Psalms 138 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Psalms 138 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0138, 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	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
138:1	ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲁⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ	ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲁⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ	èp̀gōk èvol p̀psalmos ǹdavid pazaxarias xen p̀gōr èvol p̀ċois akerḋokimazin m̀moi ak·souōnt	O Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me.
138:2	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϭⲓⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϭⲓⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϭⲓⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁϭⲓⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ	ǹθok ak·sountaċinhmoos nem taċintōoun akemi ènamokmek tyrou ǹp̀ouei	Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising: thou understandest my thoughts long before.
138:3	ⲁⲕϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϣⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲁⲕϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁϣⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	akxotxet ǹpamōit nem taṡvō ouoh aknav ènamōit tyrou	Thou hast traced my path and my bed, and hast foreseen all my ways.
138:4	ϫⲉⲙⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ	je nem k̀rof xen palas is hyppe p̀ċois ǹθok akemi ènetnaṡōpi nem ǹṡorp	For there is no unrighteous word in my tongue: behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things,
138:5	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲭⲁⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ	ǹθok akp̀lasse m̀moi ouoh akkatekjig higōi
138:6	ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁϣ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	averṡ̀fyri ǹpek·sōoun ǹhyt avtagro ǹtinaṡ̀jemgom an èrof	The knowledge of thee is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I cannot attain to it.
138:7	ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ	ⲉ̀ⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ	èinavōk eθōn èvol ǹpekp̀nevma ie einafōt eθōn èvol ǹpek·ho	Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither shall I flee from my presence?
138:8	ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲕⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲕⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲕⲛ̀ⲙⲙⲁⲓ	aiṡanvōk ehrai èt̀fe km̀mav aiṡanvōk èpesyt èàmenti kǹmmai	If I should go up to heaven, thou art there: if I should go down to hell, thou art present.
138:9	ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲁⲣⲏϫⲥ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲏϫⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	aiṡanċi ǹnatenh ǹp̀nav ǹṡōrp taouōh xen arygs ǹt̀θalassa kai ġar tekjig m̀mav	If I should spread my wings to fly straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain,
138:10	ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲧ ⲛⲥϣⲟϫⲡⲧ	ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϣⲟϫⲡⲧ	tekouìnam najimoeit hytt ǹtesṡogpt	for even there thy hand would guide me, and thy right hand would hold me.
138:11	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ	aigos ǹtooun je ouon oukake nahomt atevṡy erouōini xen tatrify	When I said, Surely the darkness will cover me; even the night was light in my luxury.
138:12	ϫⲉⲙⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ	ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ	je m̀mon kake nahōp èrok ouoh tevṡy naerouōini ǹf̀ryti ǹpèhoou ǹf̀ryti ǹpeskake θai te f̀ryti ǹpeskeouōini	For darkness will not be darkness with thee; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light be to thee.
138:13	ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲗⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϭⲗⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ	je ǹθok p̀ċois akgfo nak ǹnaċlote ouoh akṡopt èrok èvol xen hyts ǹtamav	For thou, O Lord, hast possessed my reins; thou hast helped me from my mother's womb.
138:14	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ϩⲁⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	tinaouōnh nak èvol je avtanhoutt èmaṡō hanṡ̀fyri ne nek·h̀vyouì èretapsiṡy emi èrōou èmaṡō	I will give thee thanks; for thou art fearfully wondrous; wondrous are thy works; and my soul knows it well.
138:15	ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲁⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡⲁⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	xen ouhōp m̀pepakas hōp èrok etakθamiof xen p̀hōp ouoh patagro ǹnet·hapesyt ǹp̀kahi	My bones, which thou madest in secret were not hidden from thee, nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth.
138:16	ⲁⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲁⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϣⲱⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕϫⲱⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	anekval nōou èpaṡōt senas·haisou tyrou èpekgōm senamoh ǹpèhoou ǹtekaiai ǹxytou	Thine eyes saw my unwrought substance, and all men shall be written in thy book; they shall be formed by day, though there should for a time be no one among them.
138:17	ⲁⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲛⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	anekṡ̀fyri f̀nouti aiai nahrai èmaṡō anouarṡy jemgom èmaṡō	But thy friends, O God, have been greatly honoured by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened.
138:18	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡϣⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ	tinaopou ǹtouàṡai èhote p̀ṡō aitōoun ouoh on tinemak	I will number them, and they shall be multiplied beyond the sand; I awake, and am still with thee.
138:19	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲧⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲣⲉⲕⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲧⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲣⲉⲕⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ	f̀nouti akṡanmevtǹrefernovi ǹrōmi ǹs̀nof rekt θynou ǹsavol m̀moi	Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, ye men of blood.
138:20	ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ	ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ	je f̀nouti nasaji evmokmek senaċi ǹnekpolis èp̀jinjy	For thou wilt say concerning their thought, that they shall take thy cities in vain.
138:21	ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ	ǹetmosti m̀mok p̀ċois aimestōou ouoh aivōl èvol èjen nekgaji	Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hate thee? and wasted away because of thine enemies?
138:22	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲁϫⲓ	aimestōou ǹouniṡti ǹmosti avṡōpi nyi èhangaji	I have hated them with perfect hatred; they were counted my enemies.
138:23	ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ	erḋokimazin m̀moi f̀nouti ǹtekemi èpahyt hetaze m̀moi ǹtekemi ènamōit	Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;
138:24	ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	ǹknav je ouon mōit ǹànomia ǹhytt ǹtekjimoeit hyt xen oumōit ṡa èneh	and see if there is any way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way.

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title: Psalms 138
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0138
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 138 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0138, 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/0138.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 138 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 0138.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0138)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 138 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0138, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 th_resolved=3 tokens=203
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/0138.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 138 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 0138.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 138 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0138, 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/0138.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: 23 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 138:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0138, verse 138:1, 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 138:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0138, verse 138:2, 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 138:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0138, verse 138:3, 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 138:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0138, verse 138:4, 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 · agrees with the number) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 138:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0138, verse 138:6, 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 138:7 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0138, verse 138:7, 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 138. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0138. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/0138.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 138 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0138, 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.