Im Love Wey No Dey Change Dey Last Forever
Procession for the gates of our Papa temple. Dem surround the singer like swarm of bees and push am hard until e fall, and e still live to waka pass the gate of righteousness. The stone wey dem reject turn cornerstone; the day itself na reason to rejoice.
118 1Make una give our Papa thanks, because E good; im Covenant love dey last forever.
2Make Israel talk say, “Im Covenant love dey last forever.” 3Make di house of Aaron talk say, “Im Covenant love dey last forever.” 4Make dem wey dey fear our Papa talk say, “Im Covenant love dey last forever.”
5For inside my trouble I call my Papa; E answer me come set me free. 6My Papa dey with me; I no go fear. Wetin person fit do me? 7My Papa dey with me as my helper; I go look di people wey hate me with victory.
8E better make person run go hide for our Papa pass make e put im trust for people. 9E better make person run go hide for our Papa pass make e put im trust for princes. 10All di nations surround me; for di name of our Papa I cut dem off. 11Dem surround me, surround me for every side; for di name of our Papa I cut dem off. 12Dem surround me like bee dem; dem quench like fire wey dem light with thorn; for di name of our Papa I cut dem off. 13Dem push me so tey I nearly fall, but our Papa helep me. 14My Papa na my strength and my song; E don become my salvation.
15Songs of joy and salvation dey inside di tents of di correct-and-holy people: “Di right hand of our Papa don do plenty mighty things.” 16Di right hand of our Papa dey raise up high; di right hand of our Papa don do plenty mighty things. 17I no go die, but I go live, and I go tell wetin my Papa don do. 18My Papa don discipline me well well, but E no hand me over to death.
19Open di gates of correct-and-holy way for me, make I fit enter through dem come give my Papa thanks. 20Na dis be di gate of our Papa; di correct-and-holy people go enter through am. 21I thank You say You don answer me come become my salvation.
22Di stone wey di builders reject don become di cornerstone. a a v22 Jesus take dis verse talk about imsef (Matthew 21:42), and Peter declare am about am for front of di rulers (Acts 4:11) — di stone wey dem reject na Oga Jesus, wey dem make di cornerstone of our Papa house. 23Na our Papa do dis; e be wonderful thing for our eyes. 24Na dis be di day wey our Papa don make; make we rejoice and happy for inside am.
25Save us now, we dey beg, O our Papa! O our Papa, we dey beg, give us success! 26Blessing dey for di one wey dey come for di name of our Papa — blessing dey for Jesus our King! We bless una from di house of our Papa. b b v26 Di crowd sing dis verse over Jesus as E dey enter Jerusalem (Matthew 21:9; John 12:13) — di One wey dey come for our Papa name na Jesus di King. 27Our Papa na our Papa, and E don make im light shine on us. Tie di festival sacrifice with rope, reach di horns of di altar.
28You be my Papa, and I go give thanks to You; You be my Papa, I go lift You up high.
29Make una give our Papa thanks, because E good; im Covenant love dey last forever.
