Psalm 101:1-8

  • Wanfala ruler wea duim samting lo wei wea faithful

    • ‘Eniwan wea lukdaonem narawan bae mi no letem hem stap’ (5)

    • “Bae mi luk go lo olketa faithful wan” (6)

Blo David. Wanfala singsing. 101  Bae mi singsing abaotem loyal love* and justice. O Jehovah, bae mi singsing for praisem* iu.  2  Bae mi duim samting witim gudfala tingting and no duim rong samting. Wat taem nao bae iu kam for helpem mi? Heart blo mi bae faithful for duim stret samting+ insaed haos blo mi.  3  Bae mi no putim eni iusles samting front lo eye blo mi. Pipol wea go difren from samting wea stret, mi heitim wanem olketa duim,+Bae mi no join witim olketa.*  4  Heart wea no duim stret samting hem farawe from mi,Bae mi no acceptim* eni nogud samting.  5  Eniwan wea spredim laea story for spoelem neiba blo hem lo wei wea haed,+Bae mi mekem hem kwaet.* Eniwan wea lukdaonem narawan and garem praod heart,Bae mi no letem hem stap.  6  Bae mi luk go lo olketa faithful wan lo earth,Mekem olketa savve stap witim mi. Man wea wakabaot followim stretfala wei* bae duim waka for mi.  7  Man wea savve trikim narawan bae no stap lo haos blo mi,And man wea savve laea bae no standap front lo mi.*  8  Evri morning bae mi mekem evri wicked pipol lo earth for kwaet,*For finisim evriwan wea duim rong samting from datfala taon blo Jehovah.+

Olketa footnote

^ Lukim “Loyal love” lo Dictionary.
^ Or, “pleim music for.”
^ Or, “Wanem olketa duim bae no pas lo mi.”
^ Lit., “savve abaotem.”
^ Or, “finisim hem.”
^ Or, “faithful wei.”
^ Lit., “front lo eye blo mi.”
^ Or, “for finis.”