Dwom 81
Asaf dwom.
1Monto ahurusi dwom mma Onyankopɔn yɛn ahoɔden;
mommɔ ose mma Yakob Nyankopɔn no!
2Momma nnwom no so na monwosow akasaa.
Mommɔ sanku ne bɛnta dɛdɛ no.
3Monhyɛn mmentia ɔsram foforo da no,
ne ne kurokumatwa mu, yɛn Aponto da no;
4Eyi yɛ Israelfo ahyɛde,
Yakob Nyankopɔn mmara.
5Otintimii sɛ nhyehyɛe maa Yosef
bere a ɔsɔre tiaa Misraim no,
faako a yɛtee kasa a yɛnte ase no.
6Ɔka se, “Miyii adesoa no fii wɔn mmati so,
ne wɔn nsa fii kɛntɛn ho.
7Mo ahohiahia mu mofrɛɛ me na migyee mo,
migyee mo so wɔ aprannaa mu;
mesɔɔ mo hwɛɛ wɔ Meriba nsu ho.
8“Me nkurɔfo, muntie me kɔkɔbɔ yi,
Israel, sɛ mubetie me a!
9Ɛnsɛ sɛ munya anyame foforo bi wɔ mo mu;
ɛnsɛ sɛ mokotow ananafo anyame.
10Mene Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn a
miyii mo fii Misraim asase so no.
Mummue mo anom tɛtrɛɛ na mɛhyɛ mu ma.
11“Nanso me nkurɔfo rentie me;
Israel remmrɛ ne ho ase mma me.
12Enti migyaa wɔn maa wɔn komaden
sɛ wɔnyɛ nea wɔpɛ biara.
13“Sɛ me nkurɔfo tie me,
na Israel nantew mʼakwan so a,
14anka medi wɔn atamfo so ama wɔn ntɛm
na mama me basa so atia wɔn a wokyi wɔn!
15Wɔn a wɔtan Awurade no de osuro bɛkotow no,
na wɔn asotwe to rentwa da.
16Nanso wɔde atoko mu atoko papa bɛma mo adi;
mede ɔbotan mu wo bɛma mo amee.”
Psalm 81In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
For the director of music. According to gittith.Title: Probably a musical term Of Asaph.
1Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
2Begin the music, strike the timbrel,
play the melodious harp and lyre.
3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,
and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
4this is a decree for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5When God went out against Egypt,
he established it as a statute for Joseph.
I heard an unknown voice say:
6“I removed the burden from their shoulders;
their hands were set free from the basket.
7In your distress you called and I rescued you,
I answered you out of a thundercloud;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
8Hear me, my people, and I will warn you—
if you would only listen to me, Israel!
9You shall have no foreign god among you;
you shall not worship any god other than me.
10I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
11“But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.
12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
13“If my people would only listen to me,
if Israel would only follow my ways,
14how quickly I would subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes!
15Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him,
and their punishment would last forever.
16But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;
with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
