Nnwom 52
Nkwa Asem
Onyankopɔn Atemmu ne Adom
52 Ɔkɛseɛ, adɛn nti na wohoahoa wo ho wɔ wo bɔne ho? Onyankopɔn dɔ wɔ hɔ daa. 2 Woyɛ nhyehyɛe de sɛe afoforo; wo tɛkrɛma yɛ nnam sɛ oyiwan. Bere biara wopɛ atoro foforo twa. 3 W’ani gye bɔne ho sen papa. Saa ara na w’ani gye atoro ho sen nokware. 4 W’ani gye sɛ wode w’anom nsɛm pira afoforo; wo ɔtorofo!
5 Eyi nti, Onyankopɔn bɛsɛe wo pasaa; ɔbɛkyere wo, na watwe wo afi wo fi. Obeyi wo afi ateasefo mu. 6 Atreneefo behu eyi na wɔasuro; na wɔbɛserew wo aka se, 7 “Hwɛ, oyi ne onipa a wamfa ne ho anto Onyankopɔn so ampɛ nkwagye no. Mmom, ɔde ne ho too n’ahonya dodow so na ɔpɛɛ guankɔbea wɔ amumɔyɛ mu.”
8 Nanso mete sɛ ngodua a ɛrenyin wɔ Onyankopɔn fi. Mede me ho to ne dɔ a ɔdɔ me daadaa no so. 9 Daa mɛda wo ase, Onyankopɔn, wɔ nea woayɛ no so wɔ nnipa nyinaa anim. Mɛpae mu maka se, woyɛ trenee.
Psalm 52
New International Version
Psalm 52[a]
For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”
1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast(B) all day long,(C)
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,(D)
your tongue plots destruction;(E)
it is like a sharpened razor.(F)
3 You love evil(G) rather than good,
falsehood(H) rather than speaking the truth.[c]
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!(I)
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck(J) you from your tent;
he will uproot(K) you from the land of the living.(L)
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh(M) at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold(N)
but trusted in his great wealth(O)
and grew strong by destroying others!”
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
- Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.
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