Song of Solomon 2
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Bride’s Admiration
3 “[e]Like an [f](E)apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the [g]young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his (F)fruit was sweet to my [h]taste.
4 “He has (G)brought me to his [i]banquet hall,
And his (H)banner over me is love.
5 “Sustain me with (I)raisin cakes,
Refresh me with [j](J)apples,
Because (K)I am lovesick.
6 “Let (L)his left hand be under my head
And (M)his right hand (N)embrace me.”
7 “[k]I (O)adjure you, O (P)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (Q)gazelles or by the (R)hinds of the field,
(S)That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until [l]she pleases.”
8 “[m]Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing (T)on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!
9 “My beloved is like a (U)gazelle or a (V)young [n]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering (W)through the lattice.
10 “My beloved responded and said to me,
‘(X)Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
11 ‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
12 ‘The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for [o]pruning the vines,
And the voice of the (Y)turtledove has been heard in our land.
13 ‘The (Z)fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the (AA)vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”
14 “[p]O (AB)my dove, (AC)in the clefts of the [q]rock,
In the secret place of the steep [r]pathway,
Let me see your [s]form,
(AD)Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your [t]form is (AE)lovely.”
15 “[u](AF)Catch the foxes for us,
The [v]little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our (AG)vineyards are in blossom.”
16 “[w](AH)My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He (AI)pastures his flock among the lilies.
17 “(AJ)Until [x]the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a (AK)gazelle
Or a young stag (AL)on the mountains of [y]Bether.”
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:1 BRIDE
- Song of Solomon 2:1 Lit crocus
- Song of Solomon 2:2 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Solomon 2:2 Lit daughters
- Song of Solomon 2:3 BRIDE
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Or apricot
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Lit sons
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Lit palate
- Song of Solomon 2:4 Lit house of wine
- Song of Solomon 2:5 Or apricots
- Song of Solomon 2:7 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Solomon 2:7 Or it
- Song of Solomon 2:8 BRIDE
- Song of Solomon 2:9 Lit of the stags
- Song of Solomon 2:12 Or singing
- Song of Solomon 2:14 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Solomon 2:14 Or crag
- Song of Solomon 2:14 Or cliff
- Song of Solomon 2:14 Lit appearance
- Song of Solomon 2:14 Lit appearance
- Song of Solomon 2:15 CHORUS
- Song of Solomon 2:15 Or young
- Song of Solomon 2:16 BRIDE
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit the day blows
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Or cleavage or a kind of spice
Psalm 143:7-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 (A)Answer me quickly, O Lord, my (B)spirit fails;
(C)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (D)those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me hear Your (E)lovingkindness (F)in the morning;
For I trust (G)in You;
Teach me the (H)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (I)lift up my soul.
9 (J)Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[a]I take refuge in You.
10 (K)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let (L)Your good Spirit (M)lead me on level [b]ground.
11 (N)For the sake of Your name, O Lord, (O)revive me.
(P)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, [c](Q)cut off my enemies
And (R)destroy all those who afflict my soul,
For (S)I am Your servant.
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:9 Lit To You have I hidden
- Psalm 143:10 Lit land
- Psalm 143:12 Or silence
Revelation 10
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Angel and the Little Book
10 I saw another (A)strong angel (B)coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the (C)rainbow was upon his head, and (D)his face was like the sun, and his (E)feet like pillars of fire; 2 and he had in his hand a (F)little book which was open. He placed (G)his right foot on the sea and his left on the land; 3 and he cried out with a loud voice, (H)as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the (I)seven peals of thunder [a]uttered their voices. 4 When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, (J)I was about to write; and I (K)heard a voice from heaven saying, “(L)Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.” 5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land (M)lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 (N)and swore by (O)Him who lives forever and ever, (P)who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that (Q)there will be delay no longer, 7 but in the days of the voice of the (R)seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then (S)the mystery of God is finished, as He [b]preached to His servants the prophets.
8 Then (T)the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, “Go, take (U)the [c]book which is open in the hand of the angel who (V)stands on the sea and on the land.” 9 So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he *said to me, “(W)Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” 10 I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. 11 And (X)they *said to me, “You must (Y)prophesy again concerning (Z)many peoples and nations and tongues and (AA)kings.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 10:3 Or spoke
- Revelation 10:7 Lit preached the gospel
- Revelation 10:8 Or scroll
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