Psalms 119

119 ¹Blessing dey for those wey their way no get blame, wey dey waka for our Papa instruction. ²Blessing dey for those wey dey keep im testimonies, wey dey find am with their whole heart. ³Dem no dey do bad; dem dey waka for im ways. ⁴You don command say make dem keep your precepts well-well. ⁵Ah, make my ways stand strong to dey keep your statutes! ⁶Then shame no go catch me wen I look all your commandments. ⁷I go praise you with correct heart wen I learn your correct-and-holy judgments. ⁸I go keep your statutes; no comot leave me at all.

⁹How young man fit keep im way clean? Na by guarding am according to your word. ¹⁰With my whole heart I dey find you; no let me waka comot from your commandments. ¹¹I don keep your word like treasure for my heart, so that I no go sin against you. ¹²Blessing dey for you, my Papa; teach me your statutes. ¹³With my mouth I dey talk all di judgments wey comot from your mouth. ¹⁴For di way of your testimonies I dey rejoice, like say na plenty riches. ¹⁵I go meditate on your precepts and set my eyes on your ways. ¹⁶I dey enjoy your statutes; I no go forget your word.

¹⁷Do generous to your servant, so that I go live and keep your word. ¹⁸Open my eyes, so that I go see wonderful things from your instruction. ¹⁹I be stranger for dis earth; no hide your commandments from me. ²⁰My soul dey melt with longing for your judgments all di time. ²¹You dey rebuke di proud people, di cursed ones, wey dey waka comot from your commandments. ²²Comot shame and disgrace from me, because I dey keep your testimonies. ²³Even as princes sidon dey talk against me, your servant dey meditate on your statutes. ²⁴Your testimonies na my joy; dem be my advisers.

²⁵My soul dey stick for ground; give me life according to your word. ²⁶I tell you my ways, and you answer me; teach me your statutes. ²⁷Make me understand di way of your precepts, and I go meditate on your wonderful works. ²⁸My soul dey melt for sorrow; strong me according to your word. ²⁹Keep me far from di way of lie, and by your grace give me your instruction. ³⁰I don choose di way of faithfulness; I don put your judgments for my front. ³¹I dey hold your testimonies tight, my Papa; no let shame catch me. ³²I go run for di way of your commandments, because you dey make my heart big.

³³Teach me, my Papa, di way of your statutes, and I go keep am till di end. ³⁴Give me understanding, so that I go keep your instruction and obey am with my whole heart. ³⁵Lead me for di path of your commandments, because I dey enjoy am. ³⁶Turn my heart go your testimonies, and not to selfish gain. ³⁷Turn my eyes from dey look useless things; give me life for your ways. ³⁸Confirm to your servant your promise, wey be for those wey dey fear you. ³⁹Comot di shame wey I dey fear, because your judgments dey good. ⁴⁰I dey long for your precepts; for your correct-and-holy way give me life.

⁴¹Make your love wey no dey change come reach me, my Papa, your salvation according to your promise. ⁴²Then I go get answer for di one wey dey mock me, because I dey trust your word. ⁴³And no comot di word of truth from my mouth at all, because my hope dey for your judgments. ⁴⁴I go keep your instruction always, forever and ever. ⁴⁵And I go waka for freedom, because I don find your precepts. ⁴⁶I go talk about your testimonies for front of kings and shame no go catch me. ⁴⁷I dey enjoy your commandments, wey I love. ⁴⁸I raise my hands go your commandments, wey I love, and I dey meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁹Remember your word to your servant, wey you don make me get hope inside. ⁵⁰Na dis be my comfort for my suffer, say your promise dey give me life. ⁵¹Di proud people dey mock me well-well, but I no dey turn comot from your instruction. ⁵²Wen I think about your judgments from di old days, my Papa, I dey take comfort. ⁵³Hot vex catch me because of di wicked people, wey dey forsake your instruction. ⁵⁴Your statutes don be my songs everywhere wey I don stay. ⁵⁵I dey remember your name for di night, my Papa, and I dey keep your instruction. ⁵⁶Dis blessing don fall for me, say I don keep your precepts.

⁵⁷My Papa na my portion; I promise say I go keep your words. ⁵⁸I dey find your favour with my whole heart; show me grace according to your promise. ⁵⁹Wen I think about my ways, I turn my leg go your testimonies. ⁶⁰I dey quick, I no dey delay to keep your commandments. ⁶¹Even as di rope of di wicked people wrap me, I no dey forget your instruction. ⁶²For midnight I dey wake up to praise you for your correct-and-holy judgments. ⁶³I be friend of all wey dey fear you, of those wey dey keep your precepts. ⁶⁴Di earth full with your love wey no dey change, my Papa; teach me your statutes.

