Dwom 116
1Medɔ Awurade ɛfiri sɛ, ɔtee me nne.
Ɔtee me mmɔborɔhunu su.
2Esiane sɛ ɔbrɛɛ nʼaso maa me enti,
mɛfrɛ no wɔ ɛberɛ a mete ase yi.
3Owuo nhoma kyekyeree me,
ɛda ho ahometeɛ baa me so,
ɔhaw ne awerɛhoɔ hyɛɛ me so.
4Afei mebɔɔ Awurade din kaa sɛ,
“Ao Awurade, gye me nkwa!”
5Awurade yɛ ɔdomfoɔ ne ɔteneneeni;
ayamhyehyeɛ ahyɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn ma.
6Awurade bɔ ɔwɛmfoɔ ho ban;
ɛberɛ a mewɔ ahohiahia mu no, ɔgyee me.
7Nya abotɔyam bio, Ao me kra,
ɛfiri sɛ Awurade ne wo adi no yie.
8Na wo, Ao Awurade, woagye me kra afiri owuo mu;
woamma mʼani amporo nisuo,
na woamma me nan ansunti,
9sɛ mɛnante Awurade anim
wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.
10Megye diiɛ; ɛno enti mekaa sɛ,
“Mewɔ ahohia kɛseɛ mu.”
11Na mʼabasamtuo mu, mekaa sɛ,
“Nnipa nyinaa yɛ atorofoɔ.”
12Ɛdeɛn na mɛtumi de atua Awurade ka
wɔ ne papa a wayɛ ama me nyinaa?
13Mɛma nkwagyeɛ kuruwa no so
na mabɔ Awurade din.
14Mɛdi ɛbɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no nyinaa so
wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa anim.
15Nʼahotefoɔ wuo
yɛ aboɔden wɔ Awurade ani so.
16Ao Awurade, ampa ara meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ;
meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ, wʼafenaa babarima;
wayi me afiri me mpɔkyerɛ mu.
17Mɛbɔ aseda afɔdeɛ ama wo
na mabɔ Awurade din.
18Mɛdi me bɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no so
wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa anim,
19wɔ adihɔ a ɛwɔ Awurade fie
wɔ wo mfimfini, Ao Yerusalem.
Monkamfo Awurade.
Psalm 116
1I love the Lord, because he heard my voice.
He heard my cry for his help.
2Because he paid attention to me,
I will call out to him as long as I live.
3The ropes of death were wrapped around me.
The horrors of the grave came over me.
I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.
4Then I called out to the Lord.
I cried out, “Lord, save me!”
5The Lord is holy and kind.
Our God is full of tender love.
6The Lord takes care of those who are not aware of danger.
When I was in great need, he saved me.
7I said to myself, “Be calm.
The Lord has been good to me.”
8Lord, you have saved me from death.
You have dried the tears from my eyes.
You have kept me from tripping and falling.
9So now I can enjoy life here with you
while I’m still living.
10I trusted in the Lord even when I said to myself,
“I am in great pain.”
11When I was terrified, I said to myself,
“No one tells the truth.”
12The Lord has been so good to me!
How can I ever pay him back?
13I will bring an offering of wine to the Lord
and thank him for saving me.
I will worship him.
14In front of all the Lord’s people,
I will do what I promised him.
15The Lord pays special attention
when his faithful people die.
16Lord, I serve you.
I serve you just as my mother did.
You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.
17Lord, I will sacrifice a thank offering to you.
I will worship you.
18In front of all the Lord’s people,
I will do what I promised him.
19I will keep my promise in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple.
I will keep my promise in Jerusalem itself.
Praise the Lord.
