Responsorial Psalm - The Nativity of the Lord
(Christmas) - Mass at Midnight (C)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 22 December 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Response: TODAY OUR SAVIOR BORN. CHRIST HIMSELF-lf LORD.

stained glass bulletSING TO THE-lf LORD SOMETHING NEW*;
SING TO THE-lf LORD, (2h)#ALL COUNTRY.
SING TO THE-lf LORD. BOW-DOWN HIS-lf NAME. Response

stained glass bulletANNOUNCE HE-lf SAVE EVERYDAY.
INFORM"all" WORLD ABOUT HIS-lf GLORY.
TELL-STORY ANYONE ABOUT HIS-lf MIRACLE. Response

stained glass bullet(<) HEAVEN GO-AHEAD HAPPY; (>) EARTH GO-AHEAD CELEBRATE.
OCEAN PLUS EVERYTHING LIVE INSIDE, COME-ON SHOUT.
LAND FLAT SHOULD alt.HAPPY PLUS EVERTHING LIVE THEREABOUTS!
E-V-E-N FOREST (2h)5-CL'trees sway'. WHY? DEAF-APPLAUSE. Response

stained glass bullet(2h)#ALL THRILLED SEE THE-lf LORD APPROACH.
HE-lf COME FOR-FOR? RULE EARTH.
HE-lf RULE WORLD JUST WILL.
RULE PEOPLE HOMOGENEOUS. Response


Notes:

Response: SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

THE - 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].

BOW-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once. Note: This may seem a strange translation of "bless", but theologically I don't see how we can bless God. The Hebrew this concept comes from is "baruch" and is related to "birkayim (knees)", in other words "bend the knee [to God]".

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.

ANYONE - [A dot], PO > NDS, FO up, twists rapidly at the wrist while moving in a horizontal circle. This means "anyone".

MIRACLE - WONDERFUL(1x) WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.

HEAVEN - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs ><, hands are held high, circle around each other and then separate.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

(2h)5-CL'trees sway' - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, hands sway side to side antisymmetrically.

DEAF-APPLAUSE - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held high and rotate rapidly at wrists.

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

RULE - CONTROL.

JUST - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FT while moving in a horizontal circle.

HOMOGENEOUS - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

Lyrics (Psalm 96: 1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13):

Response: Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

stained glass bulletSing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name. Response

stained glass bulletAnnounce his salvation, day after day.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. Response

stained glass bulletLet the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult. Response

stained glass bulletThey shall exult before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy. Response

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