Responsorial Psalm - 24th Sunday in ordinary time (A)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 15 July 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Response: THE-rt LORD KIND AND HAVE-MERCY-ON-us US. NOT BLOW-TOP, HIS-rt COMPASSION OVERFLOW.

stained glass bulletMY SOUL SHOULD PRAISE THE-rt LORD.
EVERYTHING INSIDE-SELF SHOULD PRAISE HIS-rt HOLY NAME.
MY SOUL SHOULD PRAISE THE-rt LORD.
DON'T FORGET HE-rt alt.GIFT-TO-me ME LONG-LIST. Response

stained glass bulletHE-rt PARDON ALL OUR OFF-POINT-lf&rt,
HELP ALL OUR SICKNESS HEAL.
HE-rt PAY-OFF YOUR SIN DEBT ESCAPE DESTROY.
CROWN (2h)YOU KIND AND COMPASSIONATE. Response

stained glass bulletHE-rt BAWL-OUT, BUT END WILL.
HIS-rt (2h)ANGER DISSOLVE WILL.
OUR SIN NOT NEED INFLUENCE HIM-rt.
HAPPEN WE AGAINST HIS-rt LAW, HE-rt REVENGE NOT. Response

stained glass bulletPARALLEL HEAVEN FAR-AWAY HERE EARTH,
HIS-rt KINDNESS MORE-THAN OURS.
IDEA-LIKE (<) EAST, (>) WEST SEPARATE FOREVER,
HE-rt THROW-OUT OUR alt.REBEL, GONE. Response


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

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

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.

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

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.

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

DON'T - (2h)[B], POs down, cross at wrists, then uncross moving horizontally and emphatically. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - don't.

alt.GIFT-TO-me - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands alt. flip thumb sides > signer.

LONG-LIST - (2h)[O^], POs > signer, NDH - above and touches DH; both hands open to (2h)[5] while DH descends.

PARDON - Sign EXCUSE, switch dominance and sign EXCUSE again.

OFF-POINT-lf&rt - DH [S], PO > NDS, flicks finger > NDS from off [1], PO > NDS, FO up. Then DH flicks > DS.

PAY-OFF - [open 8] runs middle finger up palm (> wrist), changes to a [B], PO down, and then moves back across palm.

SIN - (2h)[X] touch their respective sides of the mouth, descend to neutral space and circle antisymmetrically parallel to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Sin.

DEBT - [1^] taps FT against palm of [B], PO up, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Debt.

CROWN - (2h)[L:] (like BIG) place crown on head with large single movement. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Crown.

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

PARALLEL - (2h)[1], POs down, FOs away, move forward. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Parallel.

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.

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.

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

THROW-OUT - (2h)[S] grasp an imaginary object and move > NDS to get some momentum, then throw it away by moving > DS and releasing it.

Lyrics (Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-1):

Response: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

stained glass bulletBless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits. Response

stained glass bulletHe pardons all your iniquities,
heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
crowns you with kindness and compassion. Response

stained glass bulletHe will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes. Response

stained glass bulletFor as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us. Response

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