Responsorial Psalm - 4th Sunday of Advent (B)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 16 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: LORD HIS-rt GOOD CHARACTER, ME SING ABOUT FOREVER.

stained glass bulletLORD HIS-rt PROMISE, ME SING ABOUT FOREVER.
ME INFORM (2h)#ALL GENERATION WE TRUST YOU-rt CAN.
KNOW-THAT HE-rt FINISH SAY, MY KINDNESS SET-UP FOREVER.
HEAVEN PROOF WE TRUST YOU-rt CAN. Response

stained glass bulletGOD SAY, (role play) ME CHOOSE PERSON MAKE COVENANT.
ME SWEAR WHO? MY SERVANT KING-DAVID:
FOREVER ME PROMISE YOUR-rt CHILDREN
YOUR-rt THRONE SET-UP FOR EVERY GENERATION. (end role play) Response

stained glass bullet(role play God) PERSON ME CHOOSE-ctr WILL SAY, (role play to God) YOU-rt MY HEAVENLY-FATHER
MY GOD, FOUNDATION, MY SAVIOR. (back to God)
ME KIND WITH HIM-ctr FOREVER
MY COVENANT WITH HIM-ctr UPRIGHT. Response


Notes: CHARACTER - C-PERSONALITY.

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

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

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

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

COVENANT - AGREE RELATIONSHIP-WITH-God.

KING-DAVID - D-KING.

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

HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH is held against forehead, NDH close to but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards. HEAVEN may be added to this. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Heavenly Father - 1.

FOUNDATION - NDH [S], PO > signer, FO > DS, is held out with arm parallel to the chest and DH [S], PO > signer, strikes hand from below and then strikes elbow from below.

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

UPRIGHT - Elbow of [S], PO > NDS, FO up, is struck against the fingers of NDH [B] held like part of TABLE.

Lyrics (Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29):

Response: For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

stained glass bulletThe promises of the LORD I will sing forever,
through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
For you have said, "My kindness is established forever;"
in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness. Response

stained glass bullet"I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
and establish your throne for all generations." Response

stained glass bullet"He shall say of me, 'You are my father,
my God, the Rock, my savior.'
Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,
and my covenant with him stands firm." Response

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