Dwom 75
Asaf dwom.
1Onyankopɔn, yɛda wo ase,
yɛda wo ase, efisɛ wo Din abɛn;
nnipa ka wʼanwonwade kyerɛ.
2Woka se, “Me na mehyɛɛ bere a ɛsɛ no;
ɛyɛ me na mibu atɛntrenee.
3Sɛ asase ne so nnipa nyinaa wosow a,
me na mema nʼafadum gyina hɔ pintinn.
4Meka kyerɛ ahantanfo se, ‘Monnhoahoa mo ho bio,’
na meka kyerɛ amumɔyɛfo nso se, ‘Mommma mo mmɛn so.
5Mommma mo mmɛn so ntia ɔsoro;
mommfa animtiaabu nkasa.’ ”
6Obiara mmfi apuei anaa atɔe
anaa sare no so a obetumi ama obi so.
7Ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn na obu atɛn:
Ɔbrɛ ɔbaako ase, na ɔma ɔfoforo so.
8Kuruwa bi hyɛ Awurade nsam
nsa bi a etwa ahuru a wɔde nnuhuam afra ahyɛ no ma;
ohwie, na asase so amumɔyɛfo nyinaa
nom ma ɛka ase puw.
9Me de, mɛpae mu aka eyi daa daa;
mɛto ayeyi dwom ama Yakob Nyankopɔn.
10Mebubu amumɔyɛfo nyinaa mmɛn,
na atreneefo mmɛn de, wɔbɛma so.
Psalm 75In Hebrew texts 75:1-10 is numbered 75:2-11.
For the director of music. To the tune of ‘Do Not Destroy’. A psalm of Asaph. A song.
1We praise you, God,
we praise you, for your Name is near;
people tell of your wonderful deeds.
2You say, ‘I choose the appointed time;
it is I who judge with equity.
3When the earth and all its people quake,
it is I who hold its pillars firm.75:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
4To the arrogant I say, “Boast no more,”
and to the wicked, “Do not lift up your horns.75:4 Horns here symbolise strength; also in verses 5 and 10.
5Do not lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak so defiantly.” ’
6No-one from the east or the west
or from the desert can exalt themselves.
7It is God who judges:
he brings one down, he exalts another.
8In the hand of the Lord is a cup
full of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink it down to its very dregs.
9As for me, I will declare this for ever;
I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10who says, ‘I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.’
