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Y Gair yn well nag aur coeth)
Deddf Jehofa, perffaith yw,
Try i'r iawn yr enaid byw;
Ei dystiolaeth ef sy dda,
Ac yn ddoeth y gwirion gwna.
Deddfau'r Iôn,
rhai union ŷn',
Llawenhant brudd galon dyn;
Pob gorchymyn sydd yn bur,
Rhydd i'r llygaid oleu gwir.
Glân yw ofn y Duw dilŷth,
Ac a bery felly byth;
Gwir yw ei holl farnau drud,
Cyfiawn hefyd ŷnt i gyd.
Mwy dymunol ŷnt nag aur,
Gwell nâ choeth-aur yw ei air;
A melusach yw heb gêl
Na diferiad diliau mêl.
Ynddo fe'n rhybuddir oll
Rhag y ffordd a'n dwg ar goll;
Ynddo hefyd darllen ffydd, -
"Gwobrwy fawr o'i gadw fydd."
Casgliad o Salmau a Hymnau (Daniel Rees) 1831
[Mesur: 7777] gwelir: Rhan I - Y nef sy'n datgan mawredd Duw Rhan III - Pwy a ddeall ei gamweddau? |
The Word better than fine gold)
The law of Jehovah, perfect it is,
It turns to the truth the living soul;
His testimony is good,
And wise it makes the foolish one.
The Laws of the Sovereign,
upright ones they are,
They make the sad heart of man rejoice;
Every command is pure,
Open to the eyes of true light.
Pure is the fear of the unfailing God,
And shall continue thus forever;
True are all his precious judgments,
Righteous also are they all.
More desirable they are than gold,
Better than fine gold is his word;
And sweeter it is without concealment
Than the dripping of the combs of honey.
In it all are warned
From the way which leads to loss;
In it also faith reads, -
"A great prize shall be from keeping it."
tr. 2016 Richard B Gillion
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7 God's perfect law converts the soul,
reclaims from false desires;
With sacred wisdom his sure word
the ignorant inspires.
8 The statutes of the Lord
are just,
and bring sincere delight;
His pure commands, in search of truth,
assist the feeblest sight.
9 His perfect worship here is fixed,
on sure foundations laid;
His equal laws are in the scales
of truth and justice weighed.
10 Of more esteem than golden mines,
or gold refined with skill;
More sweet than honey, or the drops
that from the comb distil.
11 My trusty counsellors they are,
and friendly warnings give;
Divine rewards attend on those
who by thy precepts live.
N Tate & N BradyA New Version of the Psalms of David in Metre 1696 |