Psalms 101 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0101

Attribution: Psalms 101 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0101, 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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ref	L0 witness	English
101:0	ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	draft · highThe prayer of the poor man, when he is grieved at heart and pours out his entreaty before the Lord.
101:1	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ	Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to thee.
101:2	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲣⲉⲕⲧⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ	Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am afflicted, incline thine ear to me: in the day when I shall call upon thee, speedily hear me.
101:3	ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲱϫⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲱϭ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ	For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have been parched like a stick.
101:4	ⲁⲓϣⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ	I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread.
101:5	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲡⲁⲕⲁⲥ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ	By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh.
101:6	ⲁⲓⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ	I have become like a pelican of the wilderness;
101:7	ⲁⲓⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫ ϩⲓⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ	I have become like an owl in a ruined house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow dwelling alone on a roof.
101:8	ⲁⲛⲁϫⲓϫⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ	All the day long mine enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me.
101:9	ϫⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲓⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ	For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping;
101:10	ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕϭⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲕϥⲓⲧ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ	because of thine anger and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and dashed me down.
101:11	ⲁⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ	My days have declined like a shadow; and I am withered like grass.
101:12	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ	But thou, Lord, endurest for ever, and thy memorial to generation and generation.
101:13	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲛⲅϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ	Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for it is time to have mercy upon her, for the set time is come.
101:14	ϫⲉⲁⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲉⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁϩ	For thy servants have taken pleasure in her stones, and they shall pity her dust.
101:15	ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ	So the nations shall fear thy name, O Lord, and all kings thy glory.
101:16	ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲧⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ	For the Lord shall build up Sion, and shall appear in his glory.
101:17	ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲥⲉϣϥⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ	He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition.
101:18	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉϩⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	Let this be written for another generation; and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord.
101:19	ϫⲉⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	For he has looked out from the height of his sanctuary; the Lord looked upon the earth from heaven;
101:20	ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ	to hear the groaning of the fettered ones, to loosen the sons of the slain;
101:21	ⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲗ︤ⲏ︦ⲙ︥	to proclaim the name of the Lord in Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
101:22	ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	when the people are gathered together, and the kings, to serve the Lord.
101:23	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥϩⲛⲧϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ϫⲉϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲃⲟⲕ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ	He answered him in the way of his strength: tell me the fewness of my days.
101:24	ⲙⲡⲣⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲙ	Take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are through all generations.
101:25	ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲙⲛⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ	In the beginning thou, O Lord, didst lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.
101:26	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲁⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲥⲉϩⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲱⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲓⲃⲉ	They shall perish, but thou remainest: and they all shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them, and they shall be changed.
101:27	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲛ	But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
101:28	ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	The children of thy servants shall dwell securely, and their seed shall prosper for ever.

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title: Psalms 101
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0101
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 101 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0101, 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/0101.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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: 28 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 101:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0101, verse 101:2, 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 101:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0101, verse 101:3, 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 · agrees with the number) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 101:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0101, verse 101:4, 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 101:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0101, verse 101:5, 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 101:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0101, verse 101:6, 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 · agrees with the number) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 101:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0101, verse 101:7, 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 · agrees with the number) (1 lines)
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Psalms 101. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0101. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/0101.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 101 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0101, 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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