Responsorial Psalm - 17th Sunday in ordinary time (A)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 22 June 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

stained glass bulletME INFORM YOU-rt, LORD, ME WILLING FOLLOW YOUR-rt WORDS.
LAW YOU-rt SPEAK, ME CHERISH
MORE-THAN GOLD, SILVER COINS HEAPS-OF. Response

stained glass bulletPRAY YOUR-rt KINDNESS COMFORT ME
LIKE YOU-rt PROMISE YOUR-rt SERVANTS.
PRAY YOUR-rt COMPASSION COME HELP ME LIVE.
WHY? ME THRILLED ABOUT YOUR-rt LAW. Response

stained glass bulletKNOW-THAT ME LOVE YOU-rt COMMAND,
MORE-THAN GOLD, PERCENT PURE DOESN'T-MATTER.
WHY? YOUR-rt PRINCIPLES ALLOW ME PROGRESS.
FALSE WAYS ME HATE-IT. Response

stained glass bulletYOU-rt ANNOUNCE LAW WONDERFUL.
THEREFORE ME FOLLOW.
YOUR-rt WORDS TEACH WISDOM BRIGHT.
E-V-E-N MIND SIMPLE UNDERSTAND CAN.


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

CHERISH - (2h)[5:], hold FTs by the sides of the chin and move down while maintaining contact and closing to (2h)[S].

MORE-THAN - (2h)[B^], touch FTs, then DH moves up in an arc towards the signer and away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - more than.

SILVER - [1] touches earlobe and descends in a wavy pattern similar to GOLD. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Silver.

COINS - [F], PO > NDS, taps at the upturned palm of [B] in a circle as if there coins in the palm.

HEAPS-OF - (2h)[B], NDH PO up, FO away, DH touches thumb side to elbow end of ND arm and then arcs upwards and comes down to touch ND FT, indicating a pile of something.

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

COMFORT - Like COMFORTABLE but signed more slowly.

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

KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.

PURE - Like NICE but the DH moves backwards slightly on the palm, pauses, then moves forward rapidly to show intensity.

PROGRESS - Like NEXT with hands leapfrogging over one another but upwards.

HATE-IT - The thumb of DH [5], PO > NDS, FO up, touches chin and moves away abruptly.

Lyrics (Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130):

Response: Lord, I love your commands.

stained glass bulletI have said, O LORD, that my part
is to keep your words.
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Response

stained glass bulletLet your kindness comfort me
according to your promise to your servants.
Let your compassion come to me that I may live,
for your law is my delight. Response

stained glass bulletFor I love your command
more than gold, however fine.
For in all your precepts I go forward;
every false way I hate. Response

stained glass bulletWonderful are your decrees;
therefore I observe them.
The revelation of your words sheds light,
giving understanding to the simple. Response

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