Kings' daughters [are] among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

So the King will greatly desire your beauty; Because He [is] your Lord, worship Him.

The royal daughter [is] all glorious within [the palace;] Her clothing [is] woven with gold.

With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought; They shall enter the King's palace.

I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.

Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And see King Solomon with the crown With which his mother crowned him On the day of his wedding, The day of the gladness of his heart. THE BELOVED

Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, With me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.

How fair is your love, My sister, [my] spouse! How much better than wine is your love, And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices!

A garden enclosed [Is] my sister, [my] spouse, A spring shut up, A fountain sealed.

For your Maker [is] your husband, The LORD of hosts [is] His name; And your Redeemer [is] the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.

You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the LORD delights in you, And your land shall be married.

For [as] a young man marries a virgin, [So] shall your sons marry you; And [as] the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, [So] shall your God rejoice over you.

"Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the LORD: "I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not sown.

"When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time [was] the time of love; so I spread My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine," says the Lord GOD.

"I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy;

"The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

"Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."

Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed [are] those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' " And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God."

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife."

So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so.

And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.

I have come to my garden, my sister, [my] spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. (TO HIS FRIENDS) Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, drink deeply, O beloved ones! THE SHULAMITE

And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

That you may feed and be satisfied With the consolation of her bosom, That you may drink deeply and be delighted With the abundance of her glory."

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

"And this [will be] the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."

"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"

"And when he comes home, he calls together [his] friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'