1 ϯϩⲱⲇⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲉ

2 ⲛⲉϥⲥⲉⲛϯ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ

His foundations are in the holy mountains.

3 ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ

The Lord loves the gates of Sion, more than all the tabernacles of Jacob.

4 ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲣⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ

Glorious things have been spoken of thee, O city of God. Pause.

5 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ

I will make mention of Raab and Babylon to them that know me: behold also the Philistines, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians: these were born there.

6 ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϯⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ

A man shall say, Sion is my mother; and such a man was born in her; and the Highest himself has founded her.

7 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ

The Lord shall recount it in the writing of the people, and of these princes that were born in her.

8 ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲏϯ

The dwelling of all within thee is as the dwelling of those that rejoice.