Psalm 97: The Lord is King - Rory Cooney

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 15 May 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: THE-rt LORD KING. TOP ADVANCED RULE ALL EARTH.

1. COME-ON EARTH, CELEBRATE. YAYWEH RULE.
SHORE SHOULD THRILLED.
LAND FLAT, JOY.
YAHWEH HIS-rt THRONE "WHAT"? JUSTICE. ALLELUIA!

2. SKY ANNOUNCE GOD JUST.
GOD HIS-rt GLORY CLEAR (2h)#ALL SEE.
SPIRIT WE OVERLOOK, JOIN-us US SING. ALLELUIA!

3. YOU-rt ALONE HELP HOPE BORN.
YOU-rt MORE-THAN ALL EARTH.
MUCH-MORE-THAN (2h)#ALL OTHER GODS, ALLELUIA!


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

ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.

RULE - CONTROL.

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.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

YAYWEH - Y-GOD.

SHORE - NDH [Bb], PO down, FO away, acts as the shore line, and the DH [5], PO down, FO > NDS, wg while moving towards and spilling over onto the dorsal side (backhand) of the NDH, receding and spilling over again, like waves.

THRONE - SIT + (2h)[B:], POs down, FOs away, behave as if they were on the arms of a throne.

ALLELUIA! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.

SKY - using the FT of the upturned palm, point > sky and sweep the hand > DS. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sky.

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

CLEAR - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

MORE-THAN - (2h)[B^], touch FTs, then DH moves up in an arc towards the signer and away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - more than.

MUCH-MORE-THAN - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, FTs touch, then moves in two upward arcs that approach the signer.

Lyrics:

Refrain: The Lord is King! The Lord is King, the Most High over all the earth.

1. Let earth rejoice, for Yahweh reigns.
Exult, you shores;
be glad, you plains.
Justice serves as Yahweh's throne, alleluia!

2. The skies proclaim that God is just:
God's glory plain to all of us,
Unseen spirits, join our song, alleluia!

3. You alone bring hope to birth:
greater you than all the earth.
Far beyond all other gods, alleluia!

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