Responsorial Psalm - 1st Sunday of Advent (B)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 29 November 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Refrain: LORD, HELP-us US LOOK-UP-TO-ctr YOU-ctr SHOW-us US YOUR-ctr FACE AND WE SAVED WILL.

stained glass bulletYOU-ctr SHEPHERD FOR JEWISH PEOPLE, PAY-ATTENTION-us US
FROM YOUR-ctr THRONE BRIGHT. FOUNDATION ANGEL SUPPORT.
YOUR-ctr POWER APPLY.
COME SAVE US. Refrain

stained glass bulletLORD, YOURSELF-ctr CONTROL (2h)#ALL ANGEL,
FROM HEAVEN AGAIN LOOK-DOWN, WITNESS.
TAKE-CARE-OF-us US IDEA~LIKE VINE.
PROTECT WHAT YOUR-ctr POWER PLANT-IN-GROUND.
YOU-ctr YOURSELF-ctr MAKE SECOND ADAM STRONG. Response

stained glass bulletPLEASE HELP PERSON YOU-ctr CHOOSE.
MEAN SECOND ADAM YOU-ctr YOURSELF MAKE STRONG.
OUR RELATIONSHIP BREAK-#UP NO-MORE.
GIFT-TO-us US LIFE NEW. WE WILL SUMMON YOUR NAME. Response


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

SAVED - S-FREE.

SHEPHERD - SHEEP SUPERVISE AGENT.

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

FOUNDATION - NDH [S], PO > signer, FO > DS, is held out with arm parallel to the chest and DH [S], PO > signer, strikes hand from below and then strikes elbow from below.

ANGEL - (2h)[B^] touch FTs to shoulders, then arms extended and bent move slightly as if flying gently.

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

HEAVEN - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs ><, hands are held high, circle around each other and then separate.

WITNESS - [1] touches under eye while head moves down.

IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.

VINE - Start like GROW and hands pronate (twist to POs away) and become (2h)[5:]. For a movei fo this sign, go to Dictionary of Sign (ASL) - vine.

PLANT-IN-GROUND - NDH [B], PO down, FO away, is held out to represent the ground, and [S], PO > NDS< FO away, moves straight down as if placing a plant or tree directly in a hole in the ground.

ADAM - [A] taps DS temple with thumb tip 2x.

BREAK-#UP - BREAK + both hands fingerspell U-P while the hands descend a bit; all with smooth movements.

NO-MORE - (2h)[B], POs down, cross at wrists, then uncross moving horizontally and emphatically. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - don't.

GIFT-TO-us - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands tip back towards signer to show that something is given as a gift.

SUMMON - DH [B] taps NDH [B], PO down, FO > signer, then moves > signer while closing to an [A], PO away from signer, FO up, and moving up.

Lyrics (Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19):

Response: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.

stained glass bulletO shepherd of Israel, hearken,
from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power,
and come to save us. Response

stained glass bulletOnce again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see;
take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted
the son of man whom you yourself made strong. Response

stained glass bulletMay your help be with the man of your right hand,
with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
Then we will no more withdraw from you;
give us new life, and we will call upon your name. Response

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