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Nnwom 40
Nkwa Asem
Nnwom 40
Nkwa Asem
Ayeyi Dwom
40 Mede boasetɔ twɛnee Awurade mmoa. Afei ɔtee me nne ne sufrɛ. 2 Oyii me fii amane amoa a ɛyɛ owu amoa mu. Ɔde me sii ɔbotan so a bɔne bi nka me. 3 Ɔkyerɛɛ me dwom foforo to; dwom a wɔde yi yɛn Nyankopɔn ayɛ. Dodow a wohu eyi no, ɛbɛbɔ wɔn kɔkɔ ma wɔde wɔn ho ato Awurade so. 4 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to Awurade so na wɔmfa wɔn ho nto anyame so anaasɛ wɔmfa wɔn ho mmɔ wɔn a wɔsom anyame ho.
5 Woayɛ nneɛma bebree ama yɛn, O Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn; obi nte sɛ wo! Woayɛ nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ nwonwa bebree ama yɛn. Merentumi nka ne nyinaa; ɛdɔɔso dodo.
6 Wonhwehwɛ afɔrebɔ ne ɔhyew afɔre; wompɛ mmoa a wɔhyew wɔn mu wɔ afɔremuka so. Saa ara nso na wompɛ afɔre a wɔbɔ de popa bɔne. Mmom, woama me aso sɛ memfa ntie wo, 7 enti mibuae se, “Me ni; nsɛm a wokae se minni so no wɔ Mmara nhoma no mu. 8 M’ani gye sɛ meyɛ w’apɛde, me Nyankopɔn! Mede wo nkyerɛkyerɛ sie me koma mu.”
9 Wo nkurɔfo nyinaa bɔ gua a, Awurade, meka asɛmpa no se, wugye yɛn nkwa. Wunim sɛ merennyae ka da. 10 Memfaa nkwagye ho asɛm no nsiei. Daa meka wo nokware ne boa a woboa ho asɛm. Wo nkurɔfo bɔ gua a, menka m’ano ntom wɔ wo nokware ne pɛ a daa wopɛ yɛn asɛm no ho.
11 Awurade, minim sɛ worennyae ahummɔbɔ a wuhu me no da. Wo dɔ ne wo nokware no begye me nkwa daa daa.
Mmoa mpaebɔ
12 Ɔhaw bebree atwa me ho ahyia; ɛdɔɔso a merentumi nkan! Me bɔne adɔɔso, enti afei minhu ade bio. Ɛdɔɔso sen me tinhwi a ɛwɔ me tiri so; enti mapa abaw.
13 Gye me nkwa, Awurade! Boa me mprempren! 14 Wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wokum me no, ma wonni wɔn so na wɔn adwene nyɛ basabasa. Ma wɔn a me haw nti wɔn ani agye no, ntew nsan na wɔn anim ngu ase. 15 Wɔn a wodi me ho fɛw no, ma wɔn koma ntu wɔ wɔn nkogu ho.
16 Ma wɔn a wɔba wo nkyɛn no ani nnye na wonni ahurusi. Ma wɔn a wɔda wo nkwagye no so ase no nka daa se, “Awurade yɛ ɔkɛse!”
17 Mayɛ mmerɛw, na ahia me, O Awurade, nanso wo werɛ mfi me. Wone m’agyenkwa ne me Nyankopɔn; yɛ ntɛm begye me!
Psalm 40
New International Version
Psalm 40
New International Version
Psalm 40[a](A)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song(I) in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(J)
and put their trust(K) in him.
4 Blessed is the one(L)
who trusts in the Lord,(M)
who does not look to the proud,(N)
to those who turn aside to false gods.[b](O)
5 Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders(P) you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare(Q) with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many(R) to declare.
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(S)
but my ears you have opened[c]—(T)
burnt offerings(U) and sin offerings[d] you did not require.
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.[e](V)
8 I desire to do your will,(W) my God;(X)
your law is within my heart.”(Y)
9 I proclaim your saving acts(Z) in the great assembly;(AA)
I do not seal my lips, Lord,
as you know.(AB)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness(AC) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
from the great assembly.(AD)
11 Do not withhold your mercy(AE) from me, Lord;
may your love(AF) and faithfulness(AG) always protect(AH) me.
12 For troubles(AI) without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.(AJ)
They are more than the hairs of my head,(AK)
and my heart fails(AL) within me.
13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
come quickly, Lord, to help me.(AM)
14 May all who want to take my life(AN)
be put to shame and confusion;(AO)
may all who desire my ruin(AP)
be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(AQ)
be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(AR)
rejoice and be glad(AS) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
“The Lord is great!”(AT)
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
- Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
- Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
- Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
- Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me
Psalm 40
King James Version
Psalm 40
King James Version
40 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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