Psalms 21 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Psalms 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_021, 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
21:0	ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡϯⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ	ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϯⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ	èp̀gōk èvol xa p̀titootf ǹp̀nav ǹhtooue p̀psalmos ǹdavid	draft · highFor the end, concerning the help of the morning. The psalm of David.
21:1	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ	f̀nouti panouti matihtyk èroi eθve ou akkaat ǹsōk seouyou èvol ǹpaougai ǹje ǹsaji ǹǹparaptōma	O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
21:2	ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲥⲧⲙϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	panouti tinaōṡ ehrai èrok xen p̀èhoou ǹtekṡtemsōtem èroi xen tevṡy ǹtesṡtemṡōpi nyi ǹoumetat·hyt	O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.
21:3	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	ǹθok ḋe ekouyh xen neθouab p̀taeio ǹpisrayl	But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
21:4	ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ	ǹtanenioti nahti èrok avnahti ouoh aknahmou	Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.
21:5	ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ	ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ	avōṡ ehrai èrok avougai avhelpize èrok m̀peouċiṡipi	They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.
21:6	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩϥⲛⲧ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϣϥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϥⲛⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ	anok ḋe anok oufnt anok ourōmi an eioi ǹnogneg ǹǹrōmi ǹsōṡf ǹpilaos	But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
21:7	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲙϣ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲙϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ	ouon niven etnav èroi avkōmṡ ǹsōi avsaji xen nouspotou avkim ǹnouàfyouì ouoh pegav je	All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,
21:8	ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ	ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ	afnahti èp̀ċois marefnahmef mareftougof isje afouaṡf	He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
21:9	ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲏ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲓϫⲓⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛ̀ⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲓϫⲓⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ	je ǹθok pentakǹt èvol xen t̀·hy ǹθok tahelpis jinijiekive enntamav	For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
21:10	ⲁⲓⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲓϩⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲓⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲁⲓⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲓⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ	ainogt èrok jinixen toote jininxyts ǹtamav ǹθok panouti	I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
21:11	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ	ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧ̀ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ	mperouei m̀moi je ouon ouθ̀lipsis hyn èroi je ǹfṡop an ǹje p̀et̀boyθia	Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
21:12	ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ	ⲁⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲕⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ	aoumyṡ ǹmasi kōti èroi ahanmasi èousanaṡt amahte m̀moi
21:13	ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲗϩⲏⲙ	ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲗϩⲏⲙ	avouōn ǹrōou èroi ǹf̀ryti ǹnaimou et·hōlem etlhym	They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
21:14	ⲁⲓⲡⲱⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ	ⲁⲓⲡⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ	aipōn ǹf̀ryti ǹoumou avgōr èvol ǹje nakees tyrou a pahyt erf̀ryti ǹnaimoulh efvōl èvol ǹθmyti ǹhyt	I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
21:15	ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϭⲱⲗϫ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϫⲓⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ	ⲁⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϭⲱⲗϫ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϫⲓⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	atagom ṡōoui ǹf̀ryti ǹnaivlje a palas ċōlg ètaṡouōve ouoh akjit ehrai èp̀xous ǹf̀mou	My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.
21:16	ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲉϥⲧⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲣⲁⲧ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲉϥⲧⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲧ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	avkōti èroi ǹje ouato ǹouhor àousinaġōgy ǹponyros amahte m̀moi avefttoot nem rat tinagō ǹnekṡ̀fyri tyrou	For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
21:17	ⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ	ⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ	avōp èvol ǹnakees tyrou ǹθōou ḋe avtihtyou avemi èroi	They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
21:18	ⲁⲩⲡⲉϣⲛⲁϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲃⲥⲱ	ⲁⲩⲫⲉϣⲛⲁϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ	avfeṡnahoite ègōou avenim ètahevsō	They parted my garments among themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
21:19	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	ǹθok ḋe p̀ċois mpenθretekvoyθia ouei m̀moi tihtyk èṡopt èrok	But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
21:20	ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϣⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ	ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϣⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ	matoujetapsiṡy èt̀syfi ouoh tamntṡr ǹouōt èt̀jig ǹnaiouhor	Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
21:21	ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲓⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ	ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲓⲧⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ	matougoi èt̀tapro ǹf̀mou ouoh paθvvio entap nnanitap ǹouōt	Save me from the lion's mouth; and regard my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
21:22	ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ	ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ	tinagō ǹpekran ǹnas̀nyou tinas̀mou èrok ǹθmyti ǹtekklysia	I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to thee.
21:23	ⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	ǹeterhoti hytf ǹp̀ċois s̀mou èrof p̀·s̀perma tyrf ǹiakōb tieoou naf marouerhoti hytf ǹje p̀·s̀perma tyrf ǹpisrayl	Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
21:24	ϫⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲱϣϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ	ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱϣϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲡ̀ϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ	jempefsōṡf ouḋe m̀pefmestep̀tiho ǹp̀hyki ouḋe m̀pefkōti ǹpefho savol m̀moi ouoh xen p̀traōṡ ehrai èrof afsōtem èroi	For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.
21:25	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲁⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ	èrepaθmaio xatotk xen ouniṡti ǹekklysia tinati ǹnaṡ̀lyl ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹouon niven eterhoti hytf	My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
21:26	ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	ǹhyki naouōm ǹtousi ouoh senas̀mou èp̀ċois ǹje netṡini ǹsōf f̀naōnx ǹje pouhyt ṡa èneh ǹèneh	The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
21:27	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	senaerf̀mevi ǹtoukotou èp̀ċois ǹje nekourōou tyrou ǹp̀kahi ǹtououōṡt ǹpefm̀θo èvol ǹje ǹpatria tyrou ǹǹheθnos	All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.
21:28	ϫⲉⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	je tap̀ċois te t̀metouro ǹθof etoi ǹċois èjen ǹheθnos tyrou	For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
21:29	ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥ	avouōm ouoh avouōṡt ǹje ǹgōr tyrou ǹp̀kahi senapahtou ǹpefm̀θo èvol ǹje netvyk tyrou èpesyt èp̀kahi tapsiṡy onx naf	All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.
21:30	ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ	ⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ	pas̀perma narhmhal naf senagō èp̀ċois ǹje t̀geneà etnyou	And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
21:31	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲡⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲫⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ	ouoh senagō ǹtefḋikaiosiny ǹpilaos etounagfof peta p̀ċois θamiof	And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.

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title: Psalms 21
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_021
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_021, 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/021.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 21 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 021.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_021)
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attribution: Psalms 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_021, 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=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=3 lexeme_open=3 stroke_unified=6 th_resolved=6 tokens=305
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/021.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 21 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 021.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Psalms 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_021, 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/021.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: 30 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 21:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_021, verse 21:2, 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 21:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_021, verse 21:3, 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 21:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_021, verse 21:4, 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 21:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_021, verse 21:5, 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 21:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_021, verse 21:6, 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 21:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_021, verse 21:7, 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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Cite as:

Psalms 21. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_021. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/021.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_021, 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.