Psalms 140

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0140

Attribution: Psalms 140 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0140, 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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140:1ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕp̀psalmos ǹdavid aijiṡkak ehrai èrok p̀ċois sōtem èroi tihtyk èpahroou xen p̀traōṡ ehrai èrokO Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.
140:2ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓmarepaṡ̀lyl souten ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡouhyne ǹte pekm̀θo èvol p̀fai ǹnajig ehrai ǹf̀ryti ǹouθisia ǹte p̀nav ǹrouhiLet my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.
140:3ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩp̀ċois akkō ǹouhareh hirn rōi ouoh ouro eftagryout xen naspotouSet a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips.
140:4ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲕⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϭⲛⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲕⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁϫⲉⲙⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡm̀perrkpahyt èhansaji evhoou èθrajemlōiji xen hannovi nem ǹrōmi etiri ǹtànomia ouoh nnajiṡogne nem nousōtpIncline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and I will not. let me not unite with their choice ones.
140:5ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϫⲡⲓⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲛⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲟϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲡⲁϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣp̀ḋikeos napaiḋeve m̀moi xen ouna ouoh ǹtefgpioi mpenθrep̀neh ḋe ǹθof ǹp̀refernovi tohs ǹtaàfe èti èti paṡ̀lyl xen pououōṡThe righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.
140:6ⲁⲩⲱⲙⲕ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲩϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓavouōmk ǹǹgōr ǹp̀kahi xaten t̀petra sōtem ènasaji je avjemgom ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀oumot ǹp̀kahi avfōx hijen p̀kahiTheir mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
140:7ⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯanenkees gōr èvol xaten àmentiAs a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.
140:8ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϥⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏje ère naval p̀ċois fyv ehrai èrok aihelpize èrok m̀perfai ǹtapsiṡyFor mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: I have hoped in thee; take not away my life.
140:9ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲁϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲁϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁàreh èroi èp̀paṡ etavtahof èratf èroi ouoh èvol xen ǹs̀kanḋalon ǹneterhōb ètànomiaKeep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity.
140:10ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲛⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁⲛϯⲥⲁⲁⲧϥⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲛⲉ ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲧ ϣⲁⲧϯⲥⲁⲁⲧϥp̀refernovi nahei xen pefṡne tiṡop anok mmavatt ṡattisaatfSinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.

Provenance

L0 witness

title
Psalms 140
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0140
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CC-BY-SA 4.0
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Psalms 140 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0140, 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/0140.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
Psalms 140 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from 0140.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0140)
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Psalms 140 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0140, 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: abbrev=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 th_resolved=3 tokens=105
file
Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/0140.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
Psalms 140 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from 0140.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
Psalms 140 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0140, 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/0140.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.
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10 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
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Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 140:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0140, verse 140:1, 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)
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Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 140:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0140, verse 140:2, 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)
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Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 140:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0140, verse 140:3, 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)
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Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 140:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0140, verse 140:4, 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)
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Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 140:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0140, verse 140:5, 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)
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Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 140:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0140, verse 140:6, 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)
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Cite as:

Psalms 140. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0140. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/0140.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 140 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0140, 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.