⁶⁵You don do good to your servant, my Papa, according to your word. ⁶⁶Teach me good sense and knowledge, because I dey believe your commandments. ⁶⁷Before suffer catch me I bin waka comot, but now I dey keep your word. ⁶⁸You dey good and you dey do good; teach me your statutes. ⁶⁹Di proud people dey smear me with lie, but with my whole heart I dey keep your precepts. ⁷⁰Their heart hard like fat wey no dey feel anything, but I dey enjoy your instruction. ⁷¹Na good thing for me say suffer catch me, so that I go learn your statutes. ⁷²Di instruction wey comot from your mouth better for me pass thousand thousand gold and silver.

⁷³Your hands don make and mould me; give me understanding so that I go learn your commandments. ⁷⁴Those wey dey fear you go see me and rejoice, because I don put my hope for your word. ⁷⁵I know, my Papa, say your judgments na correct-and-holy, and say na for faithfulness you let suffer catch me. ⁷⁶Make your love wey no dey change comfort me according to your promise to your servant. ⁷⁷Make your tender mercy wey dey pain belle come reach me, so that I go live; because your instruction na my joy. ⁷⁸Make shame catch di proud people, because dem don wrong me with lie; but me, I go meditate on your precepts. ⁷⁹Make those wey dey fear you turn come me, those wey sabi your testimonies. ⁸⁰Make my heart no get blame for your statutes, so that shame no go catch me.

⁸¹My soul dey faint dey wait for your salvation; I put my hope for your word. ⁸²My eyes don tire dey watch for your promise; I dey ask, “Wen you go comfort me?” ⁸³Because I don be like wine-bag wey dey inside smoke, but still I no dey forget your statutes. ^a a v83 Wine-bag wey dem hang for room wey full with smoke go shrink and turn black — na so di psalm writer dey paint im own tire-tire condition. ⁸⁴How many days your servant get? Wen you go bring judgment on those wey dey persecute me? ⁸⁵Di proud people don dig pit for me; dem no dey live according to your instruction. ⁸⁶All your commandments na faithful; dem dey persecute me with lie; help me! ⁸⁷Dem don almost finish me for dis earth, but I no forsake your precepts. ⁸⁸For your love wey no dey change give me life, so that I go keep di testimonies wey comot from your mouth.

⁸⁹Forever, my Papa, your word stand firm for heaven. ⁹⁰Your faithfulness dey stand for all generations; you don set di earth, and e stand strong. ⁹¹Dem still dey stand today by your order, because all things na your servants. ⁹²If say your instruction no bin be my joy, I for don die for my suffer. ⁹³I no go ever forget your precepts, because na through dem you don give me life. ⁹⁴I be your own; save me, because I don find your precepts. ⁹⁵Di wicked people dey hide dey wait to destroy me, but I dey think about your testimonies. ⁹⁶I don see say all perfect thing get end, but your commandment wide well-well pass.

⁹⁷Ah, see as I love your instruction! Na am I dey meditate on di whole day. ⁹⁸Your commandment dey make me wise pass my enemies, because e dey with me always. ⁹⁹I get understanding pass all my teachers, because your testimonies na wetin I dey meditate on. ¹⁰⁰I understand pass di old people, because I dey keep your precepts. ¹⁰¹I dey hold my leg back from every evil way, so that I go keep your word. ¹⁰²I no dey turn comot from your judgments, because na you yourself teach me. ¹⁰³See as your words sweet for my mouth, sweet pass honey for my mouth! ¹⁰⁴Through your precepts I dey get understanding; na why I hate every false way.

¹⁰⁵Your word na lamp for my leg and light for my path. ¹⁰⁶I don swear oath and confirm am, to keep your correct-and-holy judgments. ¹⁰⁷Suffer don catch me well-well; give me life, my Papa, according to your word. ¹⁰⁸Accept di praise wey I dey give free free, my Papa, and teach me your judgments. ¹⁰⁹My life dey for my hand always for danger, but I no dey forget your instruction. ¹¹⁰Di wicked people don set trap for me, but I no dey waka comot from your precepts. ¹¹¹Your testimonies na my inheritance forever, because dem be di joy of my heart. ¹¹²I set my heart to do your statutes forever, till di end.

¹¹³I hate people wey get two mind, but I love your instruction. ¹¹⁴You na my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope for your word. ¹¹⁵Comot for my front, una wey dey do evil, so that I go keep di commandments of my Papa. ¹¹⁶Hold me up according to your promise, so that I go live, and no let shame catch me for my hope. ¹¹⁷Hold me up, so that I go dey safe and dey respect your statutes always. ¹¹⁸You dey reject all wey dey waka comot from your statutes, because their trick na waste. ¹¹⁹You dey throway all di wicked people of di earth like rubbish; na why I love your testimonies. ¹²⁰My body dey shake because I dey fear you, and I dey fear your judgments.

¹²¹I don do wetin be just and correct; no leave me for hand of those wey dey oppress me. ¹²²Give your servant guarantee of good thing; no make di proud people oppress me. ¹²³My eyes don tire dey watch for your salvation and for di fulfilment of your correct-and-holy promise. ¹²⁴Treat your servant according to your love wey no dey change, and teach me your statutes. ¹²⁵I be your servant; give me understanding, so that I go sabi your testimonies. ¹²⁶Na time for our Papa to act, because dem don break your instruction. ¹²⁷Na why I love your commandments pass gold, pass fine gold. ¹²⁸Na why I dey take all your precepts as correct; I hate every false way.

¹²⁹Your testimonies na wonderful; na why my soul dey keep dem. ¹³⁰Wen dem open your words, e dey give light; e dey give understanding to di simple people. ¹³¹I open my mouth dey pant, because I dey long for your commandments. ¹³²Turn come me and show me grace, as na your way with those wey love your name. ¹³³Make my steps steady according to your promise, and no let any sin rule over me. ¹³⁴Redeem me from man oppression, so that I go keep your precepts. ¹³⁵Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your statutes. ¹³⁶My eyes dey pour tears like river, because people no dey keep your instruction.

¹³⁷You na correct-and-holy, my Papa, and your judgments dey right. ¹³⁸You don set your testimonies for correct-and-holy way and for full faithfulness. ¹³⁹My zeal dey burn me, because my enemies dey forget your words. ¹⁴⁰Dem don test your promise well-well, and your servant love am. ¹⁴¹I be small and dem dey despise me, but still I no dey forget your precepts. ¹⁴²Your correct-and-holy way na correct-and-holy forever, and your instruction na true. ¹⁴³Trouble and pain don catch me, but your commandments na my joy. ¹⁴⁴Your testimonies na correct-and-holy forever; give me understanding so that I go live.

¹⁴⁵With my whole heart I dey cry; answer me, my Papa! I go keep your statutes. ¹⁴⁶I dey call you; save me, so that I go obey your testimonies. ¹⁴⁷I dey wake before morning and cry for help; I put my hope for your words. ¹⁴⁸My eyes dey open before di watches of di night, so that I go meditate on your promise. ^b b v148 Dem divide di night into set watch-times (normally three or four shifts); di psalm writer dey wake before each one to pray. ¹⁴⁹Hear my voice according to your love wey no dey change; my Papa, according to your judgments give me life. ¹⁵⁰Dem dey come near, those wey dey persecute me with evil mind; dem dey far from your instruction. ¹⁵¹But you dey near, my Papa, and all your commandments na true. ¹⁵²Long time I don sabi from your testimonies say you don set dem forever.

¹⁵³Look my suffer and deliver me, because I no dey forget your instruction. ¹⁵⁴Fight my case and redeem me; give me life according to your promise. ¹⁵⁵Salvation dey far from di wicked people, because dem no dey find your statutes. ¹⁵⁶Your tender mercy wey dey pain belle na big, my Papa; give me life according to your judgments. ¹⁵⁷Plenty na those wey dey persecute me and my enemies, but I no dey turn from your testimonies. ¹⁵⁸I dey look di people wey no dey faithful with disgust, because dem no dey keep your word. ¹⁵⁹See as I love your precepts! Give me life, my Papa, according to your love wey no dey change. ¹⁶⁰All your word join together na truth, and every one of your correct-and-holy judgments dey last forever.

¹⁶¹Princes dey persecute me for nothing, but my heart dey fear and respect your words. ¹⁶²I dey rejoice for your word like person wey find big treasure. ¹⁶³I hate and I no fit stand lie, but I love your instruction. ¹⁶⁴Seven times for day I dey praise you for your correct-and-holy judgments. ¹⁶⁵Those wey love your instruction get plenty peace; nothing fit make dem stumble. ¹⁶⁶I dey hope for your salvation, my Papa, and I dey keep your commandments. ¹⁶⁷My soul dey keep your testimonies; I love dem well-well. ¹⁶⁸I dey keep your precepts and testimonies, because all my ways dey before you.

¹⁶⁹Make my cry come before you, my Papa; give me understanding according to your word. ¹⁷⁰Make my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word. ¹⁷¹My mouth go pour praise, because you dey teach me your statutes. ¹⁷²My tongue go sing about your word, because all your commandments dey right. ¹⁷³Make your hand ready to help me, because I don choose your precepts. ¹⁷⁴I dey long for your salvation, my Papa, and your instruction na my joy. ¹⁷⁵Make my soul live and praise you, and make your judgments help me. ¹⁷⁶I don waka comot like sheep wey lost; find your servant, because I no dey forget your commandments. ^c c v176 Di longest psalm end with confession of wandering and plea for di Papa to come find am — na di same shepherd-heart wey Jesus show wen e leave di ninety-nine to find di one sheep wey waka comot (Luke 15:4-6).