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Mmoa mpaebɔ

143 Awurade, tie me mpaebɔ! Wo trenee mu, tie m’adesrɛ. Gye me so wɔ wo nokware turodoo mu! Nsɔ me, w’akoa, nhwɛ! Obiara nyɛ pɛ w’anim.

Me tamfo apɛ me anya me na wadi me so koraa. Ɔde me ato afiase sum mu na mayɛ sɛ wɔn a wowuwui dedaadaw no. Ɛno nti, mereyɛ apa abaw. M’aba mu abu.

Mekae mmere a atwam no; midwen nea woayɛ nyinaa. Mekae wo nnwuma nyinaa. Mepagyaw me nsa kyerɛ wo so wɔ mpaebɔ mu; wo ho sukɔm de me kra sɛ asase kesee. Awurade, bua me mprempren ara! M’anidaso asa. Mfa wo ho nhintaw me anyɛ saa a, mɛfra nsamanfo mu. Daa anɔpa, kae me wo dɔ a wodɔ me no efisɛ, mede me ho to wo so. Me mpaebɔ ba wo nkyɛn. Kyerɛ me kwan a memfa so. Awurade, mekɔ wo nkyɛn kɔpɛ hintabea, gye me fi m’atamfo nsam. 10 Woyɛ me Nyankopɔn; kyerɛ me na menyɛ w’apɛde. Hwɛ me yiye na kyerɛ me kwan pa a memfa so.

11 Gye me, Awurade, sɛnea woahyɛ me bɔ no; fa wo papayɛ so gye me fi ɔhaw mu! 12 Esiane ɔdɔ a wodɔ me nti, kum m’atamfo na sɛe wɔn a wɔhyɛ me so nyinaa efisɛ, meyɛ wo somfo.

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

Lord, hear my prayer,(A)
    listen to my cry for mercy;(B)
in your faithfulness(C) and righteousness(D)
    come to my relief.
Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous(E) before you.
The enemy pursues me,
    he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness(F)
    like those long dead.(G)
So my spirit grows faint within me;
    my heart within me is dismayed.(H)
I remember(I) the days of long ago;
    I meditate(J) on all your works
    and consider what your hands have done.
I spread out my hands(K) to you;
    I thirst for you like a parched land.[a]

Answer me quickly,(L) Lord;
    my spirit fails.(M)
Do not hide your face(N) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(O)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(P) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.(Q)
Rescue me(R) from my enemies,(S) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(T) to do your will,
    for you are my God;(U)
may your good Spirit
    lead(V) me on level ground.(W)

11 For your name’s sake,(X) Lord, preserve my life;(Y)
    in your righteousness,(Z) bring me out of trouble.
12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;(AA)
    destroy all my foes,(AB)
    for I am your servant.(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.