛno na mehwehwɛ;
sɛ mɛtena Awurade fi
me nkwanna nyinaa,
na mahwɛ Awurade ahoɔfɛ
na mahwehwɛ no wɔ nʼasɔrefi.
5Hiada mu no,
ɔde me besie nʼatenae dwoodwoo;
ɔbɛkora me wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan kronkron mu
ɔde me si ɔbotan so wɔ sorosoro.
6Afei ɔbɛma me ti so
wɔ atamfo a wɔatwa me ho ahyia no so;
mede anigye bɛbɔ afɔre wɔ nʼAhyiae Ntamadan mu;
na mɛto dwom, ahyehyɛ nnwom ama Awurade.
7Awurade, sɛ misu frɛ wo a, tie me!
Hu me mmɔbɔ na gye me so!
8Me koma ka wɔ wo ho se, “Hwehwɛ nʼanim!”
Wʼanim, Awurade na mɛhwehwɛ.
9Mfa wʼanim nhintaw me,
mfa abufuw mpam wo somfo
me boafo ne wo.
Mpo me, na nnyaw me,
mʼAgyenkwa Nyankopɔn.
10Mʼagya ne me na begyaw me hɔ de,
nanso Awurade begye me.
11Kyerɛ me wʼakwan, Awurade;
fa me fa ɔkwan tee so,
me nhyɛsofo nti.
12Nnyaa me mma sɛnea mʼatamfo pɛ,
nnansekurumfo sɔre tia me
na wopuw awurukasɛm.
13Meda so wɔ saa anidaso yi sɛ:
mehu Awurade ayamye
wɔ ateasefo asase so.
14Twɛn Awurade.
Hyɛ wo ho den na ma wo bo nyɛ duru
na twɛn Awurade.
Psalm 27
Of David.
1The Lord is my light and my salvation –
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life –
of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked advance against me
to devour27:2 Or slander me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.
3Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
4One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.
6Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
God my Saviour.
10Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11Teach me your way, Lord;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12Do not hand me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
