[A Psalm of David.] Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
1[Dawid Dwom.] Nhyira nka AWURADE me ahoɔden, deɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛ me nsa ɔko, ne me nsateaa akodie:Under pastoral review
2Me papayɛ, ne m'abandenden; m'abantenten, ne me gyefoɔ; me kyɛm, ne deɛ mede me ho to no so; deɛ ɔbrɛ me nkurɔfoɔ ase ma me.Under pastoral review
3AWURADE, dɛn ne onipa, a wohunu no! anaa onipa ba, a wobu no!Under pastoral review
4Onipa te sɛ ahuhudeɛ: ne nna te sɛ sunsuma a ɛtwam.Under pastoral review
5Bu wo soro no, Ao AWURADE, na siane bra fam: fa wo nsa ka mmepɔ, na ɛbɛfiri wisie.Under pastoral review
6To anyinam, na bɔ wɔn pete: to w'agyan, na sɛe wɔn.Under pastoral review
7Tene wo nsa firi soro; gye me, na yi me firi nsuo akɛseɛ mu, firi ananafoɔ mma nsam;Under pastoral review
8Wɔn a wɔn ano ka ahuhudeɛ, na wɔn nsa nifa yɛ atorɔ nsa nifa.Under pastoral review
9Mɛto dwom foforɔ ama wo, Ao Onyankopɔn: sanku ne nhoma du sankuo so na mɛto ayɛyie nnwom ama wo.Under pastoral review
10Ɔno na ɔma ahemfo nkwagyeɛ: deɛ ɔgye ne somfoɔ Dawid firi akofena bɔne ano.Under pastoral review
11Gye me, na yi me firi ananafoɔ mma nsam, wɔn a wɔn ano ka ahuhudeɛ, na wɔn nsa nifa yɛ atorɔ nsa nifa:Under pastoral review
12Sɛdeɛ yɛn mmammarima bɛyɛ sɛ afifideɛ a anyini wɔ wɔn mmerantebrɛ mu; na yɛn mmammaa bɛyɛ sɛ ntweaso aboɔ, a wɔatwa no sɛ ahemfie sɛso:Under pastoral review
13Sɛdeɛ yɛn apata bɛyɛ ma, a ɛma nnepa ahodoɔ nyinaa: na yɛn nnwan bɛwo mpempem ne mpem du mpem wɔ yɛn mmɔntene so:Under pastoral review
14Sɛdeɛ yɛn anantwie bɛyɛ den ama adwuma; na obi rennwira mmɛn, na obi remfiri adi; na anwiinwii biara nni yɛn mmɔntene so.Under pastoral review
15Anigyeɛ ne ɔman a ɛte saa: aane, anigyeɛ ne ɔman a AWURADE ne wɔn Onyankopɔn.Under pastoral review