Nigerian Pidgin Bible
Psalms 68
1 God, make you rise up come scatter your enemy. Make those wey hate you run away in defeat.
2 As smoke dey blow away, naso he pursue them away; as wax dey melt for front of fire, naso the wicked go perish for God presence.
3 But the righteous dey happy and dem dey rejoice for God presence; dem dey happy and dem dey shout for joy.
4 Make una sing to God, sing praise to him name; make way for him who dey ride on top cloud. Him name na the LORD - dey happy for him presence!
5 God, wey dey live for him holy Temple, dey care for orphans and he dey protect widows.
6 Him dey give those wey dey lonely house to live and lead prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels go live for barren land.
7 O God, when you dey lead your people, when you march across the desert,
8 the earth shake, and rain pour down from sky, because God of Sinai dey come, God of Israel dey come.
9 You make plenty rain fall and you restore your land wey don spoil.
10 Your people make their home for there; you dey provide for the poor in your goodness.
11 God give command and plenty women carry the news say:
12 King and their army dey run away! The women wey dey for house divide wetin dem capture:
13 statue of dove wey dem cover with silver, wey hin wing dey shine with gold. (Why some of una dey stay for sheep house on the day wey battle dey?)
14 When Almighty God been scatter the kings on top Mount Zalmon, he make snow fall for there.
15 Mountain of Bashan dey mighty, a mountain wey get plenty tops!
16 But, Bashan, why you dey jealous Mount Zion? Na where God don choose to dey live be that. God go live for there forever.
17 God come from Sinai into the holy place with him thousands of mighty chariots.
18 He go up high, and him carry prisoner with am; he collect gift from strong-head people. The LORD God go live for there.
19 Praise the Lord, wey dey carry our trouble day by day; na him be God wey dey save us.
20 Our God na God wey dey save; him na the LORD, our God, who dey save us from death.
21 For sure, God go break the head of him enemy, head of those wey continue to dey sin.
22 God don talk say, I go bring back your enemy from Bashan; I go bring them back from deep down the ocean,
23 So that una go waka through their blood, and una dog go chop plenty as dem want.
24 O God, everybody go see as you dey march in victory, the parade of God, my King, go him sanctuary.
25 The singer dey for front, the musicians for back, for middle na young women wey dey beat tambourines.
26 Praise God where him people dey meet; praise the LORD, all of una wey be descendant of Jacob.
27 First to come na Benjamin, the tribe wey small pass, then the leader of Judah with their group, the leader of Zebulun and Naphtali come follow.
28 Make you show your power, O God, the power wey you don use because of us
29 from your temple wey dey Jerusalem, where king dey bring gift to you.
30 Punish Egypt. Dem be like cattle inside swamp, like bulls among calves. You put them for shame. You use war scatter them. Now make dem crawl come meet you as dem dey bring their silver.
31 Messengers go come from Egypt; Ethiopians go raise their hand in prayer to God.
32 Kings of the earth, make una sing to God, sing song of praise to the Lord;
33 to him wey dey ride for sky, the ancient sky. Listen to him and shout with mighty loud sound.
34 Make una talk about God power; him majesty dey on top Israel, him might dey for skies.
35 God na awesome God as he dey come from him sanctuary - the God of Israel! Him dey give strength and power to him people. Praise God!