Bless our Papa, My Soul
Na David own.
List of we Papa kindness wey we no suppose forget — sins wey e forgive, sickness wey e heal, life wey e redeem from pit. For di centre na comparison: as papa heart dey go out to im pikin dem, na so im own dey go out to us. E remember say we be dust.
103 1Bless our Papa, my soul; and everything wey dey inside me, bless im holy name!
2Bless our Papa, my soul, and no forget any of di good things wey e do for you, 3wey dey forgive all your sins, wey dey heal all your sickness, 4wey dey buy back your life from di grave, wey dey put crown for your head with Covenant love and tender mercy wey dey pain belle, 5wey dey satisfy you with good things as long as you dey alive, so dat your young days dey fresh again like eagle own.
6Our Papa dey do correct-and-holy way and justice for all people wey dem dey oppress.
7E make Moses know im ways, e make di people of Israel know di things wey e do. 8Our Papa get tender mercy wey dey pain belle and e dey show grace, e no dey quick vex and im Covenant love plenty well well. 9E no go always dey accuse person, and e no go hold im vex forever. 10E no dey treat us according to our sins, and e no dey pay us back according to di wrong wey we do. 11For as di heavens high pass di earth, na so im Covenant love big reach for people wey dey fear am; 12as east far from west, na so our Papa don carry our sins comot far from us.
13As papa heart dey pain am for im pikin dem, na so our Papa heart dey pain am for people wey dey fear am. 14For e sabi how e take mold us; e remember say na dust we be. 15Person days dey like grass; dem dey blossom like flower for bush; 16for di wind go blow pass am, and e don go, and di place wey e dey no go remember am again. 17But di Covenant love of our Papa dey from forever reach forever for people wey dey fear am, and im correct-and-holy way dey reach pikin of pikin, 18for people wey dey keep im Covenant and dey remember to do im commandments.
19Our Papa don set im throne for di heavens, and im kingdom dey rule over everything.
20Bless our Papa, una im angels, una mighty ones wey dey do im word, wey dey obey every word wey e talk! 21Bless our Papa, all im armies, im servants wey dey do wetin e want! 22Bless our Papa, all im works, for everywhere wey im kingdom dey. Bless our Papa, my soul!