Psalms 71
1 In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
O! Yehowa, mewòe mebe ɖo, mègana ŋu nakpem akpɔ gbeɖe o.
2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
Xɔ nam, eye nàɖem le wò dzɔdzɔenyenye la ta; trɔ wò to ɖe gbɔnye, eye nàxɔ nam.
3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
Nye sitsoƒe ƒe agakpe, afi si mate ŋu abe ɖo ɣe sia ɣi. Ɖe gbe be woaxɔ nam, elabena wòe nye nye agakpe kple mɔ sesẽ.
4 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
O! Nye Mawu, ɖem tso ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe asi me, eye nàɖem tso nu tovo wɔlawo kple ŋutasẽlawo ƒe fego me.
5 For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
Elabena tso ɣe aɖe ɣi ke, wòe nye nye mɔkpɔkpɔ kple nye dzideƒo tso nye ɖekakpuime ke, O! Aƒetɔ Yehowa.
6 I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
Tso nye dzigbe ke, wò ko ŋu meku ɖo, elabena wòe ɖem tso danye ƒe dɔ me, eya ta makafu wò ɖaa.
7 I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
Mezu nu maɖinu na ame geɖewo, gake wòe nye nye mɔ sesẽ.
8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honour all day long.
Wò kafukafu yɔ nye nu me, eye meɖea gbeƒã wò atsyɔ̃ŋkeke blibo la.
9 Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
Mègatsɔm ƒu gbe, ne meku amegã o, eye mègagblẽm ɖi ne ŋusẽ vɔ le ŋunye o.
10 For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
Elabena nye futɔwo ƒo nu tsi tsitre ɖe ŋunye, eye ame siwo le lalam be yewoawum la, wɔ ɖeka ɖo nugbe ɖe ŋunye.
11 saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
Wogblɔ be, “Mawu gblẽe ɖi, míti eyome, míalée, elabena ame aɖeke mava axɔ nɛ o.”
12 God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
O! Mawu, mèganɔ adzɔge tso gbɔnye o, O! Nye Mawu, va kaba nàxɔ nam.
13 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
Na be nunyetsolawo natsrɔ̃ kple ŋukpe, eye nàna be vlododo kple ŋukpe natsyɔ ame siwo di be yewoawɔ nuvevim la dzi.
14 But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
Ke nye ya la, mɔkpɔkpɔ anɔ asinye ɖaa, eye makafu wò, agakafu wò ɖe edzi.
15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
Nye nu aɖe gbeƒã wò dzɔdzɔenyenye kple wò xɔname ŋkeke blibo la, togbɔ be nyemenya eƒe kpekpeme o hã.
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
Mava aɖe gbeƒã wò nu dzɔatsuwo, O Aƒetɔ Yehowa. Maɖe gbeƒã wò dzɔdzɔenyenye, wò ɖeka tɔ ko.
17 God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
O! Mawu; tso nye ɖekakpuime ke, nèfia num, eye va se ɖe egbe la, mele gbeƒã ɖem wò nu dzɔatsuwo.
18 Yes, even when I am old and grey-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
O! Mawu, ne metsi, ƒo wɔ hã la, mègagblẽm ɖi o, va se ɖe esime maɖe gbeƒã wò ŋusẽ na dzidzime si ava dzɔ kple wò ŋusẽ na ame siwo woava dzi.
19 God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?
O! Mawu, wò dzɔdzɔenyenye yi ɖatɔ dziŋgɔli ke, wò ame si wɔ nu dzɔatsu geɖewo. O! Mawu, ame kae le abe wò ene?
20 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Togbɔ be èna mekpɔ xaxa geɖe kple vevesese hã la, àgaɖo nye agbe te, eye àva kplɔm ado goe tso anyigba ƒe tume ke.
21 Increase my honour and comfort me again.
Àdzi nye bubu ɖe edzi, eye àgafa akɔ nam.
22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
O! Nye Mawu, makafu wò kple kasaŋku le wò nuteƒewɔwɔ ta; madzi kafukafuha na wò kple gasaŋku, O! Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ.
23 My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
Nye nuyiwo ado dzidzɔɣli, ne mele kafukafuhawo dzim na wò, nye ame si nèɖe.
24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
Nye aɖe agblɔ wò dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe dɔwo ŋkeke blibo la, elabena ŋukpe kple tɔtɔ va ame siwo di be yewoawɔ nuvevim la dzi.
