[Avodah] Six psalms in Kabolles Shabbos

[Arie Folger]

R' Gary "K" [hint, hint ... who or what is "K"] wrote:
> I was taught that the six psalms in Kabollos Shabbos that lead up to
> L'cha Dodi represent the six days of the week (with mizmor shir, of
> course, representing Shabbat).  I have not been able to find any
> discussion that connects the content of each  psalm with the specific
> acts of creation for the day, or with the specific sefiros.  (I have
> found some gematria on this, but I'm looking for content).  Is anyone
> aware of such connections, or where I might find a discussion about
> them?  Are there connections?  Thanks!

Actually, in reality ... there is none, at least directly. The link
between the six days and the six psalms comes from the anonymous
Tiqunei Shabbat, which is the source for much of what is associated
with the Friday evening service, i.e. 6 psalms, Shalom 'Aleikhem,
Ribbon kol ha'Olamim, which includes two Heikhalot texts, and Eishet
'Hayil. Some other parts come from either Ramaq or Ari, but Tiqunei
Shabbat combined these divergent derakhim (i.e. Psalm 29, common to
both Ramaq and Ari, Lekha Dodi from Ramaq, written by his teacher and
BIL, R'Shelomo Alqavets, the Aramaic song of the Ari for before
Qiddush).

Anyway, the connection is thus made in Tiqunei Shabbat, where the 6
days are not directly linked to the six psalms, but they rather both
symbolize the six Sefirot above Malkhut. So there is no need to look
for any link between days of Creation and the psalms, as it's all
indirect.

Kol tuv,
-- 
Arie Folger,
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