A Song of Praise
1 All you that are righteous,
shout for joy for what the Lord has done;
praise him, all you that obey him.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with harps,
sing to him with stringed instruments.
3 Sing a new song to him,
play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!
4 The words of the Lord are true,
and all his works are dependable.
5 The Lord loves what is righteous and just;
his constant love fills the earth.
6 The Lord created the heavens by his command,
the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
7 He gathered all the seas into one place;
he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.
8 Worship the Lord, all the earth!
Honor him, all peoples of the world!
9 When he spoke, the world was created;
at his command everything appeared.
10 The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations;
he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
11 But his plans endure forever;
his purposes last eternally.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord;
happy are the people he has chosen for his own!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven
and sees all of us humans.
14 From where he rules, he looks down
on all who live on earth.
15 He forms all their thoughts
and knows everything they do.
16 A king does not win because of his powerful army;
a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
17 War horses are useless for victory;
their great strength cannot save.
18 The Lord watches over those who obey him,
those who trust in his constant love.
19 He saves them from death;
he keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord;
he is our protector and our help.
21 We are glad because of him;
we trust in his holy name.
22 May your constant love be with us, Lord,
as we put our hope in you.
Alla la waroo aniŋ a la beteyaa
1 Alitolu moo tilindiŋolu, ali seewoo Yaawe* la kuwo la,
jayiroo ñiiñaata moo tilindiŋolu le daa kono.
2 Ali kontiŋo kosi ka Yaawe jayi,
ali ye kooraa taa ka a jayi a la.
3 Ali suukuu kutoo laa a ye,
ka kooraa kosi a ye kendeke,
ali ye wuuri, seewoo kamma la.
4 Kaatu Yaawe la kumoo tilinta le,
aduŋ a ka a la keroolu bee taamandi tiliŋo le la.
5 A ye tiliŋo niŋ kiitindiri senuŋo le kanu.
A la kanu bambaloo ye duniyaa bee le beŋ.
6 Yaawe ye saŋ fatoolu daa a la kumoo le la,
tiloo, karoo, aniŋ looloolu daata a la kumakaŋo le la.
7 A ye baajiyo bee kafu dulaa kiliŋo le to,
a ye fankaasoolu duumoo bee ke jiibuŋolu kono.
8 Bankoo daafeŋolu bee si sila Yaawe la,
alitolu duniyaa moolu bee, ali a kuliyaa.
9 Kabiriŋ a kumata, duniyaa daata,
a ye yaamaroo dii, feŋo bee fintita.
10 Yaawe le ka duniyaa bankoolu la natoolu ke ì ye kenseŋo ti.
A ka ì la feeroolu janjaŋ ne.
11 Bari Yaawe la feeroolu be tu la looriŋ ne fo fawu.
A la natoolu be taama la le fo abadaa.
12 Neemoo be bankoo le ye,
meŋ na Alla mu Yaawe ti.
Seewoo be moolu le ye,
a ye mennu tomboŋ ka ke a taa ti.
13 Yaawe ka duuma juubee naŋ ne,
ka bo naŋ Arijana kono,
aduŋ a ka hadamadiŋolu bee le je.
14 Ka bo a be siiriŋ a la mansabaayaa kono daameŋ,
a ka daafeŋolu bee le juubee naŋ, bankoo kaŋ.
15 Ate le ye sondomoo duŋ ì la,
aduŋ ì ye kuu-wo-kuu baara, a ka a loŋ ne.
16 Mansa la kelediŋ kafoo la sembe waroo
buka a tinna a ye nooroo ke keloo to.
Kelejawaroo semboo la waroo
buka a tinna a ye tanka.
17 Keleraŋ suwoo maŋ ke jikiraŋ ti, ka nooroo ke keloo to.
A semboo la waroo buka tankoo saabu.
18 Yaawe ka moolu kanta le, mennu ye a kuliyaa,
mennu ye ì jikoo loo a la kanu bambaloo kaŋ.
19 A ka ì tanka kerekere saayaa ma le,
aduŋ a ka ì balundi le, konkoo waatoo la.
20 Ntolu ye ǹ jikoo loo Yaawe le kaŋ.
Ate le mu m̀ maakoyilaa ti, aniŋ ǹ tankandilaa.
21 Ǹ jusulaata ate le la kuwo to,
kaatu ǹ jikita a too senuŋo le la.
22 Yaawe, Allamaa i la kanu bambaloo ye tara m̀ fee,
bayiri ŋà ǹ jikoo sembe ite le la.
