1 ⲛⲧⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲓⲉⲙⲉⲛⲓ .
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2 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓⲭⲁϩⲑⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ . ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ .
O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
3 ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲁ\'ⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ . ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ .
Lest at any time the enemy seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
4 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓϫ:
O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands;)
5 ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ:
if I have requited with evil those who requited me with good; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.
6 ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁ\'ⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲁⲱⲛϧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ .
Let the enemy persecute my soul, an take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause.
7 ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕϫⲱⲛⲧ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲁⲩⲣⲏϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ .
Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.
8 ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ .
And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high.
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲑⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ .
The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
10 ⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ .
Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.
11 ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ . ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛϥ
My help is righteous, coming from God who saves the upright in heart.
12 ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϭⲗⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
13 ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ .
If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
14 ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥϫⲟⲣ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ
And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
15 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉⲥⲫⲓⲣⲓ . ⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲫⲓϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲛⲉϩ . ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲙⲟⲩ .
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
16 ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲑⲛⲉϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ .
He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
17 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲥϯⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ .
His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
18 ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲟⲕϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲣⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.
19 ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲛϫⲱϥ
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20 ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲣ\'ⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ .
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