Psalms 3 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_003

Attribution: Psalms 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_003, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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English: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.

ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
3:0	ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲉⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ	p̀psalmos ǹdavid ètaffōt hytf ǹabesalōm pefṡyri	draft · highThe psalm of David, when he fled from Abessalom his son.
3:1	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ	ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ	p̀ċois eθve ou avàṡai ǹje netθlibe m̀moi ahah tōoun ehrai ègōi	O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me.
3:2	ⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲁϩ ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	ouonhah gō m̀mos ǹtapsiṡy je mmontef ougai m̀mav xaten pefnouti ḋiapsalma	Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.
3:3	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲡⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲁ̀ⲫⲉ	ǹθok ḋe p̀ċois ǹθok parefṡopt èrok ǹθok paōou ouoh èt̀ċisi ǹtaàfe	But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.
3:4	ϩⲛⲧⲁⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	xen tas̀my aijiṡkak ehrai èp̀ċois ouoh afsōtem èroi èvol xen p̀f̀toou eθouab ḋiapsalma	I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.
3:5	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	anok ḋe aienkot ouoh aiōvṡ aitōoun je p̀ċois petnaṡopt èrof	I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.
3:6	ⲛϯⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ	ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲑⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲕⲱϯ	ǹtinaerhoti an hytou ǹhanθva ǹlaos evti ouvyi ǹpakōti	I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.
3:7	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲟϣϥⲟⲩ	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲟϣϥⲟⲩ	tōoun p̀ċois matougoi panouti je ǹθok pe etakpatasse ǹouon niven etoi ǹgaji èroi èp̀jinjy ǹovhe ǹǹrefernovi akouoṡfou	Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
3:8	ⲡⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ	ⲡⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ	pap̀ċois pe p̀ougai ouoh pekouōṡ èjen peklaos	Deliverance is the Lord's, and thy blessing is upon thy people.

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title: Psalms 3
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_003
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_003, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/003.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 3 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 003.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_003)
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attribution: Psalms 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_003, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: tokens=85
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/003.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 3 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 003.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_003, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/003.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 8 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 3:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_003, verse 3:2, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 3:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_003, verse 3:3, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 3:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_003, verse 3:4, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 3:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_003, verse 3:5, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 3:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_003, verse 3:6, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 3:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_003, verse 3:7, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
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Psalms 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_003. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/003.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_003, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.