Dwom 36
Awurade somfo Dawid dwom.
1Nkɔmhyɛ bi wɔ me koma mu a efi Onyankopɔn hɔ
a ɛfa omumɔyɛfo mmarato ho.
Onyankopɔn suro nni wɔn ani so.
2Na ɔno ankasa ani so no ɔdaadaa no ho dodo,
nti ɛmma onhu ne bɔne nnyae yɛ.
3Nʼanom nsɛm yɛ atirimɔden ne nnaadaa;
onnim nyansa bio na wayɛ papa.
4Ɔda ne mpa so mpo a ɔbɔ pɔw bɔne;
na ogyaa ne ho ma bɔne kwan
na ɔmpo nea enye.
5Awurade, wʼadɔe du ɔsorosoro
wo nokwaredi du wim tɔnn.
6Wo trenee te sɛ mmepɔw akɛse.
Wʼatɛntrenee mu dɔ sɛ po bun.
Ao Awurade, wokora nnipa ne mmoa nyinaa so.
7Wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no som bo!
Nnipa mu akɛse ne nketewa
nya guankɔbea wɔ wo ntaban nwini ase.
8Wodi nea abu so wɔ wo fi,
woma wɔnom fi wʼanika asuten no mu.
9Wo nkyɛn na nkwa asuti wɔ;
wo hann mu na yehu hann.
10Kɔ so dɔ wɔn a wonim wo,
ma wo trenee ntena wɔn a wɔteɛ, koma mu.
11Mma ɔhantanni nan ntia me
anaa omumɔyɛfo nsa nnsunsum me.
12Hwɛ sɛnea nnebɔneyɛfo ahwehwe ase,
wɔdeda hɔ a wɔrentumi nsɔre bio.
Psalm 36In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.
1I have a message from God in my heart
concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:36:1 Or A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.
There is no fear of God
before their eyes.
2In their own eyes they flatter themselves
too much to detect or hate their sin.
3The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful;
they fail to act wisely or do good.
4Even on their beds they plot evil;
they commit themselves to a sinful course
and do not reject what is wrong.
5Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.
7How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!
People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
9For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
10Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11May the foot of the proud not come against me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12See how the evildoers lie fallen—
thrown down, not able to rise!
