Dawid mpaebɔ.
17 O Yehowa, tie m’adesrɛ na bu atɛntrenee ma me;
Wɛn w’aso tie me sufrɛ;
Yɛ aso ma me mpaebɔ a efi me koma mu.+
2 Bu atɛntrenee ma me;+
Ma w’aniwa nhwɛ nea ɛteɛ.
3 Wopɛɛpɛɛ me komam, na wohwehwɛ me mu anadwo;+
Wuyiyi me mu;+
Bere biara a wobɛyɛ saa no, wubehu sɛ memmɔɔ pɔw bɔne biara,
Na memfaa m’ano nkaa asɛmmɔne.
4 Yɛka nnipa nneyɛe ho asɛm a,
W’anom asɛm nti matwe me ho afi akorɔmfo kwan ho.+
5 Mma m’anammɔn mmfi w’akwan so
Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a me nan renwatiriw.+
6 O Onyankopɔn, misu frɛ wo, efisɛ wubegye me so.+
Yɛ aso ma me. Tie m’asɛm.+
7 O Ogyefo, wo na wugye wɔn a wɔde wo nsa nifa yɛ guankɔbea
Fi wɔn a wɔtew atua tia wo no nsam.
Yɛ anwonwadwuma fa kyerɛ sɛ wo dɔ nni huammɔ.+
8 Bɔ me ho ban sɛ w’aniwa kosua,+
Na fa me hintaw wo ntaban ase.+
9 Nnebɔneyɛfo a wɔtow hyɛ me so no, bɔ me ho ban fi wɔn ho.
M’atamfo a wɔpɛ me wu nso, gye me fi wɔn nsam.+
10 Wɔn koma apirim;
Wɔkasa ahantan so;
11 Wɔaka yɛn ahyem;+
Nea wɔpɛ ara ne sɛ wobenya yɛn ayi yɛn ahwe fam.
12 Wɔn mu biara te sɛ gyata a ɔrepɛ nam atetew,
Gyata a ɔtetɛw baabi.
13 O Yehowa, sɔre kɔ n’anim+ kodi no so nkonim;
Fa wo sekan gye me fi ɔdebɔneyɛfo nsam,
14 O Yehowa, fa wo nsa gye me;
Wiase mu nnipa a asetena yi mu na wɔn kyɛfa wɔ no,+ gye me fi wɔn nsam.
Wɔn na wonya nneɛma pa a efi wo nkyɛn ma ɛso wɔn,+
Na wɔde agyapade gyaw wɔn mma a wɔdɔɔso.
15 Me de, trenee mu na mɛhwɛ w’anim;
Sɛ minyan na mihu wo a, me koma tɔ me yam.+