1 ϯϩⲱⲇⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲉ
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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.