Responsorial Psalm - 23rd Sunday in ordinary time (B)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 7 September 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Response: MY SOUL SHOULD PRAISE LORD. or ALLELUIA!

stained glass bulletJ-A-C-O-B HIS-rt GOD, WE TRUST FOREVER.
WHY? PEOPLE OPPRESSED, HE-rt OPPRESSION-OFF.
PEOPLE HUNGRY, HE-rt FEED"each".
PRISONER, THE-rt LORD HELP FREE. Response

stained glass bulletPEOPLE BLIND, HE-rt CAUSE-lf SEE.
PEOPLE LOWLY, HE-rt RAISE-UP-rt.
PEOPLE JUST, LORD LOVE THEM-lf.
PEOPLE FOREIGN AWKWARD, LORD PROTECT-rt. Response

stained glass bullet(<) FATHER DIE, (>) HUSBAND GONE, LORD SUPPORT+ (2h)YOU.
BUT THEY-lf WICKED, GOD OVERTURN-lf.
THE-rt LORD RULE FOREVER WILL.
TEMPLE MOUNTAIN, YOUR-rt GOD CONTINUE PASS-DOWN'bit by bit', ALLELUIA! Response


Notes: OPPRESSION-OFF - Starts like PRESSURE, DH [B], PO down, FO away, push down slightly on [S], PO > DS, FO away, then the DH is brought upwards suddenly and the signer mouths "off".

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

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

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

RAISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.

JUST - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FT while moving in a horizontal circle.

GONE - [5^], PO > face, FO up, moves downwards and closes to a [O^], while the NDH is a [B], PO > singer, FO > DS held further away and in neutral space.

WICKED - (2h)[3], wg while moving repeatedly > forehead. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Satan.

OVERTURN - (2h)[5:], FOs away, DH is held high, PO down at its side and NDH is held low, PO up at its side. Both hands interchange PO and levels while moving slightly > DS.

PASS-DOWN'bit by bit' - (2h)[O^], circle around each other from the shoulder and moving forward, but the action is stop and go.

Lyrics (Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10):

Response: Praise the Lord, my soul! or: Alleluia.

stained glass bulletThe God of Jacob keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free. Response

stained glass bulletThe LORD gives sight to the blind;
the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.
The LORD loves the just;
the LORD protects strangers. Response

stained glass bulletThe fatherless and the widow the LORD sustains,
but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia. Response

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