Psalms 42 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_042

Attribution: Psalms 42 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_042, 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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English: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.

ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
42:1	ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲁϩⲙ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ	ⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ	p̀psalmos ǹdavid krine m̀moi f̀nouti ǹtekerpahap èvol xen ouheθnos efċaxem matougoi èvol xen ourōmi ǹċingons ouoh ǹk̀rof	Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation: deliver me from the unjust and crafty man.
42:2	ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲕⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲗⲱϫϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲕⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲗⲱϫϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ	je ǹθok pe f̀nouti patagro eθve ou akkaat ǹsōk ouoh eθve ou timoṡi eiokm xen p̀θrepagaji θlibe m̀moi xen p̀θrevlōgh ǹnakees avneċnouċt ǹje nagaji	For thou, O God, art my strength: wherefore hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me?
42:3	ⲙⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲛⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ	ⲙⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ	maouōrp ǹpekouōini nem tekmyi ǹθōou netavjimoeit hyt avent èjen pektōou eθouab ouoh ènekma ǹṡōpi	Send forth thy light and thy truth: they have led me, and brought me to thy holy mountain, and to thy tabernacles.
42:4	ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ	ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ	tinavōk èxoun xaten p̀θisiastyrion ǹf̀nouti xaten f̀nouti etevfrane ǹtametṡyri ṡym tinaouōnh nak èvol panouti xen oukiθara	And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gladdens my youth: I will give thanks to thee on the harp, O God, my God.
42:5	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ	eθve ou telipei tapsiṡy ouoh eθve ou teṡθorter m̀moi helpize èf̀nouti je tinaouōnh naf èvol p̀ougai ǹpaho pe panouti	Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

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title: Psalms 42
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_042
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 42 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_042, 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/042.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 42 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 042.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_042)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 42 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_042, 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=74
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/042.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 42 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 042.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 42 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_042, 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/042.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: 5 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 42:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_042, verse 42:1, 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 42:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_042, verse 42:2, 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 42:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_042, verse 42:3, 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 42:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_042, verse 42:4, 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 42:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_042, verse 42:5, 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)

Cite as:

Psalms 42. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_042. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/042.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 42 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_042, 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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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.