c ¦d i ©l ¨r i ¦ai ¦a£g qFx §tE `¨p d¥l¨B .L §Qrel §W z ©M ªqÎz¤`
4 Reveal Yourself, O adored One, and spread over me the tent of Your peace. May the earth be illumined with Your glory and let us be glad and rejoice in You. Hasten to show Your love;
L §Frea §M ¦n u ¤x«¤` xi ¦` ¨Y .K ¨A d ¨g §n §U¦p §e d¨li«¦b¨p c¥Uren ` ¨a i ¦M ared¡` x ¥d ©n :m ¨Orer i ¥ni ¦M Ep«¥P Çog §e
and be gracious to us as in the days gone by.
Eliezer Azikri ixwf` xfril` 4 Higgaleih na uf’ros chavivi alai et sukkat sh’lom’cha. Ta’ir erets mik’vod’cha, nagilah v’nism’cha bach. Maheir ehov ki va mo’eid, v’chonneinu kimei olam.
zay zlawl mixenfn THE PSALMS FOR WELCOMING SHABBAT f 326 One or more of the following Psalms may be read:
The mystics of Safed in the sixteenth century created this order of service, beginning with six psalms that, in one interpretation, represent the six days of the week we are leaving behind. Two of the Psalms, 97 and 99, share with Psalm 93, traditionally read on the eve of Shabbat, the opening words ‘The Eternal rules.’They speak of God’s rule in the world as already established, justice and righteousness being the ‘foundations of God’s throne’ (Psalm 97:2). In the imagery God is moving closer to us, finally settling in the temple in Jerusalem, God’s ‘footstool’on earth (Psalm 99:5). But two of the other Psalms, 96 and 98, are expressed as hymns, inviting us to ‘Sing to the Eternal a new song’. This invitation is addressed to all the nations of the world in Psalm 96, whereas Psalm 98 focuses on God’s loyalty to Israel. It is possible that these two Psalms acted as a kind of sung chorus celebrating the arrival of God described in the other two Psalms, as part of an elaborate liturgy in the temple itself. Together they speak of the enthronement of God in the world, either as an expression of an ongoing reality or of a hope for the future. Within the service itself this series of Psalms helps us move the centre of our attention from ourselves and the everyday events of the week that is past to beyond ourselves, from the ordinary to the sacred.
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