Responsorial Psalm - Most Holy Trinity (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: GLORY AND PRAISE FOREVER!

stained glass bulletWE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. OUR FOREFATHERS WORSHIP YOU-rt.
WORTH PRAISE AND ADVANCED MORE-THAN (2h)#ALL FOREVER.
WE PRAISE YOUR-rt HOLY NAME HAVE GLORY.
WORTH PRAISE AND ADVANCED MORE-THAN (2h)#ALL ETERNAL. Response

stained glass bulletWE PRAISE YOU-rt IN TEMPLE SHOW"all" YOUR-rt GLORY HOLY.
WORTH PRAISE AND ADVANCED MORE-THAN (2h)#ALL FOREVER. Response

stained glass bulletWE PRAISE YOU-rt SIT-THRONE YOUR-rt KINGDOM.
WORTH PRAISE AND ADVANCED MORE-THAN (2h)#ALL FOREVER. Response

stained glass bulletWE PRAISE YOU-rt LOOK-DOWN DEEP
FROM YOUR THRONE ABOVE ANGEL THEY-rt CLOSE-BY.
WORTH PRAISE AND ADVANCED MORE-THAN (2h)#ALL FOREVER. Response


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

FOREFATHERS - PARENTS + (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move in a vertical circle while moving back over shoulder.

WORSHIP - NDH is clasped over DH [S] and hands circle perpendicular to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Worship.

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.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

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

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.

ETERNAL - ALWAYS + DH produces STILL in the usual way, and the NDH produces STILL so that it moves back over the shoulder. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Eternal.

TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.

THRONE or SIT-THRONE - SIT + (2h)[B:], POs down, FOs away, behave as if they were on the arms of a throne.

KINGDOM - KING + [5], PO down, FO away, circles horizontally. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Kingdom.

ABOVE - (2h)[5], POs <, FOs away, DH starts touching the NDH on the dorsal (back) side and then spirals above it.

Lyrics (Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56):

Response: Glory and praise for ever!

stained glass bulletBlessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever;
And blessed is your holy and glorious name,
praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages. Response

stained glass bulletBlessed are you in the temple of your holy glory,
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever. Response

stained glass bulletBlessed are you on the throne of your kingdom,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. Response

stained glass bulletBlessed are you who look into the depths
from your throne upon the cherubim,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. Response

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