Responsorial Psalm - 7th Sunday of Easter (A)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 8 April 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: ME BELIEVE ME WILL SEE GOOD THINGS WHILE STILL LIVE EARTH.

or

ALLELUIA.

stained glass bulletLORD HE-rt (<) MY LIGHT, (>) MY SALVATION.
ME FEAR NONE.
THE-rt LORD MY PLACE ESCAPE.
NONE MAKE ME AFRAID. Response

stained glass bulletONE THING ME REQUEST THE-rt LORD;
ME (2h)SEARCH "WHAT"?
LIVE IN LORD HIS-rt HOUSE
EVERYDAY MY LIFE.
WHY? REALLY-WANT GAZE LORD, BEAUTIFUL FRIENDLY.
AND THINK-ABOUT DEEP HIS-rt TEMPLE. Response

stained glass bulletPAY-ATTENTION LORD WHILE ME SUMMON YOU-rt.
HAVE-MERCY-ON-me AND ANSWER ME.
MY HEART REALLY-WANT YOU-rt, ME THIRST SEE YOU-rt. Response


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

ALLELUIA! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.

SALVATION - S-FREE.

FEAR - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held far from body and move back to body in a wavy pattern.

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

GAZE - LOOK-AT moves in a vertical circle, orthogonal (perpendicular) to the chest.

TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.

SUMMON - DH [B] taps NDH [B], PO down, FO > signer, then moves > signer while closing to an [A], PO away from signer, FO up, and moving up.

HAVE-MERCY-ON-me - (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.

Lyrics (Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8):

Response: I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

or

Alleluia.

stained glass bulletThe LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my lifeÕs refuge;
of whom should I be afraid? Response

stained glass bulletOne thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple. Response

stained glass bulletHear, O Lord, the sound of my call;
have pity on me, and answer me.
Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks. Response

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