Kabbalat Shabbat, by Ari Lesser

Kabbalat Shabbat

by Ari Lesser

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1.	Psalm 145 03:04	lyrics	buy track
T’hilah l’David O my God, the King, I will raise You up, and bless Your Name always I will bless You through all the days Forever, always Your Name I’ll praise HASHEM is so exalted and great That His greatness none can investigate Generation to generation will praise Your deeds and tell of Your mighty ways I’ll speak of the splendorous glory Of Your majesty, of Your wondrous deeds Of the might of Your awesome acts they’ll tell And Your greatness I will recount as well They’ll speak and recall Your vast goodness And sing with joy of Your righteousness HASHEM is compassionate gracious Slow to anger with great kindness HASHEM is good to everyone His mercies extend over all He’s done Everything You made will give thanks to You And Your devout ones bless You too They’ll say how Your kingdom is glorious And they will speak of Your mightiness So that the sons of Adam may know G’vurotav uChvod Hadar Malchuto Your kingdom’s a kingdom of every creation You rule generation to generation HASHEM, You support all those who fall And those who are crooked, You straighten them all Every eye looks to You for a sign And You give them their food in its proper time You open Your hand and You satisfy The desire of everything that’s alive Every way of HASHEM is a righteous one He’s benevolent in all He’s done HASHEM is close to all who call Those who truly call, He’s close to them all He does the will of anyone who fears Him They cry and He saves them, soon as He hears them Everyone who loves HASHEM, He protects But all the wicked He will wreck O HASHEM may my mouth proclaim Your praise, and let Your Holy Name Be blessed by all flesh always Forever until the end days
2.	Psalm 95 01:35	lyrics	buy track
Come let’s sing to HASHEM and rejoice To the Rock of our salvation, lift your voice Let us greet Him with thanksgiving Let’s call out to Him with the songs we sing For a great G-d is HASHEM, a great king Above every other heavenly thing The depths of the earth are in His hand And for Him, the peaks of the mountains stand Cause His is the sea, and the dry land He perfected and fashioned them with His hand Come now let’s bow ourselves to the ground Before HASHEM our maker, kneel down Like sheep our G-d will shepherd us all Even today if we heed His call Don’t harden your heart, like at Merivah That day in the desert of Massah “Back then your ancestors tested me They tested me, though they’d seen my deeds For forty years I argued with them I quarreled with that generation Til I said, ‘A weak-hearted people are they And they do not know my ways.’ So I swore in anger, they would not be blessed To enter into my place of rest.”
3.	Psalm 96 02:16	lyrics	buy track
Sing to HASHEM a brand new song Everyone on earth sing along Sing to HASHEM and bless His Name Every day let His salvation be proclaimed Recount His glory throughout the nations His wonders among all populations For HASHEM is great, held in high esteem Awesome He is over all Elokim For the gods of the people are just elilim But HASHEM is the maker of Shamyim There’s glory and splendor before His face Strength and beauty in His Holy Place To HASHEM, O families of peoples, give thanks To HASHEM give credit for honor and strength Return to HASHEM always honoring His Name and bring a mincha offering Bow down to HASHEM in His Holy Place The whole world trembles before His face Bow down to HASHEM in His Holy Place The whole world trembles before His face Among the nations let it be proclaim HASHEM has reigned, HASHEM has reigned Yes, the world is established to never fall He’ll judge the peoples with fairness for all The sky will be glad and the earth will rejoice The sea and its fullness will lift its voice The field will be happy, like its living things And then every tree in the forest will sing Before HASHEM, before the HOLY ONE Who will come, to judge the earth, He will come To judge the world with righteousness And the peoples, with His faithfulness
4.	Psalm 97 01:59	lyrics	buy track
Let the world rejoice, because HASHEM is King Let the many islands, all be happy and sing Thick cloud and darkness, always surround His place On righteousness and justice, His throne is based Before His face, fire goes forth, coming down And the flame consumes His tormentors all around The earth it gets lit up by the lightning bolts He hurls They see and they tremble, those dwelling in the world Before the face of HASHEM, mountains made of granite Melt away like wax, before the master of the planet By the very heavens, His righteousness is declared And His glory is apparent to the peoples everywhere All idol worshippers who take pride in Elilim Will be put to shame, they’ll bow to Him, every elokim O HASHEM, Tzion, and all Yehudah’s towns Will jump with joy, when they hear the judgments You laid down Because, over all the earth, HASHEM, You are Supreme You’re elevated high above every elokim O lovers of HASHEM, hate evil, for He stands Guarding souls of His devout, saves them from wicked hands Just like a seed for the righteous, He sows light He sows happiness for the hearts of the upright O righteous ones rejoice in HASHEM and proclaim Grateful praise at the mention of His Holy Name
5.	Psalm 98 02:05	lyrics	buy track
Mizmor, sing a new song to the LORD, for the wonders He’s done His own right hand and His holy arm, have wrought Him salvation THE HOLY ONE HASHEM, He has made His salvation known Before the eyes of the nations, His righteousness He’s shown For the house of Yisrael, He recalled His kindness and faithfulness And the salvation of our G-d, all the ends of the earth witnessed Let the whole world shout out to HASHEM, let your voices raise Open your mouth in joyful song and sing while the music plays Make music and sing to HASHEM, with harp playing along Play along on the harp, with the sound of music, sing a song Let all the trumpets blast, and let the sound of the shofar ring Shout out with joy before HASHEM, Shout out before the King The sea and its fullness will roar, the earth and those who dwell on land Together the mountains will sing in joy and rivers will clap their hands Before HASHEM, because to judge the earth He will have come He’ll judge the world with righteousness, and fairness for everyone
