Psalms 4

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_004

Attribution: Psalms 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_004, 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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4:0ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇèp̀gōk èvol p̀psalmos ǹdaviddraft · highFor the end. The psalm of David.
4:1ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁxen p̀raōṡ ehrai èrok ak·sōtem èroi f̀nouti ǹtaḋikaiosiny xen t̀θ̀lipsis akouōṡs nyi èvol ṡnhtyk ègōi ouoh ǹtek·sōtem f̀nouti èpaṡ̀lyl ḋiapsalmaWhen I called upon him, the God of my righteousness heard me: thou hast made room for me in tribulation; pity me, and hearken to my prayer.
4:2ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϭⲟⲗⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁ ⲧ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲗǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi ṡa t̀nav netǹhyt horṡ erōten eθve ou tetenmei ǹp̀petṡouit tetenṡini ǹsa p̀ċolO ye sons of men, how long will ye be slow of heart? wherefore do ye love vanity, and seek falsehood? Pause.
4:3ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥemi je a p̀ċois tieoou ǹpefpeθouab a p̀ċois sōtem èroi xen p̀raōṡ ehrai èrofBut know ye that the Lord has done wondrous things for his holy one: the Lord will hear me when I cry to him.
4:4ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲕǹouċs m̀perernovi m̀kah ǹhyt èjen nettetengō m̀mōou xen netenhyt hijen netenma ǹǹkotkBe ye angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what ye say in your hearts. Pause.
4:5ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁṡōōt ǹouθisia ǹḋikaiosiny ǹtetenhelpize èp̀ċois ḋiapsalmaOffer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
4:6ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥhah netgō m̀mos je nim petnasavon enàġaθon afouōnh èvol ègōn ǹje f̀ouōini ǹpek·ho p̀ċoisMany say, Who will shew us good things? the light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been manifested towards us.
4:7ⲁⲕϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲉϩⲁⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲛⲉϩakti ǹouounof èpahyt avàṡai èvol xen poukarpos ǹp̀·souò nem p̀yrp nem p̀nehThou hast put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil.
4:8ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲃϣ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲱⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥanok ḋe xen oueiryny hi ousop tinaenkot ǹtaōvṡ je ǹθok m̀mavatk p̀ċois aktraouōh xen ouhelpisI will both lie down in peace and sleep: for thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.

Provenance

L0 witness

title
Psalms 4
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_004
licence
CC-BY-SA 4.0
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Psalms 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_004, 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/004.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
Psalms 4 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from 004.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_004)
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Psalms 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_004, 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=90
file
Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/004.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
Psalms 4 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from 004.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Psalms 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_004, 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/004.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt

English

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 4:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_004, verse 4:2, 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 · agrees with the number) (1 lines)
quoted from
Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 4:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_004, verse 4:3, 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 4:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_004, verse 4:4, 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 4:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_004, verse 4:5, 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 4:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_004, verse 4:6, 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 4:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_004, verse 4:7, 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)
quoted from
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Cite as:

Psalms 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_004. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/004.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_004, 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.