Psalm 103: Loving and forgiving - Scott Soper

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 20 February 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

Refrain: YOU-rt LOVE AND FORGIVE US, LORD. PATIENT, NOT BLOW-TOP. KINDNESS OVERFLOW. YOU-rt LOVE AND FORGIVE US.

1. EVERYTHING INSIDE-SELF BOW-DOWN THE-rt LORD. BOW-DOWN HOLY NAME GOD. WE REMEMBER GOOD THINGS FROM GOD. Refrain

2. GOD FORGIVE ALL OUR SIN. HEAL THOSE-rt LIVE PAIN. SAVE US LIVE AGAIN. GOD FILL-UP US WITH GOOD THINGS AND L-O-V-E. Refrain

3. THE-rt LORD SEND US GRACE. PATIENT, FULL L-O-V-E. GOD SET-ASIDE OUR SIN. HE-rt LOVE AND FORGIVE US. Refrain

4. LIKE HEAVEN FAR-AWAY EARTH, GOD LOVE US SO-MUCH. LIKE EAST MEET WEST NEVER, WE NOT~NEED SEE OUR SIN AGAIN. Refrain


Notes: YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

BLOW-TOP - [5], PO down, FO away, strikes top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and rises up again, twisting DH at wrist.

KINDNESS - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, NDH is held close to heart and DH circles around it.

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.

BOW-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once.

HOLY - H-CLEAN. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.

ALL - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Whole.

SIN - (2h)[X] touch their respective sides of the mouth, descend to neutral space and circle antisymmetrically parallel to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Sin.

FILL-UP - DH [B], PO down, rises until it slaps bottom of NDH, PO down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - maximum.

GRACE - [O^] or [S], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Grace.

SET-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

Lyrics:

Refrain: Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are you.

1. All my being bless the Lord;
bless the holy name of God.
All my being bless the Lord,
remembering the goodness of God.

2. God forgives us all our sins,
healing those who live in pain,
saving us from final death.
God fills us with goodness and love.

3. Good and gracious is the Lord,
slow to anger, rich in love.
God remembers not our sins;
forgiving and loving is God.

4. As heaven soars above the earth,
so great the love of God for us.
As fas as east is from west,
the Lord takes our sins from us.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to MIDI music and click on "Loving and forgiving".

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