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16 Bɔ me ho ban, O Onyankopɔn; migye wo di sɛ me guankɔbea. Meka kyerɛ Awurade se, “M’awurade ne wo; nneɛma a mewɔ nyinaa fi wo nkyɛn.” Awurade nkurɔfo a wɔyɛ pɛ wɔ gyidi mu no, wɔn na m’ani gye sɛ me ne wɔn bɛtena. Wɔn a wokodi anyame foforo akyi no twe ɔhaw brɛ wɔn ho. Merenkɔka wɔn afɔrebɔ ho, na merensom wɔn anyame nso.

Wo, Awurade, yɛ nea mewɔ nyinaa, na woma me nea ehia me nyinaa; me daakye asetena hyɛ wo nsa. W’akyɛde a wode ma me yɛ nwonwa na ɛyɛ nneɛma pa nso. Mekamfo Awurade efisɛ, ɔkyerɛ me kwan, na edu anadwo a m’atiboa bɔ me kɔkɔ.

Minim sɛ Awurade ka me ho daa. Ɔbɛn me, na biribiara rentumi mpusuw me. Ɛno nti, mewɔ aseda ne anigye mu. Na mete nka sɛ mewɔ guankɔbea. 10 Efisɛ, wobɔ me ho ban fi owu tumi ase, na worennyaa nea wodɔ no mma ɔnkɔ asaman. 11 Wobɛkyerɛ me kwan a ɛkɔ nkwa mu. Hu a mihu wo no hyɛ me anigye ne anika a ɛnsa da.

Psalm 16

A miktam[a] of David.

Keep me safe,(A) my God,
    for in you I take refuge.(B)

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(C)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”(D)
I say of the holy people(E) who are in the land,(F)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
Those who run after other gods(G) will suffer(H) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(I) on my lips.

Lord, you alone are my portion(J) and my cup;(K)
    you make my lot(L) secure.
The boundary lines(M) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.(N)
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;(O)
    even at night(P) my heart instructs me.
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,(Q) I will not be shaken.(R)

Therefore my heart is glad(S) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,(T)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(U)
    nor will you let your faithful[b] one(V) see decay.(W)
11 You make known to me the path of life;(X)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,(Y)
    with eternal pleasures(Z) at your right hand.(AA)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  2. Psalm 16:10 Or holy