6.	Psalm 99 01:29	lyrics	buy track
HASHEM has reigned, let the peoples shake He sits on the Ceiruvim, making earth quake HASHEM is great throughout Tzion Above all the peoples, He stands alone Let them praise Your Name gratefully For it is great, awesome, and holy Mighty is the King who loves justice Fairness is what You have established Justice, it was made by You And the righteousness of Yaakov too Exalt HASHEM our G-d take a knee Bow down at His footstool, holy is He His priests, Moshe and Aaron came With Smuel, among those who call His Name They would all call out to HASHEM And then HASHEM, He would answer them In a pillar of cloud, He gave them decrees And they obeyed His testimonies O HASHEM our G-d, it was You Who always answered them, its true You were a forgiving G-d for their sake Avenging them despite their mistakes Exalt HASHEM our G-d, bow it His Holy Mountain for Holy HASHEM our G-d is
7.	Psalm 29 01:31	lyrics	buy track
Mizmor L’David, by David a song Render to HASHEM, O sons of the strong Render to HASHEM honor and strength Honor to the Name of HASHEM give thanks In HASHEM’s splendid holiness bow down The voice of HASHEM, over waters, resounds He is the God of Glory, He thunders HASHEM is above the vast waters under The voice of HASHEM sounds mightily The voice of HASHEM with majesty By the voice of HASHEM, the cedars are battered The cedars of Lebanon, HASHEM shatters He makes Lebanon and Syria leap Like a young calf, or a bighorn sheep The voice of HASHEM strikes up flames Fire burns from the words He proclaims The voice of HASHEM makes the desert quake The desert of Kadesh, HASHEM shakes The voice of HASHEM it frightens the deer And it strips the forests until their clear And in His Temple, His Holy Abode All that is His, shall proclaim, “KAVOD!” HASHEM was enthroned when the flood water raised And HASHEM shall sit as the King always The strength of His people HASHEM shall increase HASHEM shall bless His people with peace The strength of His people HASHEM shall increase HASHEM shall bless His people with peace
8.	L'cha Dodi 04:09	lyrics	buy track
L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Guard and remember were spoken in one word The God of unity caused it to be heard HASHEM is One and One is His Name For fame, and for beauty, and to be proclaimed L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Go forth, to welcome Shabbat, let us come For she is the source that the blessing is from Chosen to begin with from ancient times The last to be made, but the first in mind L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Holy royal city of the King Rise up, from the midst of the ruins you’ll spring Too long you’ve sat in that tearful valley Now He will have pity and show you mercy L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Shake off the dust, rise up from below My people get dressed in your beautiful clothes The son of Yishai from Beit-Lechem near by Draw my soul close and redeem it on high L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Wake your self, wake yourself, it’s the time For Your light to come, rise up and shine Wake up, wake up, and sing us a tale Through you the glory of HASHEM is unveiled L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Don’t be ashamed, and don’t get confused Why are you downcast? What makes you blue? My afflicted people take refuge in you On its site, the city, will be rebuilt anew L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah And those who have plundered you will be repaid All who would destroy you will be far away Your God will rejoice over you at His side Just as a groom rejoices over his bride L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah To the right and left, you’ll spread out And you shall worship HASHEM no doubt With the man on hand who descends from Peretz We’ll rejoice and be as happy as it gets L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah Come, O crown of her husband, in peace Rejoice and sing, let the gladness increase Between the faithful precious human beings Come O bride, O come Shabbas Queen L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah L'cha Dodi, Likras kalah P'nei Shabbas N'kab'lah
9.	Psalm 92 02:18	lyrics	buy track
Mizmor Shir L’yom HaShabat It’s good to thank HASHEM and proclaim Song of praise to Your Most High Name To tell of Your kindness in daylight And relate Your faithfulness at night With guitar and bass lets make a song Singing with the harp playing along For HASHEM Your deeds, make me rejoice At the work of Your hands I’ll lift my voice How great is all that You’ve laid down? HASHEM Your thoughts are so profound No simple man can know Your plan This no fool can understand When the wicked sprout like weeds And all those who do evil deeds Grow up like grass upon the ground Its just so You can cut them down But You HASHEM, remain upraised Exalted forever always Behold! Your enemies, indeed HASHEM, behold Your enemies Shall perish, and throughout the earth Those who do evil will be dispersed But like an ox, you raised my horn instead With the freshest oil anointing my head I saw with my own eyes those foes Who sought to do me harm arose But just as soon as they appeared I heard them fall with my own ears The righteous sprouts like a date palm Grows tall as a cedar of Lebanon In the house of HASHEM they will take root In God’s courtyards they will bear fruit Even when they’re old and gray Vigorous and fresh they’ll stay Declaring the fairness of HASHEM My Rock, there is no wrong in Him
10.	Psalm 93 01:18	lyrics	buy track
The LORD is King in grandeur He’s dressed The LORD’s dressed and girded with mightiness Also He firmly established all The world in a way that it shall not fall Your throne is established to stand firmly From old You’ve existed eternally Now the rivers are raising up O LORD Now the rivers are raising up their roar The rivers may raise their waves all around But louder than the vast ocean sounds And mightier than the waves of the sea O LORD on high, You are more mighty Your testimonies have proven to be Exceedingly faithful, and trustworthy About Your Holy House, always O LORD may it be for the length of days
11.	Shema 03:16	info	buy track
12.	Psalm 23 01:32	lyrics	buy track
A song by David, Mizmor L’David The LORD is my shepherd, I have all I need In lush meadows He lays me down Near peaceful waters He leads me around Restoring my soul, He guides my aim On righteous paths for the sake of His Name Though I walk through the valley in the shadow of death I will not fear evil for You’ve never left You’re standing with me, and You will always be Your rod and Your staff they comfort me You’ll set me a table in front of my foes You anointed my head, my cup overflows May only goodness and kindness pursue Until the days of my life are through And I will dwell, I will sit, I will stay In the House of The LORD for the length of my days
13.	Eishes Chayil 02:54	lyrics	buy track
A woman of valor who can find? She's worth far more than a goldmine Her husbands heart trusts in her And he shall lack no treasure She's good to him never does him wrong Everyday her whole life long She searches for wool and flax Her hands make up for all she lacks Like a merchant's ship is she Bringing food from across the sea While it's still night she'll rise from bed Make sure her whole household gets fed She pictures a field, buys the land And plants a vineyard from the fruit of her hands Strength is wrapped around her waste With courage both her arms are braced She tastes that her trade is good, her light Is not snuffed out even at night Sends her hand to the wheel, spinning Spools of thread into linen Spreads a palm to the poor man And to the needy she lends her hand She has no fear for her house of snows Her family's dressed in the warmest clothes She's made blankets for her bed Her clothes are soft and crimson red At the gates her husbands a well known man Who sits with the elders of the land She sells a scarf that she made herself And puts her goods on the markets shelf Dressed with strength and dignity She laughs at what may come to be She opens her mouth with wisdom And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue The ways of her household she can guess She eats no bread of laziness Her children rise and make her proud Her husband praises her out loud Many daughter rise to the call But you've risen above them all Grace is false and beauty's a phase Let the woman who fears God be praised The fruit of her hands is all she needs She'll be praised at gates by her own deeds Yeah, grace is false and beauty's a phase Let the woman who fears God be praised The fruit of her hands is all she needs She'll be praised at gates by her own deeds
14.	Woman of Valor 02:39	lyrics	buy track
A woman of valor who can find? She's worth far more than a goldmine Her husbands heart trusts in her And he shall lack no treasure She's good to him never does him wrong Everyday her whole life long She searches for wool and flax Her hands make up for all she lacks Like a merchant's ship is she Bringing food from across the sea While it's still night she'll rise from bed Make sure her whole household gets fed She pictures a field, buys the land And plants a vineyard from the fruit of her hands Strength is wrapped around her waste With courage both her arms are braced She tastes that her trade is good, her light Is not snuffed out even at night Sends her hand to the wheel, spinning Spools of thread into linen Spreads a palm to the poor man And to the needy she lends her hand She has no fear for her house of snows Her family's dressed in the warmest clothes She's made blankets for her bed Her clothes are soft and crimson red At the gates her husbands a well known man Who sits with the elders of the land She sells a scarf that she made herself And puts her goods on the markets shelf Dressed with strength and dignity She laughs at what may come to be She opens her mouth with wisdom And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue The ways of her household she can guess She eats no bread of laziness Her children rise and make her proud Her husband praises her out loud Many daughter rise to the call But you've risen above them all Grace is false and beauty's a phase Let the woman who fears God be praised The fruit of her hands is all she needs She'll be praised at gates by her own deeds Yeah, grace is false and beauty's a phase Let the woman who fears God be praised The fruit of her hands is all she needs She'll be praised at gates by her own deeds

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Psalms to get you in the mood for Shabbos!

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released November 22, 2013

Lyrics: King David, King Solomon, Rabbi Shlomo HaLevi Alkabetz
Guitar: Ray Lesser
Voacls & Translations: Ari Lesser
Cover Art: Sheva Chaya - www.shevachaya.com

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Ari Lesser Cleveland

Ari Lesser is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and spoken word artist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed all over the world, and written hundreds of songs on a wide range of subjects. Ari’s repertoire is expansive, touching on everything from history, to animals, to Star Wars, but now his focus and passion is making music based on the Torah. ... more