Responsorial Psalm - Passion Sunday (C)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 23 August 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 GOD, MY GOD, WHY YOU-rt FORSAKE-me?

stained glass bullet(2h)#ALL MANY-LOOK-AT-me ME alt.MOCK-me.
HOW? FACIAL-EXPRESSION+POUT, HANDS-ON-HIPS+TOSS-HEAD-SIDE-TO-SIDE.
(role play) HE-lf BRAG DEPEND THE-rt LORD. LET'S-SEE HIS-rt SALVATION.
IF GOD LOVE HIM-lf SO-MUCH, WHY NOT HELP-lf? (end role play) Response

stained glass bulletIDEA~LIKE DOG THEY-rt ANIMAL-SURROUND-me
PEOPLE EVIL CLOSE-IN-ON-me.
THEY-rt PIERCE MY HANDS, MY FEET.
MY BONES SHOW THROUGH MY SKIN. Response

stained glass bulletMY CLOTHES, THEY-rt GAMBLE WHO WILL GET.
FINISH, THEY-rt DIVIDE WHAT ME WEAR.
BUT YOU-rt, LORD, PLEASE NOT DISCONNECT.
UP-TO-NOW SUPPORT+, HURRY HELP-me. Response

stained glass bulletME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt NAME TO MY BROTHER~SISTER.
APPROACH CROWD, ME PRAISE YOU-rt OPEN.
(2h)YOU BOW-DOWN-TO LORD, PRAISE HIM-rt.
JACOB 'S CHILDREN, COME-ON ADMIT GLORY HIS-rt.
RESPECT HIM-rt, (2h)YOU CHIDREN FROM ISRAEL. Response


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

FORSAKE-me - [S], PO > NDS, FO up, is held against nose and descends while opening to a [5] and slapping the chest.

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

MANY-LOOK-AT-me - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs away, turn hands so that the FO is > signer's face.

FACIAL-EXPRESSION+POUT - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands alt. raise and fall by the sides of the face and the signer pouts mockingly.

HANDS-ON-HIPS+TOSS-HEAD-SIDE-TO-SIDE - Literally put your hands on your hips and wag your head side to side.

LET'S-SEE - SEE++ with a doubting expression.

SALVATION - S-FREE.

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

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

animal-SURROUND-me - (2h)[4:], POs > singer, FOs up, hands start together in front of signer and separate showing a semi-circle of crouching dogs and bare your teeth.

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

CLOSE-IN-ON-me - (2h)[5], POs > signer, FOs up, come closer step by step to the signer's face as if closing in.

PIERCE - [1] is thrust between the index and middle fingers of NDH [5].

BONES -- (2h)[V:], POs > throat, are held crossed under throat like the beginning of POISON and the hands descend down the chest to show all the bones in the body.

GAMBLE - [S], PO up, FO away, is shaken from side to side and released, as if throwing dice.

UP-TO-NOW - (2h)[1^], POs down, index fingers travel up the chest on the DS until they end (2h)[1], POs > singer, FOs up.

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

CROWD - AUDIENCE.

BOW-DOWN-TO - (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.

JACOB - Could be fingerspelled or signed as a [J] across the chin.

'S - [S], PO away, FO up, supinates (twists PO > signer).

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

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.

Lyrics (Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24):

Response: My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

stained glass bulletAll who see me scoff at me;
they mock me with parted lips, they wag their head;
"He relied on the LORD; let him deliver him,
let him rescue him, if he loves him." Response

stained glass bulletIndeed, many dogs surround me,
a pack of evildoers closes in upon me;
They have pierced my hands and feet;
I can count all my bones. Response

stained glass bulletThey divide my garments among them,
and for my vesture they cast lots.
But you, O LORD, be not far from me;
O my help, hasten to aid me. Response

stained glass bulletI will proclaim your name to my brethren;
in the midst of the assembly I will praise you:
"You who fear the Lord, praise him;
all you descendants of Jacob, give glory to him;
revere him, all you descendants of Israel!" Response

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