Psalms 25

25 ¹To you, my Papa, I dey lift up my soul.

²My Papa, na you I trust; no let shame catch me; no let my enemy win me. ³For true, shame no go catch anybody wey dey wait for you; but shame go catch dem wey dey betray for nothing.

⁴Show me your road, my Papa; teach me your paths. ⁵Lead me for your truth and teach me, because na you be our Papa, my salvation; I dey wait for you di whole day. ⁶Remember your tender mercy wey dey pain belle, my Papa, and your Covenant love, because dem dey from long-long time. ⁷No remember di sins wey I do for my young age or my rebellion; remember me according to your Covenant love, because of your goodness, my Papa.

⁸Our Papa good and E dey do di correct-and-holy way; na why E dey teach sinners di road. ⁹E dey lead di people wey dey humble for justice, and E dey teach di humble ones im way. ¹⁰All di paths of our Papa na love wey dey loyal and faithfulness for dem wey dey keep im Covenant and im testimonies.

¹¹Because of your name, my Papa, forgive my sin, because e big well-well. ¹²Who be di person wey dey fear our Papa? E go teach am di road wey e suppose choose. ¹³Im soul go rest for better condition, and im pikin dem go inherit di land. ¹⁴Di close friendship of our Papa dey for dem wey dey fear am, and E dey make dem know im Covenant. ¹⁵My eye dey always look our Papa, because E go free my leg comot from di net.

¹⁶Turn come me and show grace give me, because I dey lonely and dem dey trouble me. ¹⁷Di troubles wey dey my heart don plenty; bring me comot from my distress. ¹⁸Look my suffer and my hardship, and carry all my sins comot. ¹⁹See my enemy dem, because dem plenty, and dem hate me with wicked hatred.

²⁰Guard my soul and save me; no let shame catch me, because na inside you I dey hide. ²¹Make integrity and correct way protect me, because I dey wait for you.

²²Redeem Israel, our Papa, comot from all im troubles.