Responsorial Psalm - 5th Sunday in Easter (C)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 16 April 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. MY KING AND MY GOD.

or

Response: ALLELUIA!

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

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

stained glass bulletTHEY-rt SHOULD INFORM"ALL" YOUR-rt MIGHT WITH ADAM 'S CHILDREN.
AND GLORY YOUR KINGDOM SHINY.
YOUR-rt KINGDOM CONTINUE+ EVERY GENERATION,
YOU-rt RULE FOREVER-AND-EVER. Response


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

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

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.

GREAT - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, push away from signer.

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

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

CREATE - C-MAKE.

BOW-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once.

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

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

'S - Same as POSS. where the palm of [B] here is held > God. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: His.

SHINY - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Shine.

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.

Lyrics (Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13):

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

or

Response: Alleluia.

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 bulletLet them make known your might to the children of Adam,
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations. Response

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