Psalm 22: My God, my God - Tim Manion

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 12 March 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Refrain: MY GOD, MY GOD. WHY YOU-rt FORSAKE-me ME?

1. (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-ctr SHOULD DEPEND THE-rt LORD.
FOR HIS-ctr SALVATION.
HAPPEN GOD CHERISH HIM-ctr,
HErt HELP-ctr WILL. (end role play) Refrain

2. MY ENEMY SURROUND ME.
||: THEY-lf PIERCE ME THROUGH-AND-THROUGH. :||
HE-ctr SHOULD DEPEND THE-rt LORD.
FOR HIS-ctr SALVATION.
HAPPEN GOD CHERISH HIM-ctr,
HErt HELP-ctr WILL. Refrain

3. EVERYTHING GONE. EVERYTING LOST.
||: COME-ON NEAR ME, HELP-me. :||
ME DEPEND THE-rt LORD
FOR MY SALVATION.
GOD TRUE-BIZ CHERISH ME.
HErt HELP-me WILL. Skip refrain

4. ME REALLY-WANT JOIN YOUR PEOPLE
AND SING YOUR-rt NAME.
PRAISE OFFER-UP-TO GOD.
SHOUT YOUR(plural) PRAISE.
PATIENT TRUST.
PATIENT TRUST YOUR(plural) LORD. Refrain


Notes: (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.

SALVATION - S-FREE.

SURROUND - (2h)[4], POs > signer, FOs up, are held at face level and separate encircling the signer.

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

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

PIERCE - [1], PO up, FO away, pierces between index and middle fingers of [modified B], PO > signer, FO > DS. The middle and index fingers are separated before being pierced.

THROUGH-AND-THROUGH - The sign THROUGH is repeated with the DH moving between the fingers of the NDH the other way.

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

REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

Lyrics:

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

1. All who see me laugh at me.
They shake their heads.
they shake their heads.
You trusted in God;
let God deliver you,
deliver you, if God loves you.

2. Closely, now they press me 'round.
and pierce me through,
they pierce me through.
You trusted in God;
let God deliver you,
deliver you, if God loves you.

3. All is taken, all is lost.
Be near, my help.
Come near, my help.
I trusted in God,
may God deliver me.
O deliver me as you love me. (no refrain)

4. I long to stand in the midst of your people.
and sing your name.
Give God your laud.
Cry out your praises,
and hold fast,
hold fast to your Lord.

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