Psalm 89 (Forever will I sing) - John Michael Talbot

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 14 DECEMBER 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Antiphon:
||: FOREVER ME SING THE LORD LOVING, KIND.
FOREVER ME WILL SING, SING PRAISE. :||

1. (role play God) ME ANOINT MY SERVANT
KING-DAVID USE O-I-L HOLY.
ALWAYS ME WILLING SUPPORT HIM-lf.
MY ARM MAKE HIM-lf STRONG WILL. (role play ends)

2. (role play God) ALWAYS MY KINDNESS GO-WITH HIM-lf.
MY NAME MAKE HIM-lf ADVANCED WILL.
ALWAYS HE-lf CALL ME HEAVENLY-FATHER.
WHY? ME HIS SAVIOR.


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

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

LOVING - LOVE+.

KIND - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, NDH is held close to heart and DH circles around it.

ANOINT - [A dot] circles head with DH thumb pointing down.

KING-DAVID - D-KING.

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

KINDNESS - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, NDH is held close to heart and DH circles around it.

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.

HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH is held against forehead, NDH close to but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards. HEAVEN may be added to this. For a QuickTime video of this sign, see ASL Pro: Heavenly Father - 1.

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

Lyrics:

Antiphon: ||: Forever will I sing the goodness of the Lord,
forever will I sing, sing His praises. :||

1. I have found my servant David
with My holy oil anointed.
My hands shall be with him always,
my arm make him strong. Antiphon

2. My kindness shall always be with him,
through My name he shall be exalted.
He shall always call me his Father,
for I am his Savior. Antiphon

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Forever Will I Sing | OCP.org.

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