EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
Response: MY SOUL PRAISE THE-rt LORD SHOULD.
or
ALLELUIA!
WE TRUST HIM-rt FOREVER. WHY?
PEOPLE OPPRESSED, HE-rt OPPRESSION-OFF.
PEOPLE HUNGRY, HE-rt FEED"each".
PRISONER, THE-rt LORD HELP FREE. Response
PEOPLE BLIND, HE-rt CAUSE-lf SEE.
PEOPLE LOWLY, HE-rt RAISE-UP-rt.
PEOPLE JUST, LORD LOVE THEM-lf.
PEOPLE FOREIGN AWKWARD, LORD PROTECT-ctr. Response
(<) 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: ALLELUIA! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.
HIM - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
OPPRESSED - DH [B], PO down, FO > NDS, pushs down on [S], PO > DS, FO away, which is held against chest.
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".
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.
WICKED - (2h)[3] are held at forehead level and move towards the forehead several times while wg but do not touch the forehead with an evil facial expression.
OVERTURN - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, DH is held over NDH, and the hands twist and NDH ends up above DH.
RULE - CONTROL.
TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.
PASS-DOWN - (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!
Blessed he who keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free. Response
The 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
The fatherless and the widow he sustains,
but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia. Response