Responsorial Psalm - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 2 October 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Response: ME PRAISE YOUR-rt NAME FOREVER-AND-EVER, MY KING AND MY GOD.

stained glass bulletME DECLARE YOUR-rt NAME ADVANCED, MY GOD AND KING,
ME PRAISE YOUR-rt NAME FOREVER-AND-EVER.
EVERYDAY ME PRAISE YOU-rt
AND THANK YOUR-rt NAME FOREVER-AND-EVER. Response

stained glass bulletTHE-ctr LORD SEND GRACE, HAVE-MERCY-ON-us.
PATIENT NOT BLOW-TOP, HIS-ctr KINDNESS GREAT.
THE-ctr LORD DO GOOD FOR (2h)#ALL
AND COMPASSIONATE WITH EVERYTHING HE-ctr CREATE. Response

stained glass bulletEVERYTHING YOUR-ctr HANDS MAKE SHOULD (2h)THANK++-ctr, LORD.
PEOPLE THEMSELVES-rt TRUST BOW-DOWN YOU-ctr SHOULD.
GLORY YOUR-ctr KINGDOM, THEY-rt CONVERSE.
PLUS ANNOUNCE YOU-ctr MIGHTY. Response

stained glass bulletTRUST THE-ctr LORD HIS-rt WORDS CAN.
(2h)#ALL HIS-rt WORK HOLY.
PEOPLE READY FALL, THE-ctr LORD SUPPORT,
AND EVERYONE BENT-OVER, LEARN BECOME PROUD. Response


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

FOREVER-AND-EVER - ALWAYS + DH [Y], PO > signer, FO up, swings outwards with PO turning away. With DH still held in its final position, NDH [Y], PO > signer, FO up, swings outwards with PO turning away.

DECLARE - ANNOUNCE.

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.

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.

HAVE-MERCY-ON-us - (2h)[open 8], POs > signer, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Mercy - 2.

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.

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

COMPASSIONATE - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^] but hands close to heart.

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.

KINGDOM - KING + [5], PO down, FO away, circles horizontally. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Kingdom.

CONVERSE - (2h)[1], POs ><, FOs up, move to and from from mouth.

MIGHTY - (2h)[S], POs > back of signer, FOs up, are held at NDS and fists descend, then repeat at DS.

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

Lyrics (Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14):

Response: I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.

stained glass bulletI will extol you, O my God and King,
and I will bless your name forever and ever.
Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever. Response

stained glass bulletThe LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works. Response

stained glass bulletLet all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might. Response

stained glass bulletThe LORD is faithful in all his words
and holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down. Response

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