Our Papa Dey Rule
97 1 Our Papa dey rule! Make di earth rejoice; make di plenty coastland dem happy.
2 Cloud and thick darkness surround am; correct-and-holy way and justice na di foundation of im throne. 3 Fire dey go before am and dey burn im enemies for every side. 4 Im lightning dey light up di world; di earth see am and dey shake. 5 Di mountains dey melt like wax before our Papa, before di Oga wey get all di earth. 6 Di heavens dey proclaim im correct-and-holy way, and all di people dem see im glory.
7 All wey dey serve carved image dem go shame, dem wey dey boast about idol wey no worth anything; worship am, all una gods! a a v7 Hebrews 1:6 take up dis call — "Make all God im angels worship am" — and apply am to Jesus, di Pikin wey our Papa bring come di world.
8 Zion hear am and happy, and di daughters of Judah dey rejoice because of your judgments, our Papa. b b v8 'Daughters of Judah' na Hebrew idiom for di towns and villages wey surround Judah. 9 Because you, our Papa, na Most High over all di earth; dem lift you up far pass all gods.
10 Una wey love our Papa, hate evil! E dey guard di life of im faithful ones; e dey rescue dem from di hand of di wicked. 11 Dem sow light for di correct-and-holy people, and joy for dem wey get upright heart. 12 Rejoice for our Papa, una correct-and-holy people, and give thanks to im holy name.
