Responsorial Psalm - 4th Sunday of Advent (A)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 13 November 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Response: ALLOW THE-rt LORD ENTER. WHY? HE-rt KING GLORY.

stained glass bulletEARTH AND EVERYTHING LIVE CONNECT-TO THE-rt LORD.
WORLD AND PEOPLE LIVE THEREABOUTS ALSO.
EARTH, THE-rt LORD SET-UP OVER SEA.
EARTH HE-rt PUT-IN-PLACE OVER RIVER. Response

stained glass bulletWHO CAN CLIMB LORD HIS-rt MOUNTAIN?
OR STAND IN HIS-rt HOLY PLACE?
HANDS MUST WITHOUT SIN, AND HEART CLEAN.
THINGS WORTHLESS, PERSON DON'T-WANT. Response

stained glass bulletTHAT-lf PERSON GET BLESSING FROM THE-rt LORD.
GOD HIS-lf SAVIOR REWARD-lf WILL.
PEOPLE (2h)SEARCH FOR HIM-rt
REALLY-WANT SEE JACOB HIS-ctr GOD. Response


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

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.

PUT-IN-PLACE - [S], PO > NDS, FO away, places something under [B], PO down, FO > NDS.

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

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.

BLESSING - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Bless.

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

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

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

Lyrics (Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6):

stained glass bulletThe LORDŐs are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers. Response

stained glass bulletWho can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain. Response

stained glass bulletHe shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob. Response

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