1 My God wey dey heaven, na Yu I dey depend on.
Make Yu hear mi anytime wey I face dis temple dey pray. Make Yu hear and forgive us from where Yu dey for heaven.
But God dey for en holy temple; E dey rule from heaven. E dey look as evribody dey live dia life for dis eart.
Awa God dey for heaven and E dey do wetin E like.
Wen I dey face trobol, I kry to God and E ansa my prayer.
I go look up to di mountin! Where my help from dey kom?
I happy well-well wen dem sey, “Make wi go God house.”
Make Israel pipol sey, “If to sey Oga God nor dey awa side?”
Pipol wey trust God dey sikure like Mount Zion; nobody go fit bend dem and dem go dey forever.
Wen God take wi en pipol go back to Zion from Babilon, E bi like sey wi dey dream!
Unless God build house, di pipol wey dey build am, just dey waste dia time. Unless God guide town, doz wey dey guide am, nor go fit protet am.
Make una si di blessing wey dey follow doz wey dey fear and do wetin God kommand.
Make Israel pipol sey, “Na since wi dey small awa enemies don dey opress us.
My God, I dey kry kom meet Yu with pain for my heart.
My God, my heart nor dey proud; my eyes nor dey look anyhow. I nor dey worry mysef with matter wey too heavy for mi to bear.
My God, make Yu remember David and all di sofa wey e sofa.
Make una si as e dey good and wonderful wen God pipol dey stay togeda for peace!
All of una wey bi God savant and doz wey dey serve for God temple for nite, make una praiz God.
But my Oga God wey get pawa, I dey look up to Yu. Na Yu bi my guide; so make Yu nor let dem kill mi.
But di King wey dey heaven dey laf dem anyhow. Yes! God dey laf dem well-well.
Na God I always dey look up to, bikos na-im save mi from di trap wey my enemies set.
Na mi bi di high and holy God, di Pesin wey go live forever. Where I dey stay, dey high and holy, but I still dey stay with pipol wey dey honbol and ready to turn from sin kom meet mi, so dat I go give dem mind and hope again.
God sey, “Heaven na my throne and na di eart I dey put my leg. Wish kind house una go fit build for mi? Wish kind place I go stay?
“So make una pray like dis: “ ‘Awa Papa wey dey for heaven, wi praiz yor name,
“But di tax kollector stand for far place and e nor even look heaven, but kon nak en chest dey sey, ‘God, make yu sorry for mi, bikos I bi sina